Chapter 24: Chapter 24

How her hand connected with his jaw she did not know, but it certainly did. What the hell you slimy bastard. I would rather die than be married to you.

But it would only be in paper and for only a short while, and the compensation would be good.

Oh god no one had ever managed to upset her more that she was now, the nerve of the guy. No, she could not stand there and listen to him, otherwise she would go mad with anger. Blindly she moved back to her shop. He just could not be saying that. Her heart felt heavy and tear prickle her eyes. As she was moving back, her phone rang and a he picked he realized that it was from Marya’s school.

Hi miss Lisa, Marya has fallen ill and we have taken her to the hospital. Please come quickly.

Trembling, she tried to wrap her head around the fact that her child was sick, could her day get any worse. She was just receiving bad news after bad news and she felt confused. Why did it feel like five years ago? When she had felt that despair and frustration. She walked to the road and she could not even afford to talk to tony, instead she went to stop a cab and rode to the hospital. Her heart was palpitating, bile gathering in her mouth.

This could not be happening, calling Lexi, she explained what was happening through hiccups and tear. She could not believe this was happening. It was not meant to. Coming to a stop, she got out and climbed the stairs one at a time worry for her child making her shake. Taking a deep breath, she walked to the receptionist and was directed to the room where her child lay. She was in the ICU, tubes connected to her pale face.

How could her child become so sick in just a short while, everything felt surreal? As she sat on the waiting chair outside, he could not help the fear that gnawed on her from her being. Her child would be okay, she said as she tried to quell her tears. Looking at her chest rising and falling brought back memories of her father in the hospital.

It was while she was there that Lexi came in through. Oh baby, have they told you what happened, how Is she doing.

Lexi, look at my baby, he said as she hugged Lexi. What do I do? Everything was falling apart. The new start she had envisioned for herself was nowhere near happening, instead everything was working in the opposite direction. It was as though fate hated her. Otherwise, how could he explain the fact that her job was failing, no he was meeting with obstacles every way and now, her child was sick.

Calming down, she talked with her teacher who had gone to the restroom. What happened, why did my baby girl become so sick.

I don’t know miss Lisa. They had been on the break an it was while she was playing that she started breathing with a lot of difficulty ad her face started turning blue and she started writhing on the ground. Then we called the ambulance and thankfully they came in quickly. They brought her and now they are still treating her.

That was weird. She could not have any breathing problems, because he was okay an did not have any respiratory diseases right. Lisa said as she talked to herself.

Silently, she paced up and down the corridor as she waited for the doctor to come out an eventually, they did. He stopped outie and asked for the parent. Her heart beating fast, while at the same time trying to compose her emotions, she followed him to his office.

Please have a seat miss…

Lisa, Lisa Morgan sir

Okay Lisa, please seat so that we can talk about your baby. Where is the father.

The father is not around but we can talk about her. please tell me what is wrong with my baby girl. Why did she have trouble breathing?

Okay, please fill this form before we go on. Fill her details and yours as well. After she had finished, wrapping her hands across her torso to hide her trembling she turned to face the doctor. Okay now please tell me what is wrong with my daughter now.

Your daughter has atrial septal defect and it has acted up.

What does that mean doctor?

It means that your daughter has a hole in her heart. Normally this may or may not be a serious issue because the hole may close on its own if its tiny but in this case, the hole hasn’t close up and it is large. Blood has been slipping into her lungs which is why he had trouble breathing. She is lucky that she got medical attention quickly.

Wha… what do you mean doctor, no that cannot be possible, Lisa said as she laughed hysterically. Why would her daughter have a heart condition and why had she never known about it?

Shouldn’t this thing have been discovered immediately at birth, why was I not informed. You are lying doctor; this is not true. Lisa said as she stood on shaky legs. Everything felt surreal. She felt her breath coming in short gasps and before she knew it, stars were dancing in her eyes.

What, was happening, the next moment she felt hands holding her, leading her to a place an telling her to place her head between her knees. Breath, miss please breath, slowly in and out. The doctor said as he rubbed her back. It’s going to be okay. Somehow, Lisa heard the voice in her haze and listened to it. The darkness was disappearing, but not the thundering of her heart against her ribcage. When she finally relaxed enough, she turned to him.

Thank you doctor. What do I do now, is there a treatment?