Lost ✔️

Chapter 62

2 years later :

"Oh my god! I'm gonna die!", Stephanie screamed in pain.

Chris ran by her side as she was carried to the ICU on a  stretcher.

"Nothing's gonna happen! Chill out!", he consoled her.

"Easy for you to say when I am removing a human being from my small uterus!", she scolded whilst crying. "But I wanna tell you something...In case I die!"

"You won't", Chris said in a comforting voice.

Stephanie just ignored him.

"The tooth brush smelled funny not because of tooth paste but because I dipped it in the toilet when we were in Hawaii for our honeymoon!", she revealed, wincing in agony.

"What?", Chris exclaimed in confusion.

"I was just very jealous that you spoke with the receptionist so sweetly...I'm sorry! I love you!!", she yelled before she was taken into the ICU leaving Chris behind.

Chris, too confused and shocked, waited outside the glass doors unable to see nothing at all. It was a very heart wrenching and a nervous moment for him. Stephanie was finally about to conceive their child and he was more than ready to have one.

It was a miracle that he was even leaving Stephanie alone with a bunch of strangers.
Then again, not all were strangers. 

The head doctor was Steve, his nuisance of a brother, and yet the only person he trusted at the moment.

10 hours later :

It was taking an awful lot of time. He needed someone. Anyone at all. Although Wendy was silently sitting beside him, he felt restless.

Marilene had transferred to Nigeria to teach the uneducated children English there. Steve was doing whatever that had to be done to get the baby out. And Stephanie.....
Well, she was working and was in labor.

It was like purgatory for him to wait outside for those many hours.

He could constantly see nurses and assistant doctors running out back inside.

Finally Steve came out. He was drenched in sweat. It almost looked like he had conjunctivitis by how red his eyes were. His hair stuck to his skin like a leech and his breathing was uneven. His face was devoid of any emotion. It was totally grim and professional.

A nurse appeared from behind him holding the most lovely thing in the world.

Chris rushed to her and stood agitatedly in front of her like a small kid. 

"It's a girl", she said softly.

She handed him over his girl to him and Chris held her carefully and gently. He looked at his little baby. She was so cute and little! Her fingers and feet were so small and she seemed so vulnerable he was afraid he would drop her.

When the baby opened her eyes, she smiled and let out a small giggle. She had her mother's dark brown eyes. There were pink blotches on her nose and cheeks which made her look like she was blushing. Maybe she was, seeing how handsome her dad was! Her ears had turned bright red too!

Wendy patted Chris' back like a mother should as she saw her son cry out of genuine happiness and pride. 

"Isn't she wonderful?",he said gleefully.

Wendy smiled and nodded. She was now finally her grand mother and wanted nothing more in life!

Chris then noticed how Steve didn't celebrate with them and instead stood as if he was given a punishment of some sort.

"What's wrong Steve? Is Steph alright?", he asked, worry lining his voice.

"Your baby is just perfect and normal. But Steph... she...... I'm sorry", Steve informed, his voice wavering.

"What?", Chris demanded.

"It was a very difficult delivery considering she had a weak body and suffered from a previous miscarri-"

"-What happened to her Stevenson?", Wendy cut her elder son off before he could say the word out loud.

Steve bit his lower lip nervously. Chris realized that Steve didn't have puffy eyes because of sweat or exhaustion.

He has been crying.

Steve opened his mouth to speak.

"I'm sorry Chris. Stephanie....... she lost-"

Do not do this to me Steve.... Don't say it......

*****

I love ending things like this.

In Hindi( my national language) there's a saying :
Do pal ki khushi phir andheri raat..
Translation:
Two seconds of sunshine before the oncoming darkness.

My book is motivated by that! See you next chapter bye! Sleep well readers.... ^^