私の美咲- My Misaki

Chapter 29

Misaki's P.O.V

The seconds ticked by as I waited for any kind of news from the doctor who was in charge of Manami. While I didn't know much about child birth, I was sure that she should have delivered by now. My nerves were frayed and my worries for her increased with the passing of time. To further increase my stress, I was unable to contact nii-chan. I worried that he was still mad at me and that he was purposely ignoring my calls. If that were the case I would only be able to blame myself for him missing the birth of his first child. I should have chosen a better time to tell him about my relationship with Usagi-san. I should have known that telling him such news out of the blue would cause an unfavorable reaction. In the end I couldn't blame anyone but myself.

After realizing that I had missed Usagi-san's book signing, I couldn't bring myself to call him. I feared that he would also be mad at me, and the last thing I needed at the moment was for more blame to be placed on me. I wouldn't be able to stay strong if I heard Usagi-san's angry voice aimed at me. And the last thing I needed at the moment was to breakdown. I needed to stay strong for Manami, because she was as part of my family as nii-chan was. I have learned to care for her and even viewed her as an older sister. Therefore I needed to be here when she finally gave birth to show her that she wasn't alone. That even if her husband couldn't be here, I would be by her side to give her all the support she needed. It was the least I could do after all the support she had given me, especially after how she stood up for me yesterday when I told nii-chan everything.

"Takahashi family?" A voice asked.

I looked up and saw that it was the doctor in charge of Manami. Relief flooded me and I quickly got up to go to him.

"Yes I'm here. Did she finally have the baby? Can I go in and see them?" I asked as the excitement of meeting my nephew filled me up.

"Are you by any chance the husband?" The doctor, who based on his name tag was named Nowaki, asked.

"No I'm her husband's brother, Misaki. I have been unable to contact him. So you can discuss whatever you need with me." I replied, as another pang of guilt hit me because nii-chan wasn't here.

"I'll tell you just because this is serious, but please try your best to contact your brother as soon as possible." Dr. Nowaki told me with a small sympathetic smile.

"Yes, I'll make sure to do that. Is something wrong?" I asked with increasing worry.

"Manami just went through a very difficult delivery. She gave birth to twin babies. One is a handsome baby boy and the other one is a beautiful baby girl. Thankfully the babies are healthy. However Manami isn't doing too well, and to be honest we are not sure if she will make it past tonight." Dr. Nowaki said with a saddened expression.

I was unable to fully understand everything he had just told me, or maybe it was just that I refused to understand it. I didn't want to think about his last statement, I would not be able to handle it without completely breaking down. So I focused all my attention on the fact that she had twins. I could just imagine how excited nii-chan would be when he found out. He always dreamed of having a big family, but now that he finally had a family he wasn't here to see them. The guilt I have been trying to hold back rushed back to me. I shouldn't be the one by Manami's side, he should be.

"Misaki are you all right?" The doctor asked, interrupting my thoughts.

"I'm fine." I said with the bravest smile I could muster.

"Well as I was saying, Manami wants to speak with you. However I must warn you, she is in critical condition. Please try to refrain from stressing her and please try to make any conversation brief. She needs all the rest she can get." He warned.