Shadows of the Past by Kimberly Thomas

Author:Kimberly Thomas [Thomas, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kimberly Thomas

Chapter Fourteen

Sarah lay on the hospital bed, her face contorted in pain, tears streaming down her cheeks; she pleaded with the doctor and nurses surrounding her.

“I…I can't do this... It’s too soon, please. Where’s Aaron? I need Aaron,” Sarah gasped between contractions, her voice strained with fear.

Her doctor, Dr. Robinson, with a look of urgency in his eyes, spoke firmly, “I understand you’re scared, Sarah, and we’re trying our best to get to Aaron, but we have to act quickly for the safety of both you and the baby. We’re running out of time.”

“Okay,” Sarah panted. She knew the risks as well, and as much as she needed Aaron to be there, common sense told her she had to allow the doctor to do what needed to be done.

“Okay.” Dr. Robinson turned and nodded to the anesthesiologist, who took up the syringe and injected its contents into the IV tube. Sarah felt a wave of panic wash over her as the room started to blur around the edges.

Just as she was about to slip into unconsciousness, the door burst open, and Aaron rushed into the room, his eyes wide with alarm.

“What’s going on? Why is she being prepped for surgery?” Aaron’s voice was filled with concern as he made his way to Sarah’s side, grasping her hand tightly.

“The baby is compromised. Enough oxygen is not getting to her. We need to do an emergency C-section. It’s critical,” Dr. Robinson explained.

“B-b-but…” Aaron stuttered.

“There is no other way,” the doctor spoke firmly.

Aaron turned his attention back to Sarah. “It’s okay, Sarah. Everything’s going to be all right,” he spoke reassuringly.

“I’m sca—” was all she managed to say before everything went dark.

Sarah felt like she was free-falling into a deep void of nothingness until Sienna’s voice echoed through the darkness, calling out to her with a sense of urgency.

“Sarah! Help me, please!” Sienna’s voice, tiny and distant, reverberated through the nothingness. Despite the darkness, Sarah could make out the faint outline of the little girl, her features ghostly and washed out.

“Sienna, I’m coming!” Sarah’s words felt hollow as she stumbled forward, her arms outstretched. But the girl was just beyond her reach, her image flickering like a faulty projection.

Sarah’s heart clenched with fear as she desperately tried to reach the little girl, but to no avail.

Suddenly, the world shifted, the void giving way to the familiar but disorienting surroundings of a beach. The sound of waves crashing against the shore replaced the silence, and a new cry filled the air—a baby’s desperate wail.

Sarah spun around, her heart-wrenching at the sound. “Where are you?” she called out, frantic. Her gaze landed on the bassinet by the shoreline, her baby’s cries emanating from it.

Sarah sprinted toward it, the sand dragging at her feet. “Hang on, baby, Mommy’s coming,” she promised, her voice breaking.

But the bassinet seemed to recede with each step she took, as if it were being pulled away by an unseen tide. “No, no, no! This isn’t happening!” She pushed herself harder, the cries growing louder, more urgent.

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