Two months ago, Ariana was getting her diner ready to open for the day when a knock came from the front of the diner. It was only around six in the morning so it could only be one person seeing as they aren't open yet. It was Luca, her boyfriend of two years coming to help because he hated her lifting the heavy trays and stuff. She ran to the front to let him in. As she let him in and turned to close and lock the door back, somebody pushed it open and knocked her down making her hit her head on the floor, knocking her out cold on the floor. Luca immediately ran and kneeled in front of her looking her over while saying
"What the hell! We aren't open yet and you hurt my girlfriend. Leave!"
After he finished his sentence, he looked up to the intruder to have a gun in his face
"Give me everting in your pockets and the cash register! Now!"
Luca was still kneeled in front of Ariana shielding her body of from harm when Luca responded with
"Alright man, I will empty my pockets, but the register is empty. Like I said we aren't open yet."
As he reached into his pockets the intruder shot Luca three times and ran. A person passing by must have heard the shots and called the cops because twenty minutes later the cops came busting through the door. Ariana was still knocked out on the floor, Luca in front of her dead. The cops called for ambulances, as they arrived Ariana woke up and seen Luca. She stared at his body before she started sobbing and screaming. The paramedics rush in, and she faints from exhaustion and trauma, they weren't sure yet. It wasn't until two days later that Ariana woke up alone in a hospital bed. She looked out the window in the room to see it was already daytime, like midafternoon. She tried to sit up, but her body hurt, she pressed the button for a nurse. Minutes later a woman walks in with a look of sympathy. She just stared at her for a minute wondering if what she saw last time she was up was real. Was Luca really dead? What happened? The nurse spoke first
"I will get you some water and pain medication and also alert the doctor your awake."
The nurse walked out, and a man came back with the medicine and water, he handed her both which she accepted and took the medicine.
"Hello, I am Dr. Jones. You were in a coma for two days likely due to exhaustion and the mild concussion. The baby is fine for now, we've kept you on fluids, but the pregnancy is high risk."
She stilled.
"Baby? The baby? What baby?"
The doctor looked at her stunned for a moment before he cleared his throat and spoke
"Yes, you are two months pregnant. You weren't aware?" She didn't answer she just sobbed.
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The doctor stared at her again before he said
"The police will want to talk to you in the morning for your statement on what happened at the diner. Until then get some rest. I am truly sorry for your loss."
When the door clicked shut, she sobbed some more. Thinking how she will never be able to tell Luca about their baby. He died protecting her and he will never know his baby. She cried and cried until eventually she fell asleep with puffy red eyes.
