Ofa Atu - I Love You

Chapter 31

Tasi's POV

Its almost 6am and I still havent been to sleep.  I havent been home because I know what I will be hearing.  I have also gotten many texts from Ofa's sisters of my whereabouts but I havent replied to any texts except Fili's.  

I'm currently on my way to the hospital, I finally got a sense of relief when I got a call from Fili telling me that Ofa has been admitted into hospital.  All I am praying right now is that my wife is doing good and our baby is fine too.  I honestly dont know what I would do if I lose my wife especially. 

I stumble into the hospital and ask the reception who tells me which room shes in and I rush down the corridors of the hospital looking at all the room numbers.  

Finally I find the room and before I enter I hear cries of a baby.  Immediately I pause and listen for a minute ... Nurses rush out as another two nurses rush into the room and I'm not sure what is going on but I do need to know.  

as I walk into the room I see Ofa on a bed with her legs spread apart ... I look around the room and I notice that the doctors are actually attending to Ofa ... 

my heart is racing as I rush over to her side and quickly grab her hand but I get no response.  

"Excuse me who are you?" ask's one of the nurses

"I'm her husband" i reply 

I get a cold shoulder and I notice that they all look at eachother and i know what they're thinking but i dont give a damn.  

my attention gets pulled away from the sounds of a crying baby. 

the nurse notices my sudden reaction to the baby.  yes this is all new to me but I cant believe we made that baby.  

"Mr Sami this is your daughter" the midwife says as she turns and hands me my daughter.  

All sorts of emotion takes over my mind a body as i weep and look at this precious gift from God.  She is so perfect in every way possible.  She looks like her mother but has my nose and lips.  I sit down as the doctors and nurses move around Ofa.  I'm told Ofa blacked out maybe from the loss of blood.  

As i cuddle my daughter I continue to cry and looking back and forth from my daughter to my wife.  I hate myself and I dont know if i will be able to forgive myself for this.  If I just hadnt been such an idiot at church yesterday I wouldnt have missed out on the birth of my first child.  

My daughter falls asleep in my arms and I finally feel the tiredness kick in and i cant help my eyes.  

I dont know how long I had fallen asleep for before I felt someone shake me.  As i open my eyes I'm faced with Ofa's mother and she doesnt look happy at all.  

Baby is taken away from me and all i could do is watch as Ofa's mother takes baby to the other side of the room and then i notice Ofa's bed she was in including Ofa are no longer in the room.  

I walk out of the room and head to the nurses station only to find out that Ofa was rushed into theatre due to not being able to locate where the tear is that the blood is coming from.  

I head to my car because I cant face Ofa's mother right now.  As much as I love my daughter but  I will be a coward this time.  I want to talk to Ofa first before I talk or someone speaks to me.  

I end up driving to my parents house.  Noone says anything when I enter the house so i head straight to what use to be our room and fall asleep.  

Ofa's POV 

I finally wake up from my long sleep and I see my family in the room with me.  I slowly take in the people surrounding me and I dont see Tasi.  I feel like crying, no, i actually feel like screaming. I try not to show my family that I am disappointed that i dont see Tasi in the room.