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through his eyes

When the women's eyes met mine they shown bright in my memory, but before I could speak her body went limp and she fell unconscious I reached out and caught her. " go fetch a wagon now I'll take her up to the house, Samuel go into town and get a doctor we have to make sure she is ok" As I picked her up more fully in my arms I could feel the life inside her kicking and moving against my body. Her child was ok it seemed so she must be.

Once to the house I carried her inside and up the stairs to my room I laid her on the bed and pulled a chair to sit beside her. I didn't realise I was crying until a tear hit the back of my hand .. I was told she was dead, that she had fallen from a horse and I stopped the thoughts she wasn't dead she was laying here in my bed.
The doctor arrived and tried to sho me out of the room but I refused " she is in my care I will not leave her side so you can examen her with me here or I will find another doctor." He nodded with a scowl. She seems to be ok she is underweight but that is something that can be fixed easily. He looked at me" what is the blood on your arms from" I looked down and whispered in fear " I carried her in cradling her back in my arms" the doctor looked at me and motioned for my help.  I lifted her with her belly pushed into me and again the child inside her stired kicking .. the doctors gasp brought me back to focus .. " sir you will want to see this set her down and come around " I did as I was asked and could only look for a  second the scared flesh made me sick some one had given her lashes over and over again the doctor dressed the few wounds that were still red  and bleeding and then layed her in a as  comfortable position  as possible, he motioned for me to step to the door." When she wakes ask her how long she has been with child I figure she will be about 5 months  but she is underweight so I can't be sure please take care of her she has had a very rough life it would seem.." with that he left and I returned to her bed side ...