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My medical knowledge isn’t really up to scratch… so some of this may not be accurate… but please use your imagination.Chapter 17Half and hour later Abby had calmed Ana down and managed to get her back to sleep, she then stumbled into her bedroom sitting on the bed with her head in her hands. She had told Luka she had been cramping all day but she had managed to forget it through their argument. The pain was getting worse and a little unbearable. Abby managed to pull herself round to Luka’s side of the bed and picked up the phone. The thought of calling Luka crossed her mind but she decided against it and called the only other person she could think of.
“Hello?” Neela answered the phone laughing.
“Neela… its Abby” Abby said sliding down the side of the bed to the floor.
“Is everything ok?” Neela asked sounding distracted by something or someone else.
“Neela… I… think I’m miscarrying”
“What?” Neela said shocked at what Abby had said and how she just realized the way Abby sounded.
“Neela, please… help me”
“Where’s Luka?” Neela asked pacing the floor in her own apartment.
“We fought, he’s gone…” Abby stopped dropping the phone as she used both hands to hold her stomach.
“Abby… Abby come on! Damn it!”
It was a clear, warm May night but down by the river it was still cold. Luka walked along, not knowing exactly where he was going, but just knew he had to go there. Then it happened, he saw where his legs were going… the bench… their bench. He sat down sighing out loud.
‘What the hell am I doing here?’ Luka asked himself as he sat looking around at his surroundings. He suddenly got up and walked up towards the street. Not knowing what to do with himself, he knew what would make it go away. He stopped at the door, and then pushed it open, walking through he stood waiting to be served.
“Bottle of beer” Luka said pulling up a stool at the bar.
“Abby?” Neela banged on the front door to the house. She could hear Ana crying slightly. Running round the back with Ray in toll, she found the kitchen door still opened from earlier. “Abby?” Neela looked in the kitchen to make sure she wasn’t there, and the same in the living room. Deciding it was better to check on Ana, Neela and Ray went upstairs. “Check on Ana… I’ll find Abby” Ray went into Ana’s bedroom to see her standing up in her crib crying and holding her arms out to be lifted. Neela went into Abby’s bedroom and stopped as soon as her foot was in the door, there was Abby lying on the ground. “Ray!!” Neela knelt down beside Abby and checked for a pulse and turned as she heard Ray come in. He froze… just the same… like he found her the first time. “Call an ambulance and get Ana out of here” Ray turned and went down to the kitchen with a still crying Ana and a nearly crying Ray to get help.
“Hi there” A women stood beside Luka at the bar.
“Hi” Luka stared at the bottle in front of him.
“Can I get you a drink?” The women asked watching Luka drink the rest of his beer.
“You’re ok…”
“No really I insist” The women said touching his hand.
“Sorry… but I love my wife… nothing would make me cheat on her” Luka said turning away from the women.
“Sorry, didn’t think you were married… no ring and that”
“Well I haven’t asked her to marry me…yet… but I’m going to” With that Luka got up off his stool. ‘When did I decide that?’ Luka asked himself, ‘I should. I should show Abby how much she and Ana mean to me…I’m going to ask her to marry me’ Luka smiled at himself as he walked towards the El.
As the ambulance pulled up outside County and the doors swung open Kerry, a med student and Malik stood waiting for them, Neela got out the ambulance with Abby and Ray came behind with Ana.
“What the hell happened?” Kerry asked wheeling her towards trauma one.
“She thought she was miscarrying… but the way she’s bleeding… and the amount she had lost when I got there it’s got to be something else” Neela said going into trauma one and getting ready to gown up.
“Neela, you’ve been drinking all day… out” Kerry said before she had a chance to get near the gurney.
“But Dr Weaver…”
“Get out Neela, go sit with Ray and Ana” Kerry ordered her out. “Someone get Coburn out of exam 3”
As Luka made his way round the corner towards their house, he saw it in darkness and supposed Abby had went to bed. He made his way up to the door and was surprised to see the door ajar. He looked around to see if anyone was around in the street before making his way in. His first thought was Abby and Ana, he went upstairs into Ana’s room to see it empty, with just her nightlight lighting up the room. He moved out into the hall and into his own bedroom, where hr saw it, the blood, something had happened and he wasn’t here to protect them.
“Well?” Neela asked as Coburn and Weaver came out of trauma one.
“I’m taking her into surgery now. She did miscarry but because of the trauma she had when Ana was born…it looks like the wall of her uterus has ripped” Coburn explained as Malik and a few OB nurses wheeled Abby out of the trauma room.
“Hysterectomy…” Neela asked with tears in her eyes.
“Possibly… is Luka here yet? I need a signature” Coburn said watching Abby go into the elevator.
“Can’t get a hold of him… his cell keeps going to message bank” Ray chipped in.
“Right well, we’ll need to sign off on it Kerry” Kerry reluctantly took the chart off her and signed.
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