I'll be there- Merhayes

Chapter 2

Meredith had finally calmed down. Sure she was still heart broken but she pushed it aside. She paged nurse Debby to bring her a sanitized tablet. She wanted to see her kids.

She sat up in her bed holding her chest. She'd only been up for a few hours and still needed to be careful. She called Amelia.

(Amelia's POV)

Amelia was going frantic. She has just put Scout to bed and the other kids were sitting on the couch watching "Daniel Tigers Neighborhood."

She was cleaning up around the house when she got a phone call. "Unknown number Seattle Washington." the caller read. She answered.

"Hello?"  she asked.

"Amelia, hey it's me Meredith."  The caller said.

Amelia's breath hitched. "Meredith, you're awake." She walked into her bedroom for privacy so that she wasn't being overheard.
"We were so worried, Mer. I had to tell Zola. We didn't think you were going to wake up."

"Can I speak to Zola please?" Meredith asked.

"Yeah sure give me a sec." she said muting Meredith.

Amelia walked into the living room. "Hey Zo, can you come here a second." she asked. Zola nodded and stood up. She walked over to Amelia "Yes aunt Amy?"

"I have someone who would like to speak to you" she smiled. They walked back into Amelias room so that they weren't overheard by Bailey and Ellis. Amelia handed the girl her phone.

"Hello?" Zola said into the phone.

"Hey Zozo, I've missed you so much." Meredith says.

"Mummy!" Oh my gosh, you're awake. I've missed you so much. Oh mummy you scared me so much. I tried to be strong for Bailey and Ellis but I was so scared. Thank you for not leaving me." Zola cried out in one breath.

Meredith was about to cry at her daughters words. She had missed them so much and hearing her daughter break down about how strong she had been was breaking her heart.

"Zozo, my brave girl, you are so strong. I'm so proud of you and I love you very much. Mommy is better now okay? I'm not leaving." She reassured the girl.

"When did you wake up?" Zola asked.

"A few hours ago. But I had to have some testing and stuff done. How are Ellie and Bai?" She asked Amelia, who was standing over
Zola's shoulder.

"Theyre watching Daniels Tiger. Do you want me to get them?" she asked her.

"Will you?" Meredith asked. Adjusting herself so that she was sitting upright.

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Meredith was just talking to Bailey about his latest drawing that Ellis and him made together when Teddy walked in again.

"I'm sorry for interrupting. I'm just checking your stats."

"Your okay. It's time for them to start getting ready for bed anyway." she said.

Meredith said good night to each of them promising that she would call them tomorrow and hung up.

"How are the kids?" Teddy asked.

"They're good. I've missed them so much. Zola was scared that I'd leave her like her dad did." She sighed.

"Oh, I'm so sorry." she gave her a half smile. "Well, your stats are looking at lot better. They're definitely improving. I'll check back in with you in an hour okay?" Teddy said.

Meredith nodded and decided that she should get some rest. She was exhausted both mentally and physically.

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