Breathe by Tracey E. Chambers

Author:Tracey E. Chambers [Chambers, Tracey E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-05-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

BETHANY

I hated hospitals. They always reminded me of my mother’s numerous visits to the emergency room. Since we lived in a one story house, it was quite ironic that she had “tripped on her way down the stairs at home” so many times. When you have to constantly invent reasons for your injuries, you really come to believe your own lies. She would even joke about how accident prone she was. I tried not to judge her too harshly; maybe it was the only way she could cope.

Normally, I would have knocked people over in my rush to leave this place, but my feet seemed to be glued to the floor. My brain was telling my rebellious legs to move, but they refused to obey. They might as well have been encased in concrete. I was still standing at the door of my hospital room when the doctor handed me my discharge papers and gave me some last minute instructions. Hopefully they weren’t important because I didn’t hear a word. He was relieved to hand me over to the nurse. She was a short, middle aged woman with long blonde hair, a plump figure, and a kind face. I knew I was keeping her from other patients, but she stubbornly continued to stay by my side murmuring comforting words while patting my back consolingly.

I was concentrating on getting my stubborn feet to move. I stared wistfully at the double doors that refused to magically open and whisk me out of this nightmare. After what felt like hours, the doors swept open, and I watched in disbelief as an averaged sized young man walked confidently through them. His chocolate colored hair was clipped short in the back with longer bangs falling in his eyes. His eyes were so dark they were almost the same color as his pupils. He had on dark indigo Levis and a snug fitting gray t-shirt showcasing some serious biceps. He had a dozen roses in one hand and silver balloons proclaiming “It’s a Boy!” in the other. The man smiled uncertainly at me and started heading my way.

“Congratulations, Beth. How are you feeling?”

That was it. The precarious cliff I was standing on crumbled beneath me. I reached my breaking point, something inside me just snapped. His smiled faded as my knees collapsed. I slid to the ground and started sobbing like a child.

Over my bawling, the nurse explained to Logan that I had given my baby up for adoption. The new parents I had carefully chosen for him had taken him home hours earlier. Wordlessly, Logan shoved the flowers and balloons in the nurse’s hands and scooped me up off the floor. My sobs continued to jolt my body as I was lifted into a pair of strong arms and swiftly carried out of the hospital.

When we made it to the parking lot, the chilly October morning air felt as icy as my heart. Logan continued to walk briskly to his car, still carrying me effortlessly.

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