An Unexpected Gift

Chapter 31- ' What have I done!?'

"Can you hear me? ma'am, can you hear me?", I could hear muffled words, shuffling; movements around me. "Maam? hello? give her oxygen" Then an object was placed over my nose and mouth. I couldn't hear properly but I could almost tell where I was. "We might have to intubate. single female seems to be with child. Non-responsive." I was mentally around but my baby needed to catch up. "Maam you are at Mercy Hospital. Do you remember your name? Can you tell me your name? ma'am, I need your name", I could hear her more clearly as my eyes began to flutter. "Good she's coming around", I heard them shuffling. "Maam, what is your name?", I tried responding to the female first responder "I... I... My ... Nastacijah Foste..." Then I was out once more.

      "Baby?" My eyes fluttered open to find Mother standing over me in complete tears "Nastascijah?", "Mom?" I mumbled, "Oh thank God!" She said while embracing me in a hug. "Oh, baby. I thought I lost u me amor!" she was in pain, "Mom ..... I'm good" I reassured her. "The hospital called saying you gave them your name so they checked and found me, I was so worried when we couldn't find you, even Demetri's tech system couldn't locate you, we were in hell without you!" She gushed. "Ryan..... Rya...." I choked out, "I know baby, he's been worried sick" I tried to tell her but I was so weak. "I'm preg..... The bab..", "I know baby, we are extatic!! you both need rest, you inhaled a lot of smoke. Why were you in that building anyway.... I need a drink".

I watched as she placed her hand on her forehead and then sat down beside my bed. I couldn't say much so I stretched my hand toward her for comfort. "Everyone is worried sick! Demetri hasn't slept since you disappeared. '"Knock knock knock, Even in hospital scrubs you look amazing!" In pranced Dominick in a headtie and dress shirt ensemble. "Where have you been the past four days? I called your cell non stop its almost as if you were kidnapped!"

I couldn't speak much because my chest felt clogged but I did cry, tears started streaming down my cheeks onto the pillow, If only they knew. "Shhhhh don't cry, we'll be here ok, rest" Dominick reassured me as he and Mother got up to exit the room. I had seen no sign of Demetri or Lacy and truth be told I never wanted them to see me like this.

I woke up feeling a little less groggy, my chest had cleared and they said the baby was safe and sound. My little bump. I rubbed it and smiled absent-mindedly, I was slowly warming up to the idea of being a 'mommy', I liked it. I looked over to my nightstand where I saw 2:41 am registered in bold red digits, it felt like I had been sleeping for days on end. I needed to use the restroom so I moved to swing my legs to the floor but stopped in all stillness. "Demetri? How long have you been here?" I watched as the shadow remained motionless, "I didn't expect to find you here all hours, I'm in good hands you know!" I smirked, While there was still no movement. "Fine... have it your way!" I motioned to get up when suddenly the shadow leaned forward. "You were pregnant....... for him!?" he said.

My eyes shot wide open as my worst fears had come alive, it wasn't Demetri, it was Ryan in my hospital room! I sat staring at him in awe, my heart started pounding, my head started racing, and then out of nowhere, he pounced, flinging me back onto the bed with his hands to my throat. I couldn't scream or make a sound. I felt his strong arms gripping tighter and tighter as I fought to find something; anything that could hit him just to get him off me. He was overpowering and overbearing, I kicked, I fought but to no avail, Ryan was easily stronger than I was but then my mind flashed to my baby, my poor defenseless parasite who never deserved any of this, "Ryan! you're killing...... m...." the more I spoke the more he looked demented, "Ry... nurse!!". "Why couldn't you take me back, why couldn't you just forgive me!? I love you so much Nessa and if I can't have you no one else will!!" I grabbed for any and everything,

The place was going dark.... completely, I started feeling weak, breathless, I was losing consciousness, tears started streaming down the corners of my eyes, my baby, Demetri's baby, Where was he? Where was my mom? Does my sister know that I forgive her? Does Demetri know I love him? I was barely holding on for dear life. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks; the hunter's knife. Immediately, I mustered any strength I had left, reached around his back, grabbed it then in one quick motion stabbed him in the chest, I pushed so hard it went all in, I never knew what would happen, I was so frightened but then his grip slowly loosened, his face changed to a straight passive emotion and then I sharply inhaled as he had let me go. I watched in horror as he backed away then looked down at the knife. Had I killed him? What had I done... I was in shock, I looked into his eyes when he looked back at me. The darkness had gone, the evil had seized from his face. Suddenly there it was, that smile I fell in love with in the coffee shop, the Ryan I loved. With a dull thud, he fell to the floor. "Help, help, help me please" was my only response.

I screamed with everything I had in me, terrified. Then in rushed Pablo, Lacy, Mother, Dominick, Demetri, and my attending nurse to see the scene of horror that just unfolded on my face with a dead body on my floor. I felt myself slipping away, II hit the floor really hard and then blacked out.