Becoming Your Sacrifice / 18+

Chapter 6: Lost an Innocent Life

(Giovanni's POV):

Vinnie and I have been waiting all night for the doctor or nurses to inform us about any updates with Anna. I got up and started pacing around when suddenly, a nurse came up to me, which led to Vinnie walking up behind me. "Hello, are you Mr Salvatore?" she asked. "Yes, that's me. Is Anna ok?' I asked her. "She went through major surgery, which the doctor will inform you more about once she is shifted into the room. He told me to inform you that we weren't able to save the baby, though," she told me; the last part got me confused.

What baby is she talking about?

"What baby are you talking about?" Vinnie asked; it was like he read my mind. "Miss Russo was almost a month pregnant, but there was a massive bruise near her stomach which caused trauma to the child" As she said, my mind went crazy.

How is Anna going to react to this...?

I just lost my unborn child....

How am I going to tell Anna...?

I then felt Vinnie pull me out of my thoughts and touch my shoulder, and I saw the nurse walk away. "Gio, I'm here if you need to talk. I'm sorry about your loss," Vinnie told me. He then hugged me and told me he would inform the others and try to contact his parents.

I nodded and then got informed that they had shifted Anna into the room. I walked to her room and saw her still asleep; the nurse told me she should be waking up soon; I nodded and sat down in the chair next to her bed.

I took her hand in mine and saw all the bruises and cuts that still needed to be healed. I was informed a few hours ago that Nico Romano made the attack. He's liked Anna since that ball we attended and got upset that she rejected him and passed his rank in the underground business the moment she took over.  I started to feel tired, so I decided to nap until Anna woke up.

(Anastasia's POV):

I slowly started to open my eyes and looked around and saw Gio sleeping in the chair next to me, holding my hand, and then I saw Sofia and Vinnie sleeping on the couch and Dante on another chair with Aurora on his lap sleeping as well.  I took my other hand and ran my hand through Gio's hair; he slowly started to wake up. "Amore", I said with my raspy voice, and he got up and kissed me. "How are you feeling now, Bambina?" he asked me. "A bit sore, and my head hurts," I told him.  "Let me tell the doctor that you are awake" he told me and I nodded my head. 

A few minutes later, Gio and the doctor walked in. "It's great to see that your awake, Anastasia" she told me, then checked through my files. "The nurse said you would inform us more about the surgery" Gio asked the doctor. "Yes, so, Anastasia, you had a lot of internal bleeding and a few broken rib cages. But if you could tell, you have a huge bruise on your stomach" I nodded "yes, he kicked me in my stomach, and I felt this sharp pain, but I ignored it" I told her. "Well, Anna, that kick caused trauma to your unborn child, and we couldn't save the baby" she told me. "Wait, what baby are you talking about?" I asked her, confused. "Anastasia, you were a month into your pregnancy" she told me, resulting in tears streaming down my face.  "I'm sorry for your loss, Anastasia; I'll leave you guys alone and go prepare your discharge papers," she told me and walked out.

I then felt Gio's arms wrap around me. "How did I not figure out that I was pregnant? This explains why I missed my period. I didn't even realise it because of all the workload and stress. It's all my fault, Gio. It's all my fault!"

I felt completely numb and lost. I wasn't sure if I should express my pain or hide it away, so no one saw me being at a vulnerable stage.

I decide to let the numb and emotionless side of myself take over. Suddenly the door opens, and Gio's parents and his sister, Maria, walk-in.

Gio went over and filled them in on everything, and after a moment of then exchanging hugs, I saw his mom walk up to me. "I'm so sorry for your loss Cara (dear)" his mother said, then kissed my forehead.

I noticed everyone slowly starting to leave since the doctor came back in. "Anastasia, your discharge papers are ready." she hands me the papers, but my body feels paralyzed even to move. I then see Gio's hand appear in front of me to grab the paper.

"Sorellina, you're going to be staying at my house for a few days" Sofia told me; all I did was look at her.

(Sofia's POV):

"Sorellina, you're going to be staying at my house for a few days" I told Anna; all she did was look at me. Her eyes showed all the pain she was pushing back; I was familiar with this, Anna since she would do this whenever our father would lash out at her.

"Gio, can you bring her over to my place?" I asked him, and he nodded. "Also, you can stay over if you want, " I told him, and he thanked me and helped Anna out of bed. We all went to each of our cars, and everyone met up at my place besides Gio's family, who said they would come over later in the week.

We arrived at my place, and I took Anna to the guest room. "Anna, you need to let the pain out; please don't let it eat you alive" I told her. "Sof, can you please close the blinds and the door" she said, then pulled the covers over herself.

I nodded and clicked the remote for the blinds, and walked to the door. "Sof, please don't have anyone come here until I'm ready to talk" she said and I nodded and walked out the room.

I walked down the stairs and saw Gio walking up the stairs; I grabbed his arm and shocked my head "she said she doesn't want to see anyone yet" I told him, and he sighed and turned around to go back down. "Give her some time, Gio; I know you both lost the child, but it's impacting her more because as long as I can remember, she has a special place for children in her heart and now that she lost her own, she's placing the blame on herself." I told him

I feel so bad for these two; I know my sister and how she will handle the loss, but I don't know about Gio; as of now, he seems more worried about Anna than anything else.

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