INICIAR SESIÓNSeveral days had gone by since Ava had gone home after leaving the hospital. The physicians had advised her to sleep as much as she can. She was not supposed to stress herself, and she was to visit the hospital frequently to get checkups. Daniel ensured that she took all the orders seriously. Riley was also keeping a close eye on her, constantly checking on her.But Ava's mind was not calm.It was the thought that she awoke to every day.A baby.The secret was heavy in her breast.Meanwhile, Marcus did not know what had happened in the hospital.
It was very long before the doctor came out of the room, and Ava sat quietly on the hospital bed. The television set was also switched off, and the beating of the heart was no longer audible, but she still remembered the heartbeat.A baby.One baby survived.The hands on her stomach seemed to be too terrified to move.Daniel was standing close to the window, and he was still attempting to make everything the doctor said sink in. Riley sat next to Ava and gazed at her.No one spoke for a long time.
The muffled beat of the heart still reverberated in the hospital room. No one said anything, but all the people present could hear it. Ava sat motionlessly on the bed, looking at the tiny screen as though her brain had broken down."A heartbeat..." she whispered again.She started to tremble with her hands.Daniel gazed out of the screen at the physician. His face was all confused.“Meaning, just what do you mean,” doctor?A deep breath came to the doctor before he answered.
Ava was sitting on the hospital bed silently, and her hands were tightly wrapped around the thin blanket. The smell in the room was chemical, and the intense, glaring lights overhead made everything a reality. She was quite sober now, and her head was no longer so dizzy.Two physicians were standing close to the desk and reading the test results a second time. One of them appeared disoriented, and the other one was trying to look at the computer monitor.Ava watched them nervously."Excuse me," she said softly.Both doctors looked at her."Is somethi
The ambulance siren answered the quiet street end, and the paramedics hurried Ava into the ambulance. Daniel leapt into the car next to her with a worried face, and Riley stood outside, huddling herself around herself in a fit of terror.Riley hesitated and said to the paramedic, "Please, take care of her.The paramedic closed the doors of the ambulance and replied calmly: " We will.Ava was still unconscious on the stretcher in the ambulance. One of the machines beside her beeped softly, checking her heartbeat.Daniel was sitting beside her, and he was holding her by the hand.
It was some weeks after that night.Marcus did as he said and stayed aloof.He would never see the house again. He did not call Ava. He did not send messages. All he did was quietly check on her through Daniel, occasionally just to ensure that she was all okay.And whenever Daniel talked to him, Marcus put the same question."How is she?"In the majority of cases, Daniel replied similarly."She's fine."
Ava’s POVEven dinner was noisier than ever. And the plates were clattering, and the voices were mixed, and Mom was moving round the table as though it were a company of soldiers. The odour of the food struck the room, full and plump, and my stomach squirmed the moment I was seated. I clamped m
Ava had just learned of the wedding dress in the same manner that she had been learning about things these days.She literally overheard it.Pat, calm as ever, was in the kitchen with her phone glued against her ear, and she sounded all sharp and sure as ever.“Yeah, in the morning tomorrow,” Pat a
Ava crept back into the living room to pick up her phone.She had left it on the side table earlier, and now there was so little going on about the house that every slightest noise was exaggerated. The lights were low. Everybody had retired to their rooms. Ava was walking slowly so as not to be cau
Elena waited till the house was silent.The guests were gone. Patricia was trapped in her room, and Mark and Ava were nowhere to be found. The noises of the engagement party faded, and there was an oppressive silence that pressed on Elena's chest.Within the backyard, Marcus was gazing at the darkn







