Promise: A Short Story

eighteen/epilogue

Delilah Leian Moore

February 9

"Keep calling him" I breathed out to everyone gathered in the room. I only let in David and Ariel.

"It keeps going straight to voicemail sis just focus on my neice getting here okay?" David attempted to calm me down. I only began to worry more.

My water bag ended up busting and I've been having my contractions for no more than 2 hours. Last time we checked, I was at 7 centimeters.

"Everything okay Ms. Moore?" My nurse asked. I nodded and closed my eyes to keep my tears from falling.

She checked my vitals again.

"You're at ten centimeters" she smiled and ran out to get the doctor.

"No! Call Aden I need him here with me! Plus I'm only 7 months she's premature" I started crying.

"Dee come on chill before something bad happens to sweet P" Ariel spoke up.

Right before the doctors came in for me to push, the police walked in.

"Delilah Moore right?" The tall, dark skin one asked.

"Yes?" I bit my lip.

"Your boyfriend, Aden Richardson, has been found murder in the residence of Ta'kema Wilson. She turned herself in and we would like to know if you could take in their daughter, Leian Marie Ri--"