Livin a Thug Life, Got a Hood Love

Chapter IV

That night, Bambii and Larry talked until one fell asleep. Bambii actually got the chance to hold a real conversation and discuss what she feels. And Larry listened. He was happy about the baby, but he was also scared. He wasn't sure if he was ready for kids, but he knew he wanted to have his first with Bambii. He listened to what she had to say. He comforted her when she told him of her past as a child. He held her all night, kissing her, not letting go.

When Larry woke up, his arms were still wrapped around Bambii. He tried moving so that he could sit up and stretch, but the minute he pulled his arms from around her and pushed his body upwards, a sharp pain struck his abdomen.

He groaned out in pain and jumped at the sudden strike to his bones. Bambii woke up in an instant and looked over to find Larry hunched over, holding his stomach. "Baby, are you ok". She turned him around by his back and looked at his face, seeing him groaning in pain.

"Here, come on, Ima go get your pills", she said, gently laying him down. She pulled the covers up over him and kissed his forehead. She yawned as she walked out of his bedroom, going into his living room to get her purse. She searched through her purse and found the blue tablets the doctor had prescribed.

She went into the kitchen to grab him a water bottle and returned back to his room. She helped him prop himself up onto two pillows. "Here, this should help", she said, handing him the pill out her hand and the bottle of cold water.

He jugged down the water until he had the urge to pee. "Umm", he chuckled, "I might need some help". Bambii laughed and shook her head. She wrapped her arms around his stomach-careful not to put pressure on his bruise- and helped him to his feet. He grunted as he felt slight pain.

She walked him into his bathroom, him helping by limping a bit. He turned around and unzipped his pants, as Bambii turned her head and held onto his shoulders and back.

Once Larry was finished, he washed his hands and Bambii helped him back into bed. "I hate seeing you like this", she said sadly. "It's just a little wound", he pulled her close. "But you're in pain". "I'll get better", he smiled before kissing her lips.

He reached for his phone beside him and started to scroll through his Instagram feed. Bambii sighed and walked out of his bedroom, but didn't get very far. She held onto the wall of the living room as she held her stomach with the other hand. She's been having these aches and cringes in her stomach since yesterday and all of last night. She grunted lowly at the severe pain she felt strike her stomach. But she shook it off.

She felt dizzy as she walked over to the couch. She held her stomach as she lowered herself onto the cushion of the couch. She took slow, deep breaths, fighting the urge to yelp out in pain. "Hey baby, I'm gonna go to the corner store really quick. Don't get out the bed, just call me if you need something", Bambii yelled out. She reached in her overnight bag and pulled a tank top and a pair of shorts out. She quickly changed and went to kiss Larry before practically running out of the apartment.

"Tori, hey, it's me, I-I... I need you to meet me at hospital". Bambii stuffed her phone in her purse and pushed the green arrow on the side of the elevator. She stepped inside once she heard the ding and rested her back and head onto the elevator wall, holding her pregnant stomach as she let a single tear drop from her eyes.

~*~

"Nigga, shut the fuck up for he put us out before we even get inside", Laurent hushed King and the others that crowded around Larry's apartment door. "Ay, wasn't that Larry's girl that we saw out in the parkin lot", Chris asked. "I think so. Damn, shawty thick as fuck" Tyga said, biting his lip.

Laurent shook his head as he grabbed his spare key Larry had given him. He placed the key into the lock and unlocked the door. They all stepped inside. Chris locked the door behind him and followed the rest of the boys into Larry's room.

"Ayooo", Laurent cheered, gently hugging his brother. "How you feelin man", Chris asked, taking a seat on Larry's bed next to him. "I feel like shit", he chuckled. "I'm sorry bout everything man. I should've been m-" "Naw, it's ok man. I'm still breathing", Larry told Tyga. They dapped fists and did a goofy handshake that they had made when they were kids.

"So, yo girl been here helpin a nigga out huh", Chris laughed. "Yea, she been here. She just left though". "Were she go, we saw her out in the parkin lot", Laurent asked. "She said she was goin to the corner store". "How you been holdin up, I mean I know that shit hurt bro", King said. "Yea, I can't really sit up on my own. She had to help me piss", Larry laughed.

They all shared a laugh, until Tyga went back to his ways. "Damn, you can't even get none fa how long?" "Really nigga", Laurent playfully punched his arm, still laughing. "I tried to last night, but she told me no... she told me she was pregnant".

King scratched his head, looking away. Larry scrunched his eyebrows at him, but shook off his thoughts. "Congrats bro bro" Laurent said, hugging his brother again. "Aw shit, Bambii pregnant", Chris said, hugging Larry along with Tyga and King. Larry paid attention to how King acted when he pulled away from their hug, and the way he suddenly went quiet and became awkward.

~*~

"Bambii I just want you to relax, ok". Bambii shook her head as her doctor, Hanna Davis, rose her shirt above and pulled it over her breasts. "Tori, can you dim the lights for me please?" Tori turned the nob for the lights until Hanna told her it was low enough.

Bambii closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Tori looked down at her bestfriend with sad eyes as she held onto her hand. Bambii opened her eyes and squeezed Tori's hand. Hanna began spreading a cold blue gel around Bambii's stomach. Bambii felt the coldness of the gel and jumped slightly.

Hanna grabbed the ultrasound wand and rubbed the perimeter of Bambii's belly. She watched the doctor's facial expressions. The way she squinted at the black and white screen and they way they got wider every now and then. Tori watched closely. She knew something was wrong.

"Bambii, I... I see the baby... but it's not moving. I don't hear a heart beat". "What", Bambii almost screamed. Tears welled in her eyes. "Hold on one second Bambii", Hanna told her, reaching for the fetal Doppler. She grabbed the head phones and pulled them over her ears.

Hanna's expressions grew more scarier. Bambii could tell something was wrong with the baby. She shed more tears at the thoughts that circled her brain. Hanna slowly removed the headphones from her ears and looked at Bambii.

"Bambii, I'm sorry. There's no heartbeat." Bambii's lip quivered as she looked at her baby on the ultrasound screen. She broke down into silent cry as Tori stood on her knees, comforting her the best she could. And finally... Bambii screamed out. She cried loudly into her bestfreind's neck, her chest heaving up and down and her screams unbearable for the doctor. She too shed tears. "Why me! Why me!" Bambii chanted. Her whimpers, cries, and sniffles are what filled the room. She couldn't look at the screen anymore. Tori held her as Bambii's cries and screams were muffled into her shirt.