Now That I Found You by Brooke O'Brien

Author:Brooke O'Brien [O'Brien, Brooke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Author Brooke O'Brien LLC
Published: 2019-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Ellie

The sound of police shouting out orders and sirens blaring replay over and over in my head. Clutching my arms around my stomach, I press my back against the wall of the hospital, sliding down to curl into a ball.

I hate everything about being in this hospital. The last time we were here resurfaces so many terrible memories and, once again, I’m faced with the cruelty of the world and the uncertainty of whether I’ll ever get to see Callum’s face again.

Why does it feel like every time things are starting to look up for me, life wants to come crashing in and remind me it’s not as good as it seems?

Tears fall from my eyes in waves. I don’t know how long I sit here, cold and crying, when the sound of Brea’s soft voice pulls me from my turmoil.

“Oh, God, Ellie. It’s going to be okay,” she whispers, wrapping her warm arms around me. She hugs me, holding me as we both cry together on the hallway floor before Mason’s soothing voice pulls us both up to stand. He drapes his jacket over me. Only then do I realize the blood staining my shirt and my hands.

“No, no, no,” I cry, shaking as I hold my hands out in front of me. Mason covers me in his coat, ushering me down the hall.

“It’s okay, Ellie. He’s going to fight through this. I promise you, he’s gonna fight for you. Let’s get you cleaned up.”

With Brea’s arms around me and the jacket draped over my shoulders, I pull the coat tighter, hoping to block off the blood I can’t get out of my mind.

Mason tells us to stand right here, as he jogs over to the nurses’ station a few feet away. He mutters something to the nurse, her wide eyes darting to me before nodding. He runs his hand over his jaw and, in that moment, when he thinks I’m not looking, I see the pain and fear on his face. The thought of losing his older brother starts to set in, and the knot in my stomach tightens at the possibility of losing Callum.

My hands wrap around my stomach, picturing the life growing inside me, raising this little boy or little girl without their father. I know what it’s like to lose your parent. The finality of death taking everything away. My heart aches thinking how Callum may never know he is going to be a dad, sending another wave of emotion crashing through me.

“Oh, Ells,” Brea murmurs, hugging me again.

“I never got the chance to tell him,” I mumble against her shoulder. I can barely get the words out and my chest hurts hearing those very words spoken aloud. “I went to the doctor today and confirmed everything. I never got to, he doesn’t know.”

I pull back, staring Brea in the eyes, seeing the dread and sadness she’s trying to keep hidden, trying to stay strong for me. But we don’t know what’s going on, if he’s going to be okay.

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