Without Her

Chapter 42 - Stay With Me

Sacha slaps Kian's face a few times, in an attempt to wake him.

That doesn't work, so he starts to shake him again.

"Kian!" He shouts.

"Oh for godsake!" Sacha shouts, as he paces waiting for the ambulance.

Eventually after twenty minutes, the ambulance arrives.

A paramedic knocks on the door, and Sacha lets him in.

"Yeah, my friend he's in there." Sacha says, panicky.

"What's his name?"

"Kian, Kian Madani."

The paramedic walks into the living room and pats Kian's face "Hey, can you hear me?"

No response, they take him into the ambulance.

Meanwhile...

"Kids, get up now!" Jac shouts, upstairs.

Harriet toddles downstairs, with her toy rabbit.

"Mummy, when we see daddy again?" She asks, cocking her head.

Jac picks her up, and puts her onto the counter.

"Baby, we aren't."

"Why, mummy?" She asks, pouting.

"Because mummy, doesn't like daddy anymore and it's better for you." Jac replies, turning around and making some food.

"But me miss hwim." Harriet replies, rubbing her eyes.

"I know, but you need to get over it."

Harriet puts the rabbit in her mouth, and starts to chew on it.

"Emma!" Jac shouts, "Down here now!"

Emma rushes downstairs, "Yeah, mum?"

"Come on, it's time for school."

"What already?"

"Yes, and if you don't get out of that door now I will throw you myself."

"Okay, okay." Emma says, taking her lunchbox and walking out the door.

"Right, madam." Jac smiles at Harriet "Let's get going."

Jac picks Harriet up, and tickles her stomach a bit.

"Mummy, stwop it!" Harriet giggles, as Jac stops and they walk outside.

"Emma, in the car now." Jac says, as she buckles Harriet into the car.

"Okay." Emma sighs, as she gets into the car.

She drives Emma to school, and Harriet to nursery.

She then heads to a hospital, and sits down waiting.

"Miss Naylor?" Says a voice, who walks out of the door.

"Yeah, that's me." She says, as she walks behind them.

"Right would you lift up your shirt?" The doctor says, as Jac sits down on the blue chair.

Jac lifts her shirt, and the doctor applies some gel.

She starts to do the ultrasound.

"So is it a boy or a girl?" Jac asks, smiling for a second.

"It's a..." the doctor stops, after she says the gender.

She turns the screen, and dread overcomes her face.