Se connecterThe following day, the hospital room was different. It was not silent and motionless anymore. Nurses were coming and going, checking machines, writing notes, and talking in low tones. Ava was sitting up on the bed, but resting. She had a small monitor attached to her, which displayed her heartbeat and that of the baby.One of the doctors entered with a file in his hand.“Good morning,” Ava replied in a low tone.In the room, Marcus was already present. He had arrived early and had not quit since the previous evening. He was standing close by the window and taking notice.The doctor examined the two.
The room remained silent following the breakdown of Marcus. It was the sound of his shrill breathing. As Ava sat on the bed, she took her heart, watching him. She had not seen him in these ways.Marcus wiped his face gradually with his hands, yet the tears streamed in.“I am sorry,” he said again, and it was a low and broken voice.Ava didn't reply.Marcus drew a long breath and endeavoured to calm down. Then he looked at her again.“I will not excuse myself, I will not excuse myself,” he said. "I know what I did."
The silence in the hospital room had been broken. The machines would beep softly, and the lights were faint. Ava was lying in bed with half-open eyes and a pale but calm face. She believed that she had some time to relax.Then the door opened slowly.Ava turned her head.Her heart went still.Marcus walked in.He swung the door behind him softly, as though he did not wish to be heard.Both of them remained silent for a moment.
Marcus was still standing outside the hospital room with a hand still suspended in front of the door handle. The low tones were still present on the inside.Thump... thump... thump...His swallow stopped, and his breath.“That... that is a heartbeat,” he said.The sound echoed again, and tightened his chest, his heart real."No... it can't be..." he grumbled, and shook his head.Daniel moved closer behind him with a dark expression.
The sirens made themselves heard as the ambulance had to run through the streets. Ava was lying on the stretcher, with a pale face on the inside, wet with sweat. She was squeezing her stomach with her hands, and the pain continued to come."It hurts..." she whispered weakly.Lydia was sitting next to her, and she was holding her hand fast.“You will be fine, Ava,” Lydia said, shaking. "We're almost there. Just hold on."Ava shook her head slightly."It's too much..." she cried softly.
It was late in the afternoon, and the house of Daniel was silent. Curtains were partly shut, and there was soft light in the living room. Ava was sitting on the couch with a cup of tea, yet she was not drinking it. She had tired eyes and a pale face.Her hand was touching her stomach.“Please, please, stay,” she thought to herself.The door suddenly made a soft knock.Ava frowned.Daniel had walked away, and Riley was not anticipated."Who is it?" Ava called.
Marcus went slowly into the hallway, as though he were merely striding his legs. His hands in his pockets, his face still, his mind was tumbling.The physician was a few steps away, talking in low tones to one of the nurses, glancing at a chart.Marcus waited until the nurse departed, and cleared h
Bella was in the kitchen late that evening at a time when Mark found her. She was leaning over the counter and scrolling slowly with her phone in her hand. Her face looked serious. It was too quiet in the house, too quiet, and it irritated him still more."Are you ever going to stop?" Mark asked sh
When Marcus was putting the boxes together with his uncle in the small storage behind the community hall, something addressed him. "Marcus." He wheeled around and beheld Mr. Halden close to the door. Mr. Halden was an old family friend who had known Marcus since he was a little boy. Big, grey h
The hall was strange. Immediately, Ava entered.Even before anybody mentioned it, she saw it, before she even got to her locker. There was a lapse in conversation. Laughter got quieter. There was a constant stream of people. She kept her head down, clutched her bag close, as all the eyes could be c







