Beautiful summer day turns into every child's worst nightmare. What will happen to an abusive father that beat his young son? What happens when a dad loses it kills himself and his wife? But leaves behind his unborn daughter. What happens when a lit...
It's 2:30 and I have to head back to the hospital to check on Karla and talk to the doctors. I got up from the couch from snuggling my wife and our foster daughter. I gave both a hugs and kisses. I grabbed my phone, car keys and a change of clothes. threw my shoes on and headed out. I've been coming here for the last two month that now the security guards know me and all I have to do is show my NICU wrist band. I walked into Karla's room and I looked at the incubator that sat in the middle of the room. Machines beeping, I hear every breathe she took, I hear the IV drip, and yet it seems so quite you could hear a pin drop. Sofia came in. "Hey Laur? I thought you went home Hun?" She asked.
"I did. I took a shower got to spend a little time with my baby girl and Dinah. But I wanted to get back make sure my baby is doing good." I said smiling "Oh how's Normani doing?" She asked while check Karla's vitals and what not. "Sofia these little girls cannot catch a damn break. Normani's grandmother had a heart attack and is the hospital right across the street." I said. "You're kidding?" She asked in shock. I shook my head. "Jesus." She said. "How this peanut doing." I asked sticking my hand through into the incubator so I could hold her hand. "Honestly Laur, we're at a loss here. Yes, we got her blood pressure and heart rate back down. But she's not taking any formula and pumping her full all these medications can only do so much. She's not taking anything. She losing weight Lauren." Sofia said.
"Whoa whoa whoa. Wait? What? The nurse last night said she gained weight not lost it." "She did but because she just keeps throwing everything up shes lost the weight. She's 4 pounds." My heart stop I looked at the now 3-month-old laying in front for of me just barely living. I started to tear up. "Sof-Sofi there's, there's gotta be something we can do." I stuttered. "I don't know what else we can do Lauren." "Wh-what if I-I breastfeed her?" Lauren said. Sofia stopped what she was doing and started to think and cupped my cheeks and kissed my forehead. "Lauren. You're a genius. Your breast milk will give her the nutrients that this bullshit formula doesn't give her. I'll be right back." She left. A few minutes later she came back with a beast pump and some other things. "So, here's what we're gonna do we're gonna try and let her latch on. If she takes and doesn't spit up. I'll have you pump as much as you can. And when you're not here she will still be getting your breast milk. Sound good?" I nodded. "This might be a bit weird. I'm not going to lie, but this is not the first time I've helped a mother nurse her baby." She said. "Sofia, we've known each other since we were babies. We used to take bathes together." I said. "Fair enough." She said and unhooked Karla from some of the machines and IV's. Monitors started beep which almost sounded like a death march to me. She then lifted her out of the bed for the first time since she been here.
"Ok. I'm sure you know what to do." I nodded and lifted up one side of my shirt. 'Thank god I decided to wear a nursing bra today.' Sofia laid Karla in my arms she felt so much lighter from three months ago. Sofia and I guided her to my nipple she immediately latched on. My heart was racing it feels like it's been years since I've done this. Karla nursed for a half an hour. Sofia took her, so I could put my bra and shirt back on. She handed Karla back to me and I burped her, she didn't spit up... at all. She just burped and fell asleep her ear over my heart. I looked at Sofia and handed Karla back to her, she can hook her back up to everything. Sofia taught me how to pump since I'd never done it before and I pumped enough milk to last Karla at least 5 to 6 feedings. But because I was there, I happily let my baby nurse when it was time. I asked Sofia to take a picture, so I could send it to Dinah.
*Text message*
Wifey 💚: *Picture attached* ^picture above^
Wife💍: OMG SHE LATCHED ON!! OMG WHEN WE'RE DONE SHOPPING I'M COMING OVER.
Wifey💚: Baby calm down. Take your time her next feeding isn't till 5:30. Go see Normani's grandmother and then come over after. We've got to talk anyway.
Wife💍: About what? I love you and Manibear says she loves you Lolo.
Wifey💚: I love you too babe. And I love you more mi niña pequeña. We'll talk when you get here it's not something we should talk about through text. It's about Karla. I'll see you both later.
Wife💍: Karla? What's wrong with her? Lauren, please tell me it's not bad. Tell me we get to take her home or something.
Wifey💚: Dinah baby please. We will talk when you get here. I've gotta go. I love you both.
Dinah's POV
After Lauren sent me that text I just wanted to get to there and see Karla. But I had to keep calm for my own sake and Normani's. We went to Target to get her some onesies and then to Wal-Mart to get groceries. I got Mani 4 packs of onesies. Three of which were like t-shirts and the other one was like tank tops.
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It was 3:35 we went to Walmart got the groceries headed home and put them away I changed Normani's diaper put together a diaper bag in case she had an accident. I looked at my watch again 5:08. I decided to head to Lauren first and then Normani's grandmother after. We pulled into the children's hospital. "DJ why we here?" Mani asked. "Remember the baby girl that was in the car the same day you were?" I said. "Es" She said. "Well Lauren and I are taking care of her like we are taking care of you. So, we are going to see her is that ok?" I asked. "Es." She nodded and smiled "Good. We will go see grandma after, ok?" "Otay" She said with a big smile. I got out the car and went to her side I grabbed the diaper bag. Then I unbuckled the toddler and lifted her to my hip. I had to go through security. Then I went to the main desk. "Hey Daya. Can you tell me where Karla is and how I get there?" I said "Of course but first, you need a bracelet to get on to the floor because she is in the NICU." She said. "Oh right." I showed her my ID and the paper that sates I'm Karla's other guardian. "Ok. She is on the 7th floor room 27." "Thanks Z." "No problem DJ. Hi Manibear." "Hi Ms. Daya. Tell Davey I said Hi pease?" "Of course, I will." Went to the elevators and Mani pressed the number 7 button. We walked up to the nurse's station and checked in.
Then made our way to Karla's room. When we got there Lauren was nursing the infant. Normani's eyes went wide and hide in my neck. I laughed. Lauren looked up from the infant. "Hey." She said with a smile. "Looks like she got attached pretty quickly." I said giggling. "Yeah, she did. I don't blame her though I would too. If I weighed 4 pounds." Lauren said sarcastically. "Wait What?! Lauren, you said she gained weight that's only a half pound." I said angrily. "That's what I told. But, because she just keeps throwing it all up she's not actually gaining weight." I looked at her in complete shock and anger. I wasn't angry at her I was angry at the son of bitch that miss read the fucking papers' and I'm going to find out who he was and put him through a fucking wall. Now my youngest daughter is in even more trouble than she when she first fucking got all because that fucker miss read some papers.
