The Chronicles (A Celebrity Love Story)

Chapter 32: A Gifted Tragedy

* Karri's POV *

I sat there just staring at the clock. All nervous & scared of what maybe happening. I walked over & there it was: PREGNANT. I didn't find this even possible. I walked out the bathroom & Peter was sitting down watching TV. I walked over to him.

Karri: Hey.

Peter: Hey baby. You okay? You were in there for a minute.

Karri: Yeah, I'm okay. I think...

Peter: Okay. Good.

He turned back towards the TV.

Karri: I think you should see this.

Peter: See what? Baby, I'm watching the Olympics.

Karri: You really need to see it. Here.

I placed the test in his face & his mouth dropped open.

Peter: Pregnant?

Karri: Yeah.

Peter: Sure?

Karri: I took 3, all positive.

Peter: You stopped taking the pill & didn't let me know?

Karri: No. I skipped a day & I continued taking it the next day, but

Peter: It's fine. We'll just accept it.

Karri: I know we're not ready for one but

Peter: It's happening...

Karri: I guess.

I sat back on the couch. Peter smiled & held on my hand. He kissed my hand. I smiled. Even though I wasn't ready, I was just glad to have Peter as my backbone.

3 Days Later...

I had been doing everything right since finding out about my own pregnancy. It still seemed unreal though. I went to bed & laid there. Staring at the ceiling, I tried to picture the the perfect vision in 9 months, but for some reason it blurred. I looked over at Peter who was fast asleep & I turned off the lamp. I laid back on the pillow & closed my eyes, holding my stomach.

4 Hours Later...

I felt different. I felt weird. I felt a new sense of pain. I got up & walked into the bathroom sitting on the floor in front of the toilet. In my head I thought maybe I would be sick. Peter walked into the bathroom.

Peter: I thought I heard you in here. You okay?

Karri: Probably just a little sick.

Peter: Okay. I'll get you a glass of water.

Karri: Okay.

I sat there & Peter returned handing my glass of water. I took a sip, but a sharp pain went right up through my stomach. Pain I hadn't never felt on that level before. I dropped the glass to the floor which shattered.

Peter: Baby, you alright? What's wrong?

Karri: Just a little pain, I'll be alright. I probably just need a nap. I'm just probably a little tired.

Peter started picking up the pieces of glass. I started walking into the bedroom when another sharp pain came through, the pain put me down on the floor this time. It was intolerable, but I didn't want to worry Peter. I tried picking myself up in time before he spotted me, but it was too late.

Peter: We need to go to the hospital.

Karri: NO! I'm fine. Just need a nap.

Peter: No, you need medical attention. You're pregnant now.

He grabbed his keys & we walked out to the car.

5 Hours Later...

Leaving the hospital, I felt empty. The life that once lived there had left. I felt like I was wrong. We got back to the house, I went straight into the bedroom... Laying down in the bed.

Peter: Baby, I'm sorry.

Karri: It's okay.

He laid down beside me. All I could think about was the life that once existed, the life I created, the life that was inside me would never get to experience the real life. Could it had been my fault? Could I have saved it earlier when I first started feeling the pain? I walked into a hospital looking for hope only to have nothing but a loss of faith. I watched my little ball of energy on a screen tied up to a bunch of IV's to only see the little life slip away in front of me. A tear from my eye.

Karri: Was it my fault?

Peter: No baby. It just happened.

Karri: I could've probably saved it if I had of left earlier.

Peter: PROBABLY. It's not you're fault. We'll never forget it. We can only heal from this. God puts us in tough situations to prepare us for better ones. This is a tough one, but we'll make it.

Karri: It was here. I felt it leaving, I seen it go away.

The tears started rolling. Peter grabbed me in his arms & held me through the night. It was the perfect unexpected gift with a horrible tragedy.