Hauntings Of Our Past - Sequel to What Was Once Hidden.

36 - The End Part 2: "Always."

This is the last chapter of the What Was Once Hidden series! It took me awhile, but here it is and I hope you enjoy. It's 7688 words and I left a song up there that reminds me of Carl and Alex so if you're feeling up to it put it on repeat and listen to it through out the chapter. It's called You Were Good To Me by Jeremy Zucker and Chelsea Cutler. Get your tissues. And thank you for a great run. Enjoy!

Carl's P.o.v. (This part takes place when Carl runs to get help)

I need to find help, a doctor. Something! I'm scared for Alex and our baby. What if something happens to her? What if she doesn't make it?

I frantically rush down the never ending hallway. Is this real or just a hallucination? My pulse suddenly quickens and my heart feels like it's jumping up and down in my chest. I lean up against the wall and as I do beads of sweat start to pour down my forehead. My body jolts a bit. I'm getting the shakes again.

"Shit!" I make out. My body jolts again, this time making my heart feel like it's going to explode. I shut my eyes tightly and open them. And when I do I'm back at the farm. Alex and I are sitting on the porch swing. I crack a smile seeing the young us, but then a wave of realization hits me. I'm not the man I'm supposed to be for her, for our family. I look down at my feet and frown.

"Carl?"

Alex...

I look up and see that young Alex notices me. She stands up and walks closer to me, but stops a few feet away from me. I look her up and down, studying her. Compared to us now, we're babies here. But her beauty never changed.

"Don't give up just yet." She says, but it comes out in almost a whisper. She looks around at the farm then back at me.

"Go save our baby, Carl."

My body jolts for the last time and my eyes open to a doctor hovering over me. I stand up with so much energy that I scared myself and the doctor.

"Sir, ar-"

"Alex Davidson. She needs doctors now!" I yell pointing dowm the hall to her room. Tears keep leaving my eyes, it's like I couldn't stop even if I tried. The doctor nods and calls for more staff. I run among the medical staff to her room, but I'm the first one in. I scream a bit at the state she's in. Blood is all over her bed and Alex is so pale. I'm afraid of losing her, but I won't admit it to anyone.

"We have to prep her for surgery." The head doctor informs. My heart jumps at the word surgery. I go to Alex and look her in the eyes. She's slowly drifting away. Please stay with me.

A wave of doctors coming rolling in and the nurse rolls her out quickly and I literally have to run to keep up with them. I keep my eyes only on Alex, because if I looked away for one minute and she was gone I couldn't bare it. She keeps opening and closing her eyes, I can tell they're heavy on her. I can't stand seeing her like this.

"I-I'm sorry." I whisper to her. I hope she hears me and I hope she believes me, because I mean it. I was about to continue running but next thing I know I'm pulled back and am face to face with Cody.

"What's going on?" He asks. Well, maybe if you came early you would know.

"Alex is about to have the baby or something. I gotta go." I tell him, but before I could move a muscle Cody speaks up.