Stay (Topp Dogg) {Published on Amazon}

Part 31

Tuesday

After a simple check up, they told me I needed an ultra sound because something didn't sound right. They could only hear one of the babies heart beats. The nurse told me that it was all okay, there could be a possibility that he just couldn't hear the other one with his stethoscope.

Even with all their reassurances, I was nervous. The nurses continuously told me as I waited for the ultra sound that the babies are fine. My question is, if they're fine then why can't I just go home and sleep?

Kidoh and I sat in a waiting room together. Since he couldn't calm me down, or himself, he told me he invited a few people to come in and wait with us.

As I waited for them to come, I started thinking the worst. Thinking like that, made me cry. I didn't cry really hard, though. I just sat there and cried silently, holding Kidoh's hand.

Soon enough, Xero and Yano came walking into the waiting room. They both smiled widely.

Yano walked over to me and got down on his knees so I was looking down at him. He smiled and rubbed my hand. "It's all going to be good, Aunt Hyein," he reassured me. Then he leaned against the wall next to me instead of sitting on a chair.

Xero stood beside the door, looking at his phone. He didn't even acknowledge me. I can't even imagine what he's thinking, or feeling. He's probably feeling the same way as Kidoh.

Then an unexpected surprise came through the door. Byung Joo ran through in a rush. He looked more nerve racked than I did.

I stood up when I saw him. "Byung Joo?" I called out in confusion.

Byung Joo sighed with relief at seeing me. "Thank goodness, you're okay." He hugged me the best he could. Then he placed his hands on my shoulders. "You're going to be fine, Hyein. It's all going to be okay."

It didn't help that he said it with worry in his eyes. He's just as scared as I am.

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Wednesday

It was past midnight when they finally called me in. Kidoh came in with me and we both were nervous together.

The nurse sat me down and asked me to lift my shirt. I did as he asked, then he put the cold goopy stuff on my stomach. He used the device to spread it around and an image appeared on the screen.

I was only able to hear one heart beat though. Not two like I usually do.

"What's going on?" Kidoh asked.

I looked at the nurse with worry in my eyes. Were my worst assumptions correct?

The nurses face went slack. "I'm sorry, but one of the twins passed away."

He gave us time to let it sink in.

I felt a tugging feeling at the top of my nose and a tingling at the tip of it. My throat started to close up and a tear fell down my face.

"We're going to schedule you for a cesarean section this Friday. We'll take both of the babies out, then we'll do whatever you wish us to with the one that passed away."

Kidoh sounded as if he was having a very difficult time holding in his tears when he spoke. "Like what?" he asked.

"Well, we can clean both of them off and let you hold them both," he suggested.

I sniffed loudly, still trying to hold back my tears. "Can we talk about this later, please?" I asked.

The nurse nodded and let us leave.

We were a few steps away from the waiting room when I felt a tug under my left eye. I started to blink a lot. Then I started to sniff. Soon enough, I started clicking my tongue.

I stopped walking by then. Suddenly, I felt this pulse sliding down my neck and then the whole upper half of my body jolted.

I couldn't control it. So I started focusing all of my attention on the body jolting tic, trying to stop myself. It didn't work.

I lost balance and started to fall over. Kidoh caught me and sat me down against the wall. I couldn't stop though, no matter what I tried to do.

Kidoh was in front of me. He was holding my face, trying to get me to look at him. I couldn't though. I just couldn't.

I started to feel nervous and scared for myself since I couldn't stop, so I started to hyperventilate. Then I couldn't stop that.

"Somebody help!" It was Byung Joo's voice.

Everything started to go foggy. A doctor appeared before me, but I couldn't stay awake. My vision went black and I couldn't feel the tics anymore.

A/N:

Part 4 of 12 Hour Challenge.