She awoke with Aaron crotched beside her, nudging her gently for her ultrasound. It was the last thing Mellie wanted to do today. Here, her boyfriend was dying and today she was going to see their baby.
She usually looked forward to doctor’s appointments, to see how Nugget was progressing but today, she just wanted to stay in the apartment and stay in that room with her love. She also knew Aaron wasn’t going to have any of that, he told her the night before he was going to look out for Nugget and do what she couldn’t. For the first time since the ordeal began, yesterday was the first day she didn’t feel alone.
Mel got dressed and ready, Mia joined them in the kitchen and kissed her sister good bye, giving her belly a pat. Mel was grateful to see Aaron had rented a car for them to go to the hospital; he filled the silence in the car with mindless chatter, as she looked out the window and wondered why the world continued to spin and turn, whilst hers had come to a complete standstill.
As Mel waited for her appointment, she hoped Malaki didn’t think she’d abandoned him. Even if he couldn’t hear her, she still told him where she was going. When her name was called, it snapped her out of her thoughts and she looked up. She looked over at Aaron in wide eyes, a look of fear washed over them. ‘Please come with me...’ she whispered, trying to blink away tears. As he stood up, she took his hand and followed the doctor in.
The doctor, oblivious to the drama that was currently happening in her world, smiled and grinned through the ultrasound and turned the screened to Mel and Aaron. ‘Congratulations Ms Stone! It’s a...’
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