Harper Sins

Chapter 6: I Already Loved You

I walked into the house, slowly opening and closing the door. I crept into the hallway, and put my hand on Venn's door knob. I hear strange noises coming from behind his door. I slowly turned the knob. I was stunned and sickened all at once. Venn was tied up and with no pants on, his father behind him the same way. The tears in Venn's eyes boiled my blood.
"You're truly sick." I screamed . He looked up, and chuckled. "Oh, look who it is, ready for your turn?" I ran to the kitchen, and he follows, stumbling through the hallway. I grab a butcher knife.

"I just want Venn!" I scream. "Give me my brother, you monster." He laughed "I made both of you little pieces of shit. You are both mine! My property to do with as I see fit!" I lunged forward, almost touching his chest. He grabs the knife and pries it from my hands. "I heard you got my little present. Your a dirty little whore that likes your daddy's dick aren't you?"
"Damare! I hate you." I try to punch, but he stops it and kicks me out of the back window. The glass punctures my skin, and my stomach is killing me. I look around for something anything to defend myself. I see a scythe. I grabbed it. "Stay back!" He backs away, then begins to laugh again. "You're so stupid!" I twirl the scythe over my head and slash his chest, a mere flesh wound. His blood trickling down his white tee shirt. "I'll kill you, you fucking bitch!" He lunges towards me.
A thunderous sound rips the air apart. I fall on my back, his body, lands near me, I open my eyes to see him staring back at me. I jump back, and see the gaping hole in his head. I look to the door. "Venn?" I looked. He jumped off of the porch, and walked up to his father's body. His eyes twitched. "Burn in hell you piece of shit." He unloaded the clip on him and continued to fire ever after the last bullet.
Lynne and Wallace ran over to us.
"Thank you Venn. " I smiled at him.

Suddenly a sharp pain, hit my whole body, I wrapped my arms around my stomach. "Harper!" Lynne looked at me in worry, I looked down to see my faded jeans turning red. "Im bleeding... Why! What's happening!" The pain became to great, my legs buckled. Wallace caught me and held me. "Venn where are the keys?" Lynne asked. "I think they are on him." Lynne patted him down and pulled out the keys. "I'm the oldest so I'll drive." Venn said as they all help to carry me to the rusty, old car.

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We arrive at the hospital, Lynne is calling for help. My jeans are soaked to my knees now, the fluorescent light showed every detail. "Dr...Dr.Rowe..." I wheezed. "I....I need Dr.Rowe." Four male nurses placed me onto a surgeon table. As two female nurses, I assumed were twins, began to poke and stab me with needles. I heard a heart monitor , "The baby is not stable!" A nurse called out. I felt my shirt being cut up and my pants, I tried to fight it, but my body was against any idea of movement. "Put the mask on her!" I tilt my head up as he applies the mask. "Dr.Rowe...." The drugs kicked in sending me into a deep sleep.

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My eyes fluttered open, everything was pure white. It was warm and familiar. "Hello?" My voice echoes. I rub my eyes, the crisp air, the lavish green fields. I see a person off in the distance, under a live weeping willow tree. Its a woman she is talking to a man. "Hello?" They look back, they look stunned to see me. the woman tears up. "Gabriela?" I looked at her confused, that name sounded familiar for some reason. "No, my name is Harper.... Where am I?" The man chuckled and held the woman's hand kissing them gently. "That's her, that's our baby." I was so confused. "You will be waking up soon." The woman said. They stepped away from the tree and vanished into sunlight.

The grass began to die off and the willow tree twisted and cracked with age, the sky darkened with thunderstorm clouds, and the winds began to blow. I turn around to see a little boy, about 5 or 6 years old, tears of blood stain his face. he looks so familiar, his eyes the color of innocence, and as golden as a halo on top of an angel's head. "Gabriela! Why!" He cried out, "Why did you do this?" I was frustrated now ." I don't know a Gabriela, my name is Harper! who are you and where are we?" He wiped his face. "I was going to be your son. " My jaw dropped. I walked over to him, fighting the winds. I kneeled down, and wrapped my arms around him"This is the threshold, the median between the living and the dead." I stared at him, taking in his gorgeous face. "What would you have named me?" He asked. I looked at him taking in every inch of him. "Ari." He smiled and the land was peaceful again. "You remember me...."

A trumpet began to ring out. I stood straight up. "You have to go." He pushed at my legs. "You aren't done on earth just yet." I felt my body, slip through the ground. I reached up trying to grab him. "I'm sorry Ari, if I could, I would keep you." He waved and smiled again. "I know mommy." My tears flew up from my face. I looked up at him "I ALREADY LOVED YOU."

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I awoke to the sound of a heart monitor, and the feeling of loneliness. I felt my stomach. "1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9" I counted. Nine stitches. I slowly sat up, I saw Lynne asleep on the side of me, Wallace, in a chair, and Venn in another chair. I looked around the room. There were no congratulations balloons, no flowers, only a card.
"My... Condolences... " Signed by everyone and it had two tiny ink blots in the shape of baby feet. Lynne rubbed her eyes, and looked at me. her smile couldn't deceive me. I knew what had happened. "Harper....it's ok." She said rubbing my back.

Dr.Rowe walked in, "Harper, I'm sorry, but the blow to your stomach, was too sudden and powerful for the fetus to handle. "My son....It was too powerful for my son." I said in a monotone voice. The doctor, looked confused. "It was much too early to determine a gender." I looked at her and burst into tears. "Watashi no musuko! ARI!!! When will enough be enough."