PREGNANT

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

I hurried towards the receptionist with Ash, Theo's friend and parents in tow. 

"Please where is Theo Black's room?" I rushed out.

"And who are you to the patient?"

"I'm his girlfriend." He looked me up and down before looking back to the note pad in his hand.

"He is still in surgery but you can sit and wait, you will be informed when he is out." 

I had started crying the moment I heard he was in the hospital and I just couldn't stop. Running my hands down my face, I let out a heavy breath. 

"Hey, he's gonna be alright, ok? He will be." Ash tried to reassure me but it didn't help the heaviness I felt in my heart.

"How can you be so sure?" I sobbed.

She hugged me and rubbed my back trying to calm me.

"I just know it. Come on sit down, I'll go get you something to drink." I nodded and sat down as she walked away from me. 

"You better not let anything happen to my son." I looked up at his mother in disbelief. 

"How is any of this my fault!?" I couldn't help but to shout at her. She glared at me as if she wanted to slap me.

"Your whole presence in his life is at fault. I still can't believe he would settle for someone like you." I gaped at her. I can't believe she is doing this now. When her son was laying under knives. She should be praying for him to get out alive.

"What do you mean someone like me?"

"Sofia don't." Her husband tried to stop her but she brushed him off. 

"No, let me talk since you don't want to say anything, I will. Not only are you fat but you are also Black. I mean could it get any worst. What does he see in you? Did you do something to my son because this isn't like him to be interested in someone so-"

Before she could finish she gasped as Ash threw the drink she went for on her clothes. 

"That's what you get you racist bitch." Ash screamed at her. Jeff came up her and pulled her back Jacob took his wife while glaring at us and walked away. 

"Calm down baby." he whispered in her ear.

I still couldn't grasp the fact that all of this is happening at a time like this. I felt so stressed and overwhelmed.

All that she said to me was still replaying in my mind. She right. What does Theo see in me? I'm not even that pretty and I'm way out of his league. Everything happened so fast.

One minute I was standing there gaping in disbelief the next I was running out of the hospital with the intention to run away from all of this. To move to another town maybe another country even. I'm not worthy of him. I shouldn't have gotten involved with him in the first place. How could I be so stupid to think we could work out. 

"Zuri! Wait!"

I heard Ash shouting behind me but I didn't stop. I got in my car drove away. 

I'm sorry Theo.

After I went to pick up Avan, I got home and pack our bags before I headed to the airport. Luckily for me there was an available flight to Jamaica in the next fifteen minutes. Upon boarding the flight, reality hit me.

I was leaving the love of my life, in the hospital. Without even finding out what happened to him. Would he ever be able to forgive me? Would I ever forgive myself?