Lost love

The Birth

Ryan Silvester was an Indian cop who moved to California,USA and settled his life working as an investigation officer in the Bureau.

He met Rachel Wilson who was a cop in California, the daughter of a businessman running his business around parts of the world.

Ryan and Rachel came across each other a few times for several cases and found love with each other. Ryan who had already cut ties with his family by then sought favour with Mr.Wilson and married Rachel.

Rachel was brought up by a single parent. Her mother passed away a few years before she met with Ryan due to cancer. This being the situation, Ryan loved and pampered Rachel a lot. They loved each other to the depths of the sea.

One day, three years after their marriage, Ryan came home after tiring day at work to find Rachel on the couch supporting her head in her palms with her forehead pressing against her palms. Panicked, Ryan ran to her and knelt down in front of Rachel and placed a hand on her arm. She looked at him with teary eyes, Ryan's heart broke looking at her like that.

"What's wrong Ray?" He questioned softly.

"I told you I wasn't feeling too good these few days, right ?" she asked.

Ryan nodded .

"I learnt two things today" she said with a sniff.

"What is it ? " Ryan asked softly.

"We're pregnant " she cried .

"Well that's not bad right..." Ryan spoke.

"One more thing ..." she paused "mom's cancer has been passed down. It's genetic. I'm gonna die anyway. The baby might have it." she broke down into tears.

Ryan froze at her words. He couldn't process all that she just told him. He immediately pulled Rachel into his embrace and held her tightly. "Everything will be sorted. It's gonna be fine Ray. Nothin's happenin to you nothin's happenin to our baby. We gotta be strong Ray. " He said as he wiped away tear that fell from his eye . "Now let's get Ray to bed. Look at your eyes baby they look bloodshot. Get some rest now" he said as her carried her to their bedroom and laid her in the bed. Rachel tugged on his jacket as he got up "I'll just change and be back" he said , she nodded and waited. As soon as Ryan came to bed he saw that she was asleep, he slowly pulled her into his embrace , he smiled when she hugged him back "I love you Ray" he whispered, she hummed at him and fell asleep in his arms.

Ever since that day Rachel stopped working. She stayed and home. She wanted a happy and healthy life with her husband and her baby. She wanted a perfect family. She wanted to grow old with Ryan and watch her child through the child's success journey with Ryan. She often broke into tears at the thought that their family might break any moment.

Ryan too was shaken up. He was stressed about everything that was happening around him. He used to come home from work just to find Rachel passed out on the couch of the living room. He'd find dried tears on her cheeks.

There were days when Ryan would freak just at looking at Rachel sleeping too quietly. She stared losing weight though her baby bump was growing. She looked too weak to be carrying herself let alone a baby in her womb. She looked pale. She started losing her hair. She'd look at the mirror, safely cover her womb with her hands and break into tears.

"Baby, don't hate me when you grow up, I didn't choose this. Don't hate dada either he too didn't want this. I guess that's how fate plays with lives. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." she'd cry holding her bump.

Seeing Rachel getting depressed as the days passed Ryan felt helpless. He took leave from his work and started staying with Rachel the whole time. He'd take her for a walk, he'd make her watch the sunsets, he'd cook her favourite food, they'd listen to music and have a slow dance. At the end of the day Ryan would read a book until Rachel fell asleep.