World of Wolves

Chapter 29:

Chapter 29

What am I to do now? Last night I had the sudden urge to get out of bed and run to the nearest bus. I wanted to get back to Seth so badly it hurt! It was early morning and I was in the hospitals private garden. It was calming and completely serene. I sat on the bench rubbing my stomach absentmindedly. I sucked in a lungful of air breathing in the lovely scents of the flowers and clean oxygen. I was so grateful for the different surroundings and air. I couldn't stand the bleach and chemical smell for long periods of time; and I was really getting bored of the white and plain walls. A little pond sat in front of me, bubbling quietly from darting gold fish. Lilly pads and pretty pink flowers floated on top bobbing along gently. The little pond was surrounded by tall trees that rained down with leaves every few minutes.

It was a lovely area to be in. It has been a few days since the werewolves left. I acted like they were only leaving for a few hours but when they finally left from my sight I couldn't stop crying. It was like another part of me just left. I missed all of them so much. It was another connection to Seth I'd lost. Only my baby remained and gladly it couldn't leave me for another 18 years. I sighed and looked down at my stomach. I swear it was getting larger. I know this was a werewolf baby but this is extreme. I was already more than a month into the pregnancy, so I had a little more than one month to go. I was so nervous that in one month, only one month I would be pushing out a watermelon out of a golf ball sized hole. Just thinking about it made me wince.

Alisha still visited me, the others aren't so lucky. It takes a lot of time to get here and a lot of energy so I don't mind if only one person notices my existence. She tells me that my mate, my Seth, was depressed and disturbed. He couldn't sleep at night and he would lock himself away and sleep constantly. That was the kind of habit I was going through. Except I was pregnant and constantly eating. If was kind of like I had developed an extra stomach. Was I a cow now or something? I have been having some serious mood swings as well. Sometimes I feel like crying my eyes out, which is most of the time, and sometimes I feel like going straight up to Seth and beating his head into a pulp. The last option was always my favourite, either that or drawn and quartered.

I think I had been out here for about an hour. I just come out to think, I never come out here when I am in an emotional state because then I feel like jumping into that pond. Doctor Holly still hadn't come back to me with those test results. She was definitely avoiding the conclusion of the blood. It wasn't a human child and she was the only one in this hospital that knew about it. I really hope she doesn't rat me out...I hate journalists. And with my mood swings I would probably kill them.

"I thought I would find you here. You come here more often than your actual room." Alisha came and sat beside me on the bench. "Any kicks yet?"

"Any day now," I breathed. I was supposed to be feeling some kicks from my baby but I guess because it wasn't exactly a normal pregnancy so I wasn't expecting anything.

"Yeah, you'll know when you feel one," she laughed. "Another day in paradise?”

"If you can call it that. I can't wait to get out of this hell hole. I miss real food."

"Yeah, what do they serve you?"

"Shit," I laughed. Alisha was always a mood booster. I always looked forward to her visits. "So what's been going on in the outback?"

Alisha's face fell and she played with my fingers. "He's not too good, Hayles. He's not eating and not running. I haven't seen him in two days. The whole packs falling apart without him to lead them. We just don't know what to do..."

"What's wrong with him?" I mumbled. "He shouldn't let other people suffer because of what happened between us." I put my head in my hands. "What the hell is going on here?"