The Unexpected Trilogy: Burdened

Alexsi Syke Woods

Ch. 1

"Bella?" says a familiar voice. I open my eyes and I'm front of my face is a pair of grey-blue eyes, staring intently at me. I shriek and Toby jumps back as the nurses burst in the door with 2 tranquilizer guns each. I giggle and tell the nurses that he just startled me. They nod and start talking about security cameras. Toby turns to me.

"Bella, I have some news. It's about the baby." he says.

Now I'm all ears. "What?" I ask, clearly confused.

"She went into shock this morning, and she couldn't breathe."

"Is she okay now?" I ask impatiently.

"Yeah, she's fine, I think. Wanna go see her?" he asks.

"Yes! Yes, yes, yes!" I say happily. "A million times yes!"

So Toby puts me in a wheelchair, and I'm being wheeled to the nursery. I look around and see the other patients. Fire victims, attempted murder victims, and so on. Some are sick, some injured, one dead. I stop there and I tell them I'm sorry for their loss, and they praise me for being so kind. I wish them good luck, and I continue on my way to the nursery.

Once we get there, we say our names, and they take me to the infant's ICU. I look at my baby and can't help but cry. Toby holds me and tells me she'll be okay. I look at the nurse.

"So, what happened?" I ask her.

" She went into anaphylactic-shock." she says pointedly. Suddenly, I'm delved into a flashback: the time of me in the cage talking to Alexsi.

'"Oh, well thank you, Alexsi." I say sweetly. "What happened to the girl who was put in this cage?" She starts to cry, and I ask her what's wrong. "She was my fraternal twin sister. She was killed soon after having her child." She's hysterical now, and I feel bad for asking. "Okay, okay." I sooth. She's leaning against her cage, and I'm patting her shoulder. Stupid doctors put the cages right next to each-other.

"She was always the stronger one of us." she murmurs. "I went into anaphaleptic shock ehen we were newborns. She was always healthy."'

I look up. "Alexsi." I murmur.

"What was that, sweetie?" asks Toby.

"I know what to name her now." I look at Toby. "Alexsi Skye."

"Alexsi Skye Woods." confirms Toby. "Beautiful. Where'd you come up with that?"

I tell him about all the dreams I'd had months before, and how Alexsi went into the same shock as our baby. He smiles and whispers, "It means something."