Jace
It was nearly dawn. The sun’s just starting to show off when everything happened,
“Honey.” Sarah said to me. That was it and I knew what she meant. It is the day we’ve been waiting for in like forever, oh well, nine months to be exact. Beads of sweat starting to form on her eyebrows and it seemed like my feet are suddenly glued on the wooden floors and I can’t say anything. But I know, right when I saw the joy and the tears forming in her eyes that this is the beginning of our beautiful tomorrows. Beautiful years. Beautiful forever.
But fate brought us here.
I was sitting outside the emergency room,
I fetch my keys immediately once I was back into reality and tension creeps up into my neck. We are finally having our son.
My son.
I drove faster than usual because I hear Sarah crying beside me, feeling the pain of giving birth. I held her hands and helped her stay calm. Everything will be alright, honey.
“Okay, honey, inhale.“ I inhaled with her. Then in unison, we breathe out. During those months of waiting for Tobias to come out and make our family even more whole, we learned all the necessary exercises Sarah should do for easier birth and healthier Tobias. Everything. I did my part. We did our parts.
Why now?
My face was buried in my arms, praying that everything will be alright when I heard footsteps from the emergency room.
“Mister?” I looked up and I saw a tall man, balding with eyeglasses towering over me. ”You’re the husband of the patient?” he asked. I just nodded. The fear and anxiety got the best of me and I didn’t have the energy to speak. My world’s too fragile that I’m afraid that one whisper of a word will break it all like shards of broken glasses.
Dr. Knight said things about uterus and other thing. I didn’t grasp any of it. I can’t not understand what he’s saying so I listened harder but there’s nothing. But the last words broke my world. I didn’t speak. But It certainly took all of me.
“Sarah’s in coma.” He said.
“How did that happen? She seemed fine just awhile ago..” My world’s spinning around me. “What did you do to her?” I shouted at him. “What the hell did you do to her? Answer me!” I grabbed him by his white coat.
“Mr..” he paused.
“Shepherd.” I hissed.
“Mr. Shepherd, I think we should decide about her condition now.” What condition? I wanted to push him off and punched him hard in the face. I glared at him. If stares could kill, I might have killed someone with this rage that’s been lingering in me.
Right before I took the first step towards the emergency room where my wife’s lying in coma and my baby, at least I was able to breathe a little, cause he’s fine inside her, Mr. and Ms. Sterling arrived.
“What happened? What happened to my daughter and grandson?” Mr. Sterling immediately asked. His wife’s trembling in fear beside him.
Then I saw two pairs of eyes cursing me with their stares.
“Whatever happens here, it’s on you.” Mr. Sterling pointed a finger on me. His anger’s overflowing.
“You must be the parents of the patient.” Dr. Knight said. I can’t understand how can he talk like it’s just an ordinary day. My forever’s lying there, you heartless idiot!
“Ms. Sarah’s in state of coma. We are trying to do our best. But I’m afraid….” The doctor started and I saw Ms. Sterling sobbing now. But I did my best to stay on guard.
