Page 38 of Dream Cum True
“What about—ahh!” I took a deep breath. “What about the girls?”
“They’ll have to go with us, but don’t you worry about that right now.”
I couldn’t worry if I wanted to. I was in so much pain, I could’ve passed out. It took a lot of effort for me to remain coherent and conscious. Elias cleaned me up as best as he could, even putting a sanitary napkin in a pair of my black panties and finding a pair of black sweatpants for me to wear. He carried me back to my bed, and I watched him dress in a pair of sweats and a T-shirt.
“I’m not sure how we should do this. I haven’t met the girls, so my presence will be alarming to them. Do you think you can make it to their room with me?”
“Yeah. Chloe, the youngest, will sleep through this whole ordeal.” He assisted me to their bedroom, and I opted not to turn on the light so I wouldn’t startle them. “Caira, baby, come with Mommy.”
“Mommy?”
“Yeah, baby. It’s me. I don’t feel good, so my friend is gonna take me to the hospital.”
“Okay,” she responded, still half asleep.
“Can you grab their shoes next to the closet?” I asked Elias.
We moved in silence. Once their shoes were on, Elias wrapped a blanket around Chloe, who was still asleep, and carried her with one arm while holding Caira’s hand, who was still a bit delirious from being awakened from her sleep. I managed to make it to his truck, although I was moving at a snail’s pace. I leaned against the door until he secured them in the back, then came to the passenger side to assist me.
“How are you feeling?”
“Terrible. Please hurry.”
Sixteen
Elias
When we arrived at the hospital emergency room entrance, someone came out with a wheelchair. I gave them as many details as I could, and they helped Karla from the car and into the wheelchair. After parking, I got the girls from the back and headed inside.
By the grace of God, the emergency room wasn’t busy. Karla had already been taken back, and one of the nurses escorted me and the girls to the waiting room. Thankfully, there was a small couch available. I sat in the middle with the girls on either side of me, wrapped in their blankets and my arms around their tiny frames so they could lean against me.
An hour passed before someone came to the waiting room with news.
“The family of Karla Newsome,” the woman said.
“That’s me.”
“Hi. I’m Dr. Benjamin. Karla is awake and doing fine. She asked if I could bring you back and allow her to give you an update.”
“Okay.”
I paused briefly to figure out how I’d pick both girls up since they were still sleeping. I held them in place as I slowly stood. After picking up Caira and adjusting her on one side, I scooped up Chloe and did the same.
“I was wondering how you’d manage, but you look like a pro.”
I smiled at the compliment but didn’t respond. She didn’t need to know that I hadn’t even officially met these sleeping beauties. We walked through a set of double doors and halfway down the hall before she knocked on the door and entered.
“Karla, you have a few visitors,” she announced before adding, “if you have any questions or need help explaining anything, let one of the nurses know.”
Almost as soon as we entered the room, the girls began to stir. Caira lifted her head from my shoulder and looked around. When she spotted Karla, she damn near hopped from my arms.
“Mommy,” she sang, rushing to her mother’s side. “You sick?”
She looped her arm through Karla’s and leaned her head on her shoulder.
“I’m okay, sweetheart.”
While that was happening, Chloe woke up, looked around, and rubbed her eyes. When they landed on me, she looked a little confused.
