Struggling to Survive

Chapter 17

Nigel was speeding past traffic driving as fast as he could to the hospital. I emailed our teachers saying we would need the work sent to us and called out of work. Stephanie is finally 7 months pregnant and her gender reveal is in two days. I pray that my future niece or nephew and my best friend are okay.

When we walked into the waiting room we saw Trey sitting with his head in his hands. We quickly ran over to comfort him.
"Trey what happened?" I asked in panic.
"I was driving but we were arguing and she swung on me and then before I knew it a car smashed into her side. I don't know if she's okay. The last thing I said to her was I didn't wanna be with someone who would never trust me. I didn't tell her I love her or how I would never hurt her. I told her I don't wanna be with her." He had tears streaming down his face and Nigel pulled him into a hug while I rubbed his back.

It's terrible that you never know when your last moment is with someone. That could have been his last moment with her and he said all the wrong things. Apart of me is angry at him for saying that but I'm angry at her for putting her hands on him while he was driving. This could have been prevented. I began to tear because I realize that the only person in this world who has never hurt me and treats me like family could be dying. After what felt like hours of sitting in the waiting room her doctor finally came to us.

"Mr.Williams?" Trey looked up and greeted the doctor.
"Yes?"
"So my patient Stephanie Sanchez is your girlfriend and pregnant with your child?"
"Yes."
"Well Ms.Sanchez is declining but we have our best men on it. We are going to have to have an emergency c-section to insure that the baby is safe. The baby's heart rate is beginning to drop as well. We believe that if we get the baby then they both have a higher chance of surviving."
"Please please do whatever you can. I love her. I'm not ready to lose her."
"We're doing everything in our power Mr.Williams. "

As soon as the doctor walked away I broke down in tears. I tried my best to be strong for Trey but that was my bestfriend and I can't just sit here and not cry. Nigel sat next to me and pulled me in his arms.
"Baby it's gonna be okay. You really think Steph is gonna go out like this? She would never let some car stop her from living." I chuckled a little knowing that that is something that she would say. Trey was sitting on the other side of me and I grabbed his hand.

"So you want a prince or a princess?" I gave him a sweet smile and squeezed his hand.
"Man I really want a prince." He chuckled and squeezed my hand back.

I called Stephanie's mother and told her everything that's going on. She became hysterical and said she regretted kicking her daughter out. Her mom and sisters were in Dominican Republic to visit family but she said they're catching the next flight back.

I kept praying that the baby and Steph would be okay. I can't ever afford to lose either of them.

16 hours later

"Sanchez family?" Nigel, Trey, and I all stood up to greet the doctor.
"That's us."
"Okay well the baby isn't doing bad. She's just having trouble breathing but we have her on oxygen and Ms.Sanchez should be awake soon."
We began to cry in relief and joy. Trey wipes his eyes and looked at the doctor.
"Wait it's a girl? I have a daughter?"
"Yes sir." Trey began to hysterically cry and Nigel and I hugged him.
I began to chuckle because I remember Steph saying if she ever had a girl then she was just gonna give her to me. Trey pulled away from us and smiled.

"Listen I know I don't say this much or at all but I appreciate ya. When I called my family and told them what happened they didn't even pull up. But ya came as soon as I called. I'm happy as hell that ya my bro and sis and I know my daughter is blessed to have ya as her godparents/aunt and uncle."
I wiped the tear trying to sneak out of my eye and gave trey a huge hug.

After a few minutes the doctor said Trey could go see the girls before us so Nigel and I sat in the waiting room.  

I curled up next to Nigel and held his hand. He leaned and gave me a kiss on the forehead.
"Man this has been the most emotional day ever. I'm exhausted as fuck babe."
"Me too. I just wanna go home and sleep but we got that project remember?"
"Damn I'm ready to drop out" I looked up at Nigel as if he was crazy. He never said anything like that and I could tell by the way he looked that he was deadass.

"Woah there sir. You not dropping out of shit. We got a few more months and we'll be done. How the hell you expect to be rich if you don't have an education?" He shrugged his shoulders and pulled away from me.
"School is too stressful. Work is too stressful. Family is too stressful. I'm just stressed as hell and haven't been happy in a minute." I looked up at him in shock. He had never told me any of this and apart of me was hurt that he was holding all this in.

"Well babe I mean you're not alone. You got me. You got Trey. You got Steph and the baby. Maybe you just need a break that's all." I rubbed his back and kissed his shoulder. He reached back and patted my thigh.
"Yea you right." He pulled away from me again as trey was walking towards us.
"Guys they're ready to see ya." He had a huge smile on his face and looked as if he had been crying again. Nigel and I grabbed each other's hands as we walked towards the room.

A/N
I haven't updated this in foreverrrr but my good sis told me I needed to update it so thank her ya😂 hope you enjoyed this chapter. More coming soon! Like,Comment,Share, and Voteeee❤️