Never Alone || Carchelle

Carla

I yawn as my brain finally wakes itself up. I shuffle around on the sofa for a while, trying to get myself to get up. "Whyyy do you have to be so comfortable?" I mutter. I lie there staring at the ceiling for a while, when I realise the flat is very quiet and still. I sit bolt upright "MICHELLE?" I yell but my voice bounces back at me and my heart starts to panic. I pick up my phone, and go to call her but I spy an unread text message from her. I open it... 

Hey love, figured you'd probably not remember I told you I was going out. I left at 11 and should be back by 1 at the latest. Hope you slept well darling M x 

My heart slows down and I let out a sigh. My hand rests softly on my stomach "Hey lil bug" I whisper, a small smile on my face. You can't keep doing that... What if someone sees? You don't want word getting out now do you? My brain shrieks at me and I sigh. It's true, I don't want the judgement the rest of the street will bring along should they ever find out. I don't want the questions, the looks and stares, I just want to be normal but if they ever find out, normality will go out the window for Chelle and me. I start as I hear the door open "Carla?" I hear Chelle call and I smile "In here!" I reply, standing up and whacking the kettle on. I hear her shove her boots off and her bare feet pad the wooden floors towards me. "How are you?" she asks and I turn around to face her "We're good" I grin "And the little bug's ok?" Chelle asks and I giggle "Don't you start too... It's bad enough I call her that..." Chelle laughs "her?" and I stop in my steps "Yeah, lil bug just feels like a girl to me" I whisper, my hand resting on my stomach again, though only for a brief second before I pull it away like I've been burned. Chelle looks at me sadly and I force a smile on my face "I don't want to get too attached... what if I hate her?" I whimper and she pulls me into a warm hug "Don't say that love, you will be a great mum". Chelle pulls away gently and reaches into a bag, "Close your eyes" she says and I do so. She places something fluffy into my hands "Open them" she whispers and my eyes land on a small white teddy bear, clutching a heart and I grin "Chelle! You didn't need to" I exclaim and my best friend grins back at me "I wanted to" she replies. She finishes making the tea I'd started and we sit down on the sofa. 

Time passes quickly and I feel Chelle shift besides me, she looks at me, fear in her eyes and I frown "Chelle? Are you alright?" I ask and she smiles, but it doesn't reach her eyes, "I'm fine" she states and I pull my focus back to the teddy resting in my arms. "Thank you for this Chelle" I whisper "It's perfect" and she shrugs "It's nothing". I feel my eyes getting heavy as Chelle shifts again "Can I tell you something..." she asks and I nod tiredly "I... It's important... And I need you to promise me you won't run Carla" she whispers, her voice shaking. A sharp pain pulls me out of my sleep and I sit up "Go on..." I mutter, trying to figure out where the pain came from but my brain refuses to co-operate with me, so I give up, thinking I'd imagined it. Michelle grabs my hand gently and looks at me "Carla I..." I let out a small whimper as a deep shooting pain fires through my stomach. I wrench my hand out of Michelles and stand up for a second, before doubling over as another pain burns through me "Carla?" I hear her ask as I race to the bathroom. I pull down my joggers and my heart sinks as I see blood running down my leg "MICHELLE" I scream in terror and she comes running into the room. She slides to a halt seeing my face covered in tears and my hand covered in blood "I'm bleeding" I cry, feeling like my heart is about to break into two and Michelle stares at me, her eyes filling with tears too. "Come on darling, lets get you to the hospital" she says, her voice trembling and I nod. I lean heavily on her as we hobble to the car outside and the ride to the hospital seems to last for forever. Michelle stays by my side as they check me out, I look up at her, pain and fear plastered on my tear stained face and I whisper "I've lost her... I've lost her haven't I?" before the door swings open and the doctor walks in, a sad look on her face and my heart shatters....