The last piece of her.

Chapter 1: The kid

So I started this off of what I think would have happened if they had a kid and something was off with June’s health. June has gotten a disease that they have never seen and don’t know how to take care of. She finds out the same time she finds out she is pregnant. They said that her body can barely keep her alive they don’t know if the child will make it. They aren’t sure if she will survive. She can feel her heart slowing and speeding when it does. She can feel if something is about to happen. So this is the child birth from Tess’s point of view she is with June. So it looks like the baby made it.

 

Tess

 

June is breathing really hard. She is holding onto my hand so tight I can’t feel it. She is just counting.

“This is the last push!” Says the doctor. Today is June’s 18th birthday and it looks like it will be her child’s birthday as well. She went into labor about 10 hours ago. That was yesterday. The sun is just starting to rise.

June crushes my hand one last time and then I can hear a baby’s cry. The doctor wraps a baby in a pink blanket and hands it to June.

“Congratulations, Ms. Iparis. It’s a girl.” She holds the baby in her arms with tears of happiness and joy. I look at the little baby girl in June’s arms. She is beautiful. She has crystal blue eyes like day and little bit of dark brown hair on her head like June. I wish Day was here to see the birth of his child or at least know he has a child. But his memories might never come back and it will be pretty hard to try and explain to him about his daughter he has with a woman he can’t remember. I know I haven’t always liked June but she is really awesome once I got to know her. I guess this little girl brought June and I closer as friends and I am so happy we are.

Right now the doctors are checking June’s stats. They said even if she could deliver the baby that she would have a 90% chance of living. Whatever this virus is has taken a huge toll on June on top of being pregnant. They don’t know what the virus is and they can’t help her or create a cure. She still has a chance of living to raise her child. The way she is looking at the girl is something I can’t explain exactly. It is the purest thing I have ever seen. She looks so happy and the baby just stares at her. It is a miracle June didn’t have a miscarriage with this virus. Not only was this baby born but she is extremely healthy.

I finally decide to speak up to June once I can feel my hand again. “She beautiful. What are you going to name her?”

June peels her eyes of her child and looks up at me. I see happiness and maybe a bit of sadness. I can’t quite tell. She looks back at the girl. Then she says firmly with a tear rolling down her cheek, “Annastia Grace Iparis. She’s got her father’s eyes.”

“Anna for short?” I ask realizing that I started crying.

“Yeah. Anna for short.” Then she talks to Anna. “Hi, Anna.” I somewhat laugh while tears still roll down my cheeks.

She hugs her daughter and kisses her on the forehead. I think she says something. I hear something like “I love you.” And I can’t caught the last word she says. She hands Anna to me and then her vitals go crazy and they rush baby Anna and me out of the room.

I feel a weird feeling start in my gut. Then I realize what June said to her daughter and I cry even harder silently but for a different reason. June said goodbye.

The baby starts to cry and I think she can tell that they are losing June. I rock her while trying to calm myself. She wants her mother. She misses her. I finally rock her to sleep and a nurse takes her to the nursery. I can feel the tears falling harder and faster as a doctor comes up to me with a look that tells it all. June is gone.

I can hear him say “She didn’t make it. I’m sorry for your lose.” And then he just walks away.

I know June left Anna to me in her will. She said if she didn’t make it and Day didn’t remember it would be up to me to tell him. If I do how am I going to explain that he has a child with a dead woman he doesn’t remember and doesn’t know anymore? This little girl only has me right now. I can feel myself fall to the floor. Not only was it June’s birthday but it was her death day. It was the day that beautiful daughter of hers entered this world and the same day I became her legal guardian. I don’t care who sees me. I try to close my eyes and take a deep breath to calm myself. But when I close my eyes I can see June’s last moments where her heart was beating. As she looks at me and her child. As she says her silent goodbyes. She knew she wasn’t going to live so she said goodbye. I can feel myself fall apart. I can see the smile she got when she held Anna in her arms for the first and last time. She didn’t even get a full minute with her daughter.

I take this image as June asking me to take good care of her daughter. All I can do is open my eyes, look up, and whisper “I will. I will, I promise.”

Anden and Pasco comes into the hospital and sees me. Pasco runs to me and I can do nothing but fall apart more and cry till everything is blurry. I have to raise a little girl now. It’s not like it was June’s fault for dying but it’s so scary now. Anden just stops and stares at me. I think he knows if he comes closer he might break down. He knew June was pregnant and that she wouldn’t survive. She hadn’t accepted a date request from him since Day left. Especially after she found out she was pregnant. She never will now.

I feel like I am running out of breath. I might have not known June or liked her for too long but I started too. Now the only thing left of her is in my hands. In her will she left everything she owned to me. Before she went into labor she gave me a ruby teardrop necklace and said “It is much more important than you can tell right now but please keep it safe.”

I think she knew from the begging she had a smaller chance of living than what they said. I have always seen June wearing it. I stand up walk to the bathroom to get myself together. I put on the necklace. I can see June wearing it.

I walk out and a nurse with a huge smile comes up and says, “You can take Annastia home in two days.” And just walks away. I think real hard about that. Home. I am this little girl’s home now. I am raising June Iparis and Daniel Wing’s child. Two of the greatest people I have ever met and she is in my hands.

 

So tell me what you guys think. I was thinking about doing a few more chapters with how Anna grows up with Tess. Tell me what you think. Reviews, ideas, suggestions, criticism, anything.