Chapter 190
Nicol
When we got to the hospital JP and Elizabeth got us at the entrance. “Good morning, ladies.” JP said. “JP, you know our names.” Kayla said on a sigh. “Yes, Kayla I do.” He said smiling back at her. “This is Elizabeth, Elizabeth this is Kayla you will see she’s very excited she’s seeing her baby for the first time today.” “Hi Kayla.” “Hi Elizabeth.” “And this is Mia. She suffers from high blood pressure.” “Hi Mia.” Hi Elizabeth.” Mia didn’t look to happy to be here. When JP said “Come through ladies.” I took Mia’s hand. “You want to go with me for a second Mia?” I asked her. “Why?” “You not looking like yourself I just want to talk to you.” “Okay.” “JP go on with the check up but not the ultra sound please we all want to be together for that.” “No problem, Nicol.” I took Mia and walked to the coffee shop. “Can I get you some tea and a slice of cake?” “If you don’t mind.” “Off course I don’t.” I ordered our coffee and a slice of cake for both of us; I was also in the mood for cake. When our tea and cake arrived, Mia took a sip of the tea and a bite of the cake but she didn’t speak. I did the same I drank my tea and took a bite from the cake. After a few minutes she said. “I’m confuse Nicol.” “What do you mean?” “I really miss my husband today, and for some reason I want him here with me, to look at the baby to get excited about the baby.” “Okay, do you think it’s a good idea?” I didn’t want to tell her she can’t go back to him because his an abusive asshole because it’s not my place I can try and make her see that it wasn’t a good idea. “No, I know he won’t change I know he will always hit me when he get’s drunk but I still love him Nicol, I really really love him.” She started to cry. I took a tissue out of my bag and gave it to her. “I’m going to play devils advocate here Mia. What if he hits the baby as well?” “I will never allow him to.” “Okay but what if?” “He won’t we tried so hard to get pregnant.” “Okay why did you leave?” “He hit me one night, really really hard and I fell against the chest of draws, I thought I lost the baby and thought I should get out of there before I do lose the baby.” “And what is going to happen if you go back now? You are in a much more vulnerable state then you where when you went to the shelter. Hight blood pressure is not something to mess with when you are pregnant.” “I know okay, I’m confused I’m so confused, I just want him to hold me and tell me everything is going to be okay, that is all I want, and I want it so badly.” I moved over to her and gave her a hug. “I can’t tell you what to do Mia, all I can say is remember it’s not just you anymore you have someone else you need to worry about as well.” “But that’s the thing I am worried about the baby, living in the shelter is no life for the baby, I had a good life, Nicol.” “Having a good life financially and having a good life all around is not the same thing.” “I know Nicol but I will always put my child above myself and now living in the shelter I don’t want that for my child.” “At the end of the day it’s your decision Mia, I just really hope you think hard about it.” “I will I promise.” I took her hand and squeeze it. “I’ll always be here for you Mia, always, I’m just a phone call away.” “Thank you, Nicol thanks, you so much.” We finished our tea and cake and started to walk back to the clinic. When we got there there was a few other women I didn’t recognized sitting out side the door. “Mia, you go in so long.”
“Morning I’m Nicol can I help you ladies?” I asked. The one that was sitting in front said “My name is Miley, and this is Bella and Jasmine we are from the shelter a few blocks from here Sophia said we should come here you can help us, or was she mistaken?” “Oh no ladies off course we can help you, if you don’t mind waiting for say 15 minutes.” Miley was the one to say, “We have nothing better to do.” “Okay we will be right with you.” I walked into the clinic, JP walked towards me. “We have more patients sitting outside.” “Okay I’ll get Elizabeth on it.” “Elizabeth.” JP called. She walked towards us, “Elizabeth there is three ladies outside, they are banged up pretty good can you examine them please.” “Yes, off course.” She went outside and called the first one in. I saw Miley walk in behind the curtain. I closed the curtain where we were busy with Kayla. “You ready to see your baby?” I asked her. “So ready.” I took the gel and put it on her stomach “Okay this might feel a bit weird.” I warned her. “I don’t care just show me my boy.” “Okay then.” I started to move the wand finding the baby. I put the sound on “You hear that?” I asked her “Yes.” “That’s his heart beat.” “Oh wow.” I let her look at the screen “And there is his head.” “Oh, wow his so big.” She said “Look at his little feet and hands.” I could see a tear slip out. “Well Kayla She looks healthy.” “What? Did you say she?” “I did.” And then she started to cry and cry. JP was trying to console her but the tears just streamed down her face. I touched her hand “Are you upset because it’s a girl?” “Your probable thinks I’m silly?” She said eventually. “No off course I don’t but why are you so upset?” “I really really thought it was a boy I even used the last money I had to buy a blue onesie. And he already had a name.” I didn’t know what to do in this situation I mean there must be more going on here than just it not being a boy?