Borrowed But Mine: An Arylie FF

Borrowed But Mine: Chapter 33

Chapter 33

She entered the NICU apprehensively. Outwardly, everything looked normal. But one look at the nurses' faces and she knew someone was in trouble.

Imlie approached the nurses' desk.

"Is everything okay Mrs. Abraham?" She asked the unit clerk.

Mrs. Abraham silently shook her head.

"Who is it?"

"Krish."

Imlie's heart sank.

She closed her eyes and tamped down the instant tears that threatened to flood her eyes.

"Baby Jacob and his twin James are also fussy and the nurses are busy with Krish. Do you think you can watch one of them, Madhu?"

Imlie nodded and blindly headed towards Baby Jacob's cubicle.

Krish was fragile. You knew that, Imlie. And the other babies on this unit are just as special.

Krish will pull through today, Imp. I'd just held him on Friday. And all weekend.......I'd forgotten about him. How could I have been so selfish, lost in my own happy world.

Imlie. You were not selfish. Krish was probably fine all weekend or Aneesh would not have looked relaxed at breakfast.

That's right. Maybe it was just a little setback.

But that's not what Mrs. Abraham's somber eyes had said.

Her anxiety began rising, her pulse raced.

It was not his time. Not his time just yet.

She knew it as sure as she knew her name was Imlie. She would hold him again. She stomped on the pedal of the sanitizer dispenser harder than she meant to.

Imlie swallowed the lump in her throat, staring at the huge blob of sanitizer on her hand.

They say, the universe listens to your pleas. It heard Aryan's pleas. So if you hear me, baby, hold on, my sweet. It's not your time yet.

What was she doing? She had a baby to hold. Quickly she sanitized her hands, donned her protective gown and gloves.. He would pull through. For sure.

She could hear Jacob fussing inside. With a deep breath, she entered his cubicle.

"Hi my little angel boy. Why are you so fussy today? Are you hungry? Is that it?"

She quickly took a peek in his diaper. Nope, not that.