Cameron and Ashton too, began dialing away on their phones as they tried to contact all the health experts they knew of.
A throbbing pain stung my abdomen yet again. I had felt it from the moment I knew about Summer’s illness earlier that day, and I figured it must have been a symptom of stress and anxiety.
But as time went by, I realized something was wrong. While Ashton was still on the phone, the pain suddenly intensified and I felt a warm trickle down my thighs. Fear poured into my mind in an instant. “Ashton, I have a bad feeling…”
He quickly hung up and rushed over to my side. “What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?”
I grabbed onto him and shivered in pain. “My stomach hurts!”
His pupils constricted the moment he noticed the blood in between my legs. “Get the obstetrician!” he exclaimed loudly.
“I-I’m fine…” I resisted, although my legs were giving away under the intense pain.
As Zachary hurried off to get the doctor, Cameron came over and helped support me. “My dear, when was the last time you had your period?”
Cold droplets of sweat had already emerged on my forehead by then. “I don’t know, it’s never been regular…”
Come to think of it, it had supposedly been over a month since I last menstruated. Ever since I lost my baby, my period cycle had never been normal.
Seeing the mixed emotions on their faces, I knew what it meant. I am probably pregnant.
That explained my unusual exhaustion these days! How ignorant I’d been… I’ve always thought that my extra sleepiness was because of the weather.
Everything happened in a flurry as I was wheeled into the emergency ward. The pain in my abdomen became more and more unbearable. The voices around me soon became muffled and distant as my view blurred…
When I jolted awake, I broke out in cold sweat. Cameron and Zachary were by my bedside, but there was no sight of Ashton.
Although my mother sighed in relief as I regained consciousness, I was unable to comprehend the teary look on her face. “Why are you crying, Mom? What happened to me?”
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