Breathless Love | Asensio

Chapter 39

Everything was happening so fast. In a blink of an eye,everyone gathered in the white hospital hall. Fabiola,Isco,Marco and all the players from where they were hanging out. Toni,marcelo,nacho,keylor,Cristiano and the rest were there.

Everywhere was dead silent as they were all in their thoughts. Isco couldn't stop pacing up and down. Sometimes he would sit,other times,stand and just let his mind wander.

'Why did i leave her all alone at home? What was wrong with me? She was almost at the verge of giving birth...how could i have done that?! If anything happens to her,it'll be my fault!' This was what kept on running in his mind.

"Brother,she would be fine." Nacho came up to him and gave him a pat on the shoulder with an assuring look. Or maybe he wasn't sure as well.

Fabiola was at the front of the theater waiting to be the first one to see the doctor and ask how her bestfriend was doing. While she stood there for over 3 hours,silent,she held unto her necklace. The one she and carmen had gotten together. Hoping nothing would happen to her. Her husband,Marco didn't have an idea what to do.

***Flashback***

The siren of the ambulance erupted from outside of the house. When fabiola heard it she quickly sat an unconscious carmen up and ran to get the door open. The paramedics flew in with a bed being pushed.

Fabiola ran back to her. "Please help her,i don't know how long she's been unstable, i met her like this,her water broke,she's pregnant." Fabi said in one breath as if they didn't know what to do.

A doctor held her back. "Ma'am please calm down,she will be okay. Just call her family and we would get her to the hospital." he let go of her arm and she shed silent tears as they took her to the waiting ambulance.

She ran upstairs to their bedroom to see if she could get a key to one of their cars and she found one. Fabi rushed back downstairs and into the garage. She got into the one that the key went through and drove out,following the ambulance still crying.

*** Back to hospital ***

"She has been delivered of a beautiful baby girl." The doctor revealed to everyone as he came out of the theatre.

They all rushed to him when they saw him. "Thank God" and 'Congratulations' echoed throughout the room and they started hugging one another.

Isco noticed the doctor still had something to say. "And my wife? How is she?"

The face of the doctor became alarming. They stared at him with utmost silence waiting curiously to hear about how Carmen was fairing.

Doctor Philip as he was known brought out a small brown envelope. "I am very sorry to break this to you Mr Isco but unfortunately we lost her."

Iscos world became blank. He forgot everything. The whole room became  dumbfounded.

Fabiola walked up to the doctor. "What did you say?" she said in the calmest voice ever.

"I am really sorry. She said i should give this to you. The baby is being cleaned up. I am sorry.."

She managed to collect the envelope and it became wet with tears.

"Did i hear right Marco? My...my...wife is dead." he looked at him. "Carmen has left me?" he pointed to his chest.

Marco held his friend close and everyone couldn't believe what had happened. This was a very bad thing that just fell upon their friend.

They moved Isco to a chair and he sat down in tears. He didn't care if he cried like a baby. He wanted to join her.

An hour later,they all started dispersing to their homes one by one leaving only Isco,Marco and fabiola.

Fabiola was also crying uncontrollably. She couldn't hold it in. The only person who had stuck with her through ups and downs and all other things that have befallen them was gone.

She wondered why she left. Carmen was like her mother and father. Always there whenever she needed someone.

A nurse walked up to them. "Sorry for your loss. Would you like to see Mrs Carmen Alarcón?"

Marco and fabiola looked at Isco and he stood up as a response. The nurse gave a small smile as Isco wiped his tears ready to follow her. As he took two steps forward,he noticed no one was coming with him.

"Don't you want to see her?" he looked back and asked fabiola.

She sobbed silently and got up with Marco helping her up. With that,they all walked to the room where they kept her.

Carmen's body had gone pale and white. She no longer had life in her.

Isco thought he could handle seeing her that way but he stopped at the door and couldn't bare it as he touched his chest and began another fit of cry.

He leaned his body on the doorframe and stayed there crying his eyes out. "Why?!" he asked her.

Fabiola walked slowly to where she laid and held her cold hand. "Why did you leave us all alone Carmen? What did we do to you?" She asked as she shed more tears.

The nurse too was crying silently. "The baby is in her carriage. You can come and take her tomorrow. " She said but no one seemed to listen.

"There is a form you would have to fill." she continued and Marco gave her a small nod. She left.

They spent another two hours there,sobbing and talking in their hearts.

"This is all my fault. I am such a fool. I left her all by herself."

"Isco let's go see the baby come on,we can't neglect her. She is what Carmen left for us." Fabi wiped her tears completely and they all walked to where the new born babies were kept.