The Ink of the Reaper

Chapter 16

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Chapter 16

Lizzy woke up on a comfortable bed amongst the white tiles and setting, the smell of plastic gloves untouched mixed with the strong scent of disinfectant, white bars along the side of the top of the bed to stop any falling out of it to be had, A beeping emanating from beside her as she remembered everything that had happened from the explosion, screaming, panicking and trying to run into the rubble to find the man she loved to the point where they had to sedate her to get her to stop clawing at the mouldering beams and embers, She sighed greatly, blinking fast to hold in the tears, trying to find an explanation, maybe he went to the parlour to see if she was there, maybe he wasn’t dead but she had no energy to thick, a sickness in her stomach and her heart in her throat caused her to just lay there with no one in the room. She thought of the possibility of losing Juice, no one was there for her when she woke up like there should be, like in the movies when the victim awoke and there were balloons and grapes and laughter, just an empty room with people running in and out of the doors with leaflets and documents, a doctor telling her that he’d be back soon but apart from the brief acquaintance there was no one to stop the tears from coming.

She peered at lack of security around and swung her legs over the bed, standing up and clutching her stomach like maybe holding herself together would stop her from breaking like smashed porcelain.
“Aah, Miss Martinez, I am back and I have your things, what are you doing out of bed?” Her doctor approached, shocking her escape in motion, he was young, in his early thirties maybe with gelled back hair and a substantial tallness about him that made the room seem smaller, dark eyes and bushy eyebrows disguised an inquiring frown with his plump lips upturned into a smile
“I needed to ugh-I Needed some a-air” She began pointing around the room as a gesture to distract him.
“Well you can have it after I tell you the good, the bad and the dischargeable” He chuckled at his own little joke.
“Can I go?”She asked, cutting him off as she waved her hands around putting it against her mouth and leaning back.

He looked her up and down with a sigh and shook his head although approving of her appearance
“Look, I have to tell you this okay? I’m sorry” He asked, ducking his head in the wait for a response, smiling to ensure safety, she nodded and he continued on
“There are no major burns but your hands might need some relief so that’s the good news but the bad is we needed to keep you in to run some tests on you due to the fact that you reacted to the sedative the first time-“ He was cut off by her snort of derision
“Yeah ...I was there” She whispered, the shame and embarrassment creeping up on her
“and we aren’t sure if it has anything to do with the baby-“
“-Wait what?” He was beginning to get short tempered with Lizzy’s constant butting in, rolling his eyes and continuing.
“Anyway there was no effect to you and the bun in the oven so far, it is doing absolutely fine, you’re both fit and healthy but we need you to be back in here for a few more tests in the next few weeks incase we just missed something” He muttered, looking up and down his sheet, lifting the one on the top to check he hadn’t forgotten anything.
Lizzy froze with a questioning look, her hand on her abdomen, confused at what she had just heard
“W-W-Wait there, can you check again?” She asked, the feeling of isolation covering her like a suffocating blanket.
“I’m pretty sure you’re pregnant, you’re 9 weeks” he wondered, pushing the clipboard in her face for her to check, she wasn’t showing? Sure she’d put on a few pounds but nothing noticeable, she thought it was stability after losing so much weight immediately after he mothers death
“We’ll need to ask you questions and if you’re worried just call my direct-line” The doctor handed her a card, talking into the sheet again
 “I did not know” She sighed, sitting down and putting her head in her hands, ignoring the outstretched hand
“Didn’t think you did” He replied.
“I’ve put it through so much!” She continued.