The Baby Project

Chapter 3

Chapter 3--

*Talia's POV*

I woke up to Andrew crying for us. Both Ryder and I sat up. It's 1:20AM.

"MOMMYYYY!!! DADDYYYY!!!!" He screamed. I could hear him sniffling. I quickly ran out of the room to Andrew to make sure he's Alright. I could hear Ryder behind me.

Andrew was standing up in his crib with tears running down his face.

"What's wrong baby?" I ask as I picked him up, inspecting for any injury. Ryder was looking over my shoulder.

"I don't feel good." His little voice whimpered out. I put my hand on his forehead. He was hot.

"Go get the thermometer." I said to Ryder. I held Andrew close as he cried. Ryder came running back in with the thermometer. It's the one were you rub it across their forehead.

I took it out of his hands and rubbed it across Andrews forehead. It read 100.4

We need to go to the hospital. I quickly ran into the bedroom and changed into sweatpants and a hoodie. Ryder changed right after me.

"Grab the keys!" I yelled as I ran down the stairs and out the house with Andrew and the diaper bag.

Ryder locked the house and unlocked the car. I quickly put Andrew in his car seat and sat with him. Ryder was already turning on the car.

"Go to the hospital!" I said frantically. "It's going to be okay." I whispered to Andrew as he cried. His whole face was red.

I grabbed his hand and he squeezed it.

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At the Hospital

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We both ran into the hospital. I was carrying Andrew against me.

He was still crying. His whole body was now red and bumps started to appear.

We walked up to the counter.

"Hello, how can I help you?" The old lady said in a monotone voice.

"Please help our son." Ryder asked. He said 'our son'. I felt my heart flutter. Do I like him? No time to think about this.

The woman took one look at Andrew and paged for a doctor.

"We need a doctor in section C right away. Young boy with signs of an allergic reaction." She said frantically. allergic reaction? What is he allergic to?

"Now follow me." She led us to a room in the ER. They laid Andrew on the bed and hooked an IV to him. He had cried so much he fell asleep.

A doctor and a nurse rushed in. "You guys need to leave the room." The nurse said escorting us out into the waiting room.

We both sat on the bench.

I'm so scared. I don't want him to get hurt. I feel so horrible. It's all my fault.

I felt a warm hand touch mine.

"Everything is going to be okay." Ryder whispered to me and squeezed my hand.
  I wish.

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It felt like we waited there for hours. Finally, a doctor came out of the room and walked towards us.

"You're the parents of Andrew Gouge?" He questioned.

(A/N : They are not really the parents. They just say they are because they are watching over him for awhile. )