Daniel.
That baby...it was mine all along. I don't know what to say. I messed up. Why?
"Daddy? Mommy have baby?" Drew asks.
"N- no" I say.
"Why? You kill the baby?"
"Drew...kinda"
"Why you kill baby?"
"You need to knock it off with this kill stuff. I have no idea where it's coming from, but once I find out I'm gonna get mad"
I can't go on tour! I have my wife in the hospital.
"Hey, Mac?" I ask through the phone.
"Hey Platz what's up?" He asks.
"You are going to have to find another drummer" I say.
"Platz we can't do that there isn-"
"Cancel tour then. My wife is in the hospital and Ben just had a baby"
"I.....I'm gonna have to talk to the other guys"
I get to go see Sky now. Yes. Hold her hand.
"Can you watch him?" I ask the lady at the front desk.
She nods and sits him down at the table and hands him crayons. Now, Sky. I run to the room and open the door. Dammit. Not awake yet.
I grab her hand and sit down.
"I love you Sky..I didn't know. Most importantly, you didn't know. Don't blame this on yourself. It's all my fault. I should've been more calm. I'm sorry." I say.
I hope she can hear me. It seems like nobody can hear me nowadays. I have a lot on my mind right now.
"I'm gonna quit the band if I have too. I can't go on tour with you here." I say, "Ben needs to stay here anyways. Maybe they can just cancel the tour altogether"
I hear the door open. I see Soleil come in with her eyes red and puffy. She doesn't say anything, just nods and sits on the other side of the bed for a few minutes.
"What happened?" Soleil says.
"She had a pregnancy test and she cheated on me with Dan and assumed it was his baby, so I got pissed and left. Then, when I came back, I guess they stabbed her. The baby in her stomach was about 6 months old is what the doctor told me. It wasn't Dan's. It was mine. This is all my fault"
"Daniel, please, don't quit the tour, Ben isn't. Sky wouldn't want you to. Think about her, not your pain, I'm sorry."
"I have a buddy that is a professional drummer. I'm going to give him a call."
"Just for the next part of tour right?"
"Just until Sky is better and she can do things on her own, so maybe before its over."
A young nurse with blonde hair and jade colored eyes walks in and smiles at us.
"Well, I have some bad news for you guys" she says, "Well, Sky, she's at an increased risk of dying due to the lack of food she eats. We also need to get the baby out of her stomach before it starts more problems. Unfortunately, we aren't sure exactly when she'll wake up. We're hoping for the best, of course. I apologize for this"
Soleil walks out of the room after hearing this, with her hands in her face
"When is she going in for surgery?" I ask.
"About an hour from now"
"Well, I'm going to go. Please take care of her"
I walk out of the room, take Drew from the lady and drop him off at Aja's. She seems pissed off, but not at me.
Ugh. What am I going to do? Fuck my life!
I set up all the arrangements. I'm still here. Waiting for Sky. It's been 4 days since they left for the rest of tour. Drew is still with Aja. Once again, my phone rings.
"Excuse me, is it correct you are Mr.Platzman?" A lady says in a worried voice.
"Yes" I reply, "What's wrong?"
"Mrs. Platzman, she is not doing good at all. We want you here because there is a significant change she will die. I'm so sorry"
I hang up and run out the door. I hop in my car and I'm driving about 20 miles past the speed limit, as I approach the hospital, slow down and park the car.
"Mrs.Platzman" I say.
"Room 104"
Room 100
Room 101
Room 102
Room 103
Aha! I run in and see all the doctors working on her and while this is happening, I never realized I was crying.
I push through the doctors and nurses and grab her hand and whisper to her. I whisper everything I've thought.
Then, I see her eyes weakly open. Damn. I missed those eyes.
"Sky. You're here."
