Chapter 0238 I stand rooted in my spot as the words keep ringing in my ears.
A baby girl.
Ava has a baby girl. She has a little daughter. Noah is going to be so F***ing happy. He has been praying that he gets a sister, and his prayer has been answered.
âCan I see her?â
âI know youâre eager to see your daughter, Mr. Woods, but youâll have to wait a bit until weâre done checking her,â he says.
At first, his words donât make sense to me, but soon enough, I realize that he assumed that I was the babyâs father. I donât mind it at all; it just came as a F***ing shock.
âSheâs premature since sheâs only twentyâsix weeks old, and given the trauma she faced when Ava was shot and fell to the ground, weâll place her in an incubator. Sheâll be in NICU until we feel sheâs healthy enough to be with family.â
I notice that he has not mentioned anything about Ava. Does that mean they have no hopes of her surviving?
My heart rate increases at that possibility. She has to survive. She just has to. Otherwise, how are we supposed to live without her?
âYou have to be prepared though. We will do everything in our power to make sure she survives, but your have to know that she may not. If she does, she may have severe disability such as cerebral palsy. learning difficulties or hearing and vision problemsâ
âBut that is just a probability, right? It is not something that is set in stone.â I ask him, already feeling sorry for the little girl.
She came into the world too early, and already sheâs faced and will face more than most people will ever face in their entire lives.
âYes. Itâs just a possibility, but it doesnât always happen. We just prefer giving parents all the angles in case something happens.â
I nod my head.
âWhat about Ava?â I ask before he can turn and walk away.
âIâm sorry, but I canât tell you anything right now. Her situation is delicate, so as of now we arenât sure how things will turn out.â He doesnât give us time to process anything before he walks back into the room.
I stand numbly as his words hit me like sharp shards of glass. They pierce my heart and soul and cause a load of pain.
Minutes later, a nurse comes to let us know that Ava is now in surgery. I thought I would see her before they took her to surgery, but she told me that they used a different door.
She said that her wounds, especially the one on her head, wasnât pretty. They couldnât allow her family to see her like that.
After she leaves, I take my seat and continue praying to a God I have lost touch with. I bargain with him, I threaten him, and finally, I F***ing beg him. Beg him to listen to my prayers. Beg him to save the woman I love.
âCan I get you something to eat, Ro?â My mom asks me.
I shake my head. I couldnât even stomach the thought of food right now, let alone eat it. I was a nervous F***ing wreck. Food was the last thing on my mind.
Gabe takes the seat next to me when mom vacates it. With dad sitting on my other side. I donât like admitting weakness, but in this moment, I am. I am weak and helpless, and I didnât know how to stop feeling that way.
Time passes with no word from the doctors. Before I know it, the waiting room door opens, and Noah comes running to me. His b*dy.collides with mine and I take time to just breathe his scent in. It calms me, but not by much.
I spot Calvin entering with Gunner. I give him a nod to say thank you, which he reciprocates. Emma freezes upon seeing them, but Kateâs eyes fill with tears when her eyes land on her grandson.