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feeling grateful for the warm shower after the day I had at work. I remo

ion brewing, something that had become a re

from work; where are they?" She asked, her arms f

ed my mind." I replied in a calm voice, trying to make

he stated unequivocally that she needed to yell at someone, a

t this, but not today. I was exhaust

someone to get them for you." I sugges

pay someone to do things for you that you

ould be with you here when the baby comes; why can't you see that!?" I barked, making her flinch, and I immediately regretted it. "I'm

elf." She spat as she

"It's almost two in the morning; you can't just leave

the door an

and hearing the car turn on, I just bolted out of the house, yelling and calling out her

ir of loose shorts and a vest, and laid o

asn't beside me. I looked at the time, and it was almost three in the morning. Assumi

speaking." I stated

St. Patrick Hospital." The female v

bout?" I asked

y, and I didn't appreciate being w

gone from my eyes as I got to my feet, thinking she n

ound the rooms frantically trying to find he

a car accident and

st of what she said. "I'm on

t, a pair of sh

that it was my fault. If I had brought her the snacks, she wouldn

as I ran into the hospital.

ned the door, dreading what I would have to see on the other side of it. I walked in and

'm Dr. Hayes, the

r hair and looked down at her beautiful face

to a coma while we were on the operating table." The doc

ly enlarged stomach was flat. Tears sting my eyes, my t

n. Your child didn't mak

tor tried to pull me away, but I pushed him aside as I continued to punch my wal

take care of those wounds." As he wa

tear fell from my eye. "I'm sorry." I whispered as I

your wounds." I heard a soft, me

ars away, cleared my throat

ed me in the eyes. "That's it." She said as she stood up, "Someone will be coming

me; I turned off my phone after I calle

-why was she out late that night? a question

never she couldn't sleep at night."

hey should be focused on her. It didn't help that the doctors real

ould die just so she wouldn't have to experience t

" I will take over from here.

t need a cup of

e days; you need to go home." She insist

air, kissed her on the forehe

rom me. I hated how they tend to take advantage of every situation, wanting to make it into a story. It took all the self-control I c

ouse; I wondered if they had been here

ed her to walk down the stairs as gracefully as ever to gr

the silence and make it feel l

er car involved in the accident to come forward and report

e what I just heard-there was someone el

decided that I was going to the police station. I nee