Pack of Lies

Chapter 40: Strength

Eliza

I had been through so much in my life, but never had I been in a more painful and scary situation as I was in right now.

"Get the midwife, NOW" Brooke screamed out as Patrick placed me down on the bed and took a step back so the midwives could intervene.

People rushed around me, voices yelled above me, but all I could see was Warrick staring down at me whispering it was going to be okay. 

"I'm so scared kitten".

Warrick smiled at me, the same way he always did when I was sad and lent down to kiss me on my head.

"Don't be sweetheart. I'm right here".

"But you're not. I need you with me, with us".

Warrick smiled sadly with a single tear dripping down his cheek.

"I know baby, and I'm sorry. But I'll always be with you, in here".

Warrick rested his hand gently over my frantically beating heart and kissed me on my lips, his touch feeling so real even though I knew it wasn't.

"N-No, I can't do this".

"Yes you can. You're a fighter, my fighter. I promise I'll come home to you two. I love you so much baby".

I went to reach up to him again, but he was gone. He was never there. My fear, my emotions brought him to me in a vision, but it was what I needed.

Our fight does not end here. 

Brooke came back into my vision and stared at me with concern.

I could feel hands all over me, hooking me up to machines. I just prayed that my baby would make it.

"Right Luna, we're going to do an ultrasound scan to check what's going on".

I could feel them put the cold jelly on my stomach, but something was wrong. The pain was getting greater, and I wasn't feeling my baby move.

"Something's wrong. My baby isn't moving". Brooke gripped my hand tightly in hers and shouted at the staff to hurry up.

The woman began to move the machine around on my stomach and the two other women looked at the screen, but all I could do was keep my eyes on Brooke who was also staring at the screen in panic.

The midwives suddenly turned silent. 

"What is it?" she screamed.

"Call the doctor in, NOW".

1 of the midwives ran off and shouted for the doctor down the hallway. My heart was beating a million miles an hour. I felt like I was suffocating and drowning in fear of losing my baby.

"What's wrong?". Tears were streaming down my cheeks at their silence. And then I heard it. It was a very faint and slow heartbeat. Too slow.

"We believe it's placental abruption".

Resting my hand on my stomach, I looked up at Brooke who was staring down at me crying her eyes out as she read the thoughts going through my mind.

"What does that mean? I-I can't feel my baby move".

The doctor rushed in with the midwife that had gone to get him and watched as he stared at the ultrasound screen and listened to my baby's heart rate.

"PLEASE".

The midwife who was overseeing the ultrasound scan whispered into the ear of the male doctor before looking over at me with concern.

"Placental abruption is when the placenta comes away from the inner wall of the uterus. It is an emergency because it's how the baby gets their nutrients and more importantly, oxygen. From the heavy bleeding and slow heart rate we have no other option than to perform an emergency C-section. If we leave that baby inside of you, they will die. Mary, get the surgeons and have them ready for the procedure. Luna, I need you to be strong. I know this is scary, but this is the safest option for you and your baby. We're going to do everything in our power to keep both you and the baby safe".