Hide Your Love Away: book two

Chapter 3

(John) 

"John you silly boy!" Anna Marie yells at me from behind a camera. She wanted to take photos of everyone today, just at places around London since we have a day off. We've been filming for five days and my starfish seems to love being on set, she has such a creative mind she's been helping with the set and camera angles, telling everyone it was just here sense of perfect placement.  We continue to take pictures the rest of the day.

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"I want to put together a scrapbook for Pru's little one. When she get's here we can add more of her and Paul." She says putting her camera away in a drawer. 

"That's sweet of you Starfish. How did I get so lucky to have a lovely girl like you just walk into my life."

"Technically I fell into your life... or crashed." She laughs. "If that wave didn't knock me into you I never would have invited you for a picnic."

"I went out that day just to see you. Even if we didn't have that picnic I think we still would have ended up here."

"That makes me so happy. I really love you John. I love watching you act and play guitar. I love the vibes  I get being around the band. You are like a big brother to all of those boys and a friend to me and my cousins and Dylan." She lays in bed next to me. I kiss her forehead as she turns off the light and lays her head on my chest. 

I can't seem to fall asleep, there's a nervous feeling in my stomach keeping my mind buzzing. I go down to the lounge and sit on the couch with a paper in my hand, reading an article on our band. "Gay Beatle to Star in New Movie, what can we expect from upcoming 'Help' Film." I read through and find an interview with Brian. I begin reading and admire how mush he looks after us.

The phone starts ringing, and since everyone has gone to sleep I anwer "You have a call coming from America, would you like to receive this call?" 

"Yes please." It must be Pru.

"Hello? Paul?"

"No love... it's John would you like me to go get Macca?" I hear her start crying.

"No... no. I wanted to talk to you anyway. I'm sorry it must be late out there I just need a friend to talk to right now. I don't want to worry Paul." 

"You can talk to me little bird. What's going on." She screams in pain. "I better go get Paul..."

"No... John please I don't know how to tell him."

"How to tell him what? Prudence Kilby talk to be love." 

"I think I'm going to loose the baby." I drop the phone and it hangs on the cord hitting the wall. "John?"  I pick up the phone and clear my throat. "I'm loosing the baby...I can feel it dying inside of me. The nurses keep telling me she's alright but..."

"She?"

"The baby's a girl John..." She starts crying again. "I'm going to loose my baby girl." I feel tears in my eyes and I sit on the floor with the phone in my hand. I start crying with my sister. "I'm going to loose her."  

"It's okay Pru... Everything is going to be  okay."

"There's one more thing John... Don't tell Paul." 

"What is it?" She starts talking to me and I can't find any words to say to her.