CHAPTER 9

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ITS BEEN FOUR MONTHS AND I BARELY LEAVE BED, IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT JEM AND MY MOM AND DAD HAVE TL BRING EVERYTHING INTO MY ROOM AND I SPEND MOST OF MY DAY SLEEPING. Jem walks in as a contraction hits me hard and he calls for mom and dad and they get me into the car. They drive to the hospital. When we get there I am in the back room with a doctor telling me to push and I push and push and Jem slides back in with Casper behind him. I stop pushing and stare in shock the doctor tells me to push again and I do. Casper grabs one hand and Jem grabs the other as I heave the finally push that brings my beautiful baby boy into this world. Casper drops to his knees and releases my hand he cries into his hands as the doctor hands me the baby. I cradle him to me and Casp looks at me he cries harder when he sees my pale, sunken face and skinny body. I shush the baby in my arms and a begin to cry. A tear rolls down my face ands on the baby's face I smile when he opens his eyes and I see they are the samr grey as mine. He has black curly hair and red skin. I whisper "Riley. Oh Riley you are so precious to me. You are my world baby. And I love you. So much." I press a kiss to his forehead and Casper takes him from my arms and gives him to the doctor to get cleaned up. Casper kisses me lighly on the lips and squeezes my hand "Everythings going to be okay I promise." I feel so drained, my eyes flutter closed and I fall asleep.

When I wake up I am in my bed with little baby Riley in Jems arms, Jem smiles down at the baby and coons to him. I sit up with a struggle and reach for my pills an intsense pain hitting me. I take them quickly and Jem hands me Riley. I kiss his head and spend over an hour just talking and looking at him, taking in my son. knowing that I won't last much longer I feel it...

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