Chapter 27
FAITH
The drive to Leila's house was one of the longest and most interminable drives of my entire life, I was really stressed, I don't even want to consider what happened between her boy and her for her to call me in this state at this time of night, I can't even sit still
Chris taking my hand in his: calm down it's probably nothing serious
Me: It's probably serious, since we've been living together, has she ever called me at this time? And you weren't there to hear the intonation of his voice
Chris: it's going to be fine we're almost there
As an answer, I just shake hands with her, after driving for another fifteen minutes we arrive at Leila's, I'm not waiting for Chris who has to park the car, I run out heading for the door, arrive at the doorstep, I notice that ' it was between open which really intrigues me but I don't hang around on it, arriving in the house the living room door was also wide open, when I enter the living room, it's chaos I'm really shocked by the image I have in front of me right now, I feel so shocked that I don't even know when I'm on the ground, I'm completely flabbergasted by what I see, I can't to stop the tears from flowing, the first instinct that comes to me is to place a hand over my mouth so as not to cry
My sister is lying motionless in a really deplorable state, her trench coat is all wrinkled with the shoulders torn, a bra strap cut, with one breast in the air, she is lying on the floor and half naked The state from the living room of the sale ate, it's a setting that we see in the detective series as a crime scene, there was clearly a fight here, but who did this to him?
I was still on the ground when I felt someone standing me up taking me by the shoulder, when I turned around it was Christopher
Chris taking me his arms: this is not the time to cry you must be strong for your friend
Me unsticking myself from his embrace: but who did this to him?
Chris: it's not what urges at the moment it is necessary to bring him to the hospital
Me nodding my head: ok
We rush to her, Chris fixes his trench coat on her and ties a knot with the tape, but we notice that she is bleeding
Chris: is she pregnant?
Me: but I know she didn't tell me anything...
Christopher takes her, since she is still unconscious and walks to the car, I close the door of the house and I follow them in the car, we arrive at the hospital half an hour later, I return to the hospital running, help us please, I am followed by Christopher who holds Leila in his arms we immediately take her and place her on a bed and are admitted to the emergency room, Christopher stops a nurse and tells her
Chris: she may be pregnant
Nurse: okay
They leave us there, and Christopher takes me to the waiting room, you have to believe he's used to hospitals now, now that he knows every corner like it's the back of his hand, he makes me m sit in a chair and stoop in front of me
Chris: Can I bring you a tea?
Me: no I can't swallow anything at the moment, I'm too stressed
Chris: everything will be fine for her, you have to calm down you can't help her being on a hospital bed, the tea will calm you down a bit and warm you up a bit
Me: ok
He gets up and heads for the cafeteria, but I hold his arm to stop him.
Me: thank you
He answers me with a smile and leaves, he comes back later with tea and a bottle of water which he hands me and sits down next to me
Me: don't you want it?
Chris: no it's ok
He starts pacing back and forth which only stresses me out more
Me: sit down please, at this rate you might make me dizzy
He sits next to me and takes me against him, he caresses my arm which calms me a little, I start to fall asleep when the doctor arrives, Chris gets up and approaches him and I too follow him, the doctor with the face of a person who is about to give you bad news, my heart starts beating a thousand an hour, I'm really afraid of what he will say
Doctor: Good evening! I didn't expect to see you again anytime soon
Chris: Good evening! We neither…
Doctor: What happened? With the bruises she has on her body she was probably beaten
Chris: we don't know what happened either, what we want to know is if she's okay
The doctor: she yes she is fine
Me: but what does that mean?
The doctor: I'm sorry but we couldn't save the baby, she had a miscarriage
Me: but what, a miscarriage?
Chris: Can we see her?
Doctor: yes we put her in a room, you can see her, she is in room 22
Chris: thank you
No, but a miscarriage? Since when is she pregnant? How am I going to be able to tell him that? Tell her that she has just lost her baby, this kind of thing should happen to no one, I am going to have my baby and it is I who will tell her that she has lost her baby
Why does God make us experience all these things? Or have we failed? What have we done so horrible??
Chris: but stop crying, you have to be strong for your girlfriend like she was for you
Me: but how do you expect me not to cry? How could I tell him that
Chris: I can do it you know?
Me: but you don't understand anything, it's up to me to do it and no one else
He takes me in his arms, he whispers sweet words in my ears to calm me down, but I can't get past what's happening
Me: I don't have the courage to go see her yet
Chris: we can wait a bit, because put yourself in her place how would she feel if she woke up and was alone in her hospital room
Me: I know, but I feel really bad for her
Chris: I know that you are strong and that whatever happens you will come out of this like you always have.
We stay there for a while and I decide it's time for us to go, when we arrive at his doorstep, he stands in front of me and asks me
Chris: are you sure you want to do this?
Me: yes, don't worry it will be fine
We go into the room and take a seat in the armchair
LEILA
When I woke up I was in a hospital room I hurt all over, I didn't miss these women at all and I noticed two silhouettes sitting in the chair, it was Chris and Faith, she was sleeping next to me of Chris, but he was awake
When he realizes that I woke up he gets up, which wakes up faith
Faith: Are you awake my darling?
Me: yes bad plants don't die easily
She gets up and walks towards me, she is next to me and takes my hand in hers
Faith: But who are you doing this to you my darling?
Me: why are you making that face, I'm not dead yet huh...
I feel there's a truck bothering her, what's wrong with me?