Proloige

It was a beautiful, summer night in a city called San Diego in California. The cars were driving by the skyscrapers, the people still amazed by the view whenever they go pass through them. People were walking around the city, talking, laughing, just finishing off their night great.

It was an amazing night for one young couple. The couple's names were Marlin Brooks and Coral Kelps. Marlin and Coral met through their parents. Their parents were really great friends to each other whenever they were little. Marlin loved Coral ever since they were four years old. Over 14 years being together, their relationship was growing strong. During junior high school, Marlin was only 12 whenever he asked Coral out on the date. Coral accepted it and they have been dating ever since.

Now, they are both 18 years old and they were walking back from walking on the beach earlier that night. The two were walking on the streets, hand in hand, laughing and smiling at each other. After a moment of laughter, Marlin calms down and sighs before he speaks to his girlfriend.

"Glad high school is over." Marlin saids to Coral.

Coral looks at him with a "are you serious?" look on her face. "Marlin, you keep on saying that a lot. We graduated from high school last month. You should've only say it like twice."

Marlin chuckles at her. "I know but I just love the fact that we don't have to go to school no more." All of the sudden, to Coral's surprise, Marlin let's go of her hand and stops right behind of her. He then wraps his arms around his girlfriend's swollen belly. He rest his chin on her shoulder as he looks down at her belly.

"Especially if we're going to be parents soon." He whispers in her ear with a happy tone in him.

Coral smiles big in response. Right when their summer break ended and their senior year in high school started, Coral surprises Marlin telling him that she was pregnant. Marlin was so excited he couldn't wait to be a new parent. Coral's parents supported Marlin and Coral becoming new parents, and Marlin's mother did too. They help them move to a smaller house and help them get ready for the newborn to arrive. Marlin and Coral was so happy to have a child, but they are nervous at the same time.

"I know Marlin," She saids back, removing herself from his arms and started walking. Marlin follows her. "This little boy will be coming our way soon and I'm so excited! Only two more days Marlin!" She screams out, looking at Marlin with excitement in her eyes.

Marlin smiles big at her before he leans in and kisses Coral with all of his heart. She squeals in his mouth at the surprise in his actions. She wraps her arms around his neck as they continue with their kiss. The kiss wasn't heated at all. It was slow and romantic, just how Coral loves to be kiss. After a moment, Marlin pulls away and puts his forehead on her forehead. The two had their eyes close and was smiling at each other.

"I love you so much Coral Kelps." Marlin whispers to her.

"I love you Marlin Brooks. More than you will ever known." Coral whispers back, a bigger smile on her face.

Then, all of the sudden, Coral felt a kick on her belly, making her jerk away from Marlin's grip. Marlin open his eyes, looking at his girlfriend with a confuse and worry look on his face.

"Are you okay? Is the baby coming?" Marlin asks her immediately.

Coral shakes her head no as she rubs her belly. "No honey. Not at all. The baby is just kicking my stomach."

A sigh of relief wash over Marlin as he smiles at her. Coral smiles and grabs Marlin's hand before the two started walking once again.

"We need to pick a name for our baby boy. We haven't pick one out yet." Coral saids.

"Oh I already got one. It's going to be Marlin Jr." Marlin saids.

Coral laughs at his response. "We are not going to name our boy Marlin Jr. I like Nemo." She suggests.

"From that movie you like?" Marlin asks, not surprised that she wanted Nemo to be the name.

"Of course silly! I wanted Nemo to be the name of our baby when we first found out it was a boy. I just love the name. Its unique from all of the other names." Coral saids.

Marlin smiles down at her before he sighs. "Alright, we will name it Nemo. Nemo Brooks."

Coral looks at her boyfriend and smiles big. "Perfect." She whispers to him.

Before the two can do anything else, a guy pops out from an alley and points a gun at both of them. The guy was cover in all black and had a black ski mask, making the two can't see who it was. Coral and Marlin looks at the guy in horror as they stop walking.

"Give me your money! Now!" The man orders them, his voice was in anger.

Marlin pulls Coral close to him, making sure that his girlfriend and his son is safe with him. The two look at the man with a frighten look.

"W-we do not have any money! Leave us alone!" Coral saids with confidence in her voice.

The man comes close to Coral and points the gun straight on her head. Coral looks at him with frighten, but also a challenge look. "If you don't give me your money now, I will..."

"Oh no you are not going to hurt her!" Marlin screams before he let's go of Coral and tackles the man. The two fall on the ground and the gun was slipped out of the man's grip. The two men started fighting each other, punching and kicking each other.

While the fight was going on, Coral looks on in horror. Then all of the sudden, she feels something liquid moving down her legs. She looks down, seeing water moving down her legs. She looks down in horror and looks back at Marlin.

"Marlin!" She screams out in horror before she screams out in agony. She collapse onto the ground, holding her stomach in pain. Marlin sees this and stops what he is doing. He stands on his knees, his eyes all on Coral. His eyes go wide in shock, seeing Coral in serious pain.

Before Marlin could scream out her name, the man kicks him in the head hard, causing him to go back onto the ground. Marlin felt his head so light headed, causing his vision to go blurry and his ears ringing. Even though his hearing is starting to going down, he can still hear his girlfriend screaming out his name in horror.

"Coral..." he whispers out.

The last thing he heard before his world went black was a loud gunshot.

"Marlin? Marlin honey?"

Marlin slowly opens his eyes and then shuts it back tight. The bright lights above him is making his eyes hurt. He keeps hearing beeping noises beside him and clicking noises as well. He opens his eyes once again, seeing himself staring at a wall.

He groans in pain as he felt his head pounding. He moves his hands to his forehead, trying to make the pounding in his head to go away.

"Do you need medicine, sweetie?"

He quickly drops his arms and look towards his left, seeing his mother, Georgia Brooks, right beside his bed. Marlin sighs and nods his head.

"I'll get Dr. Gibson." Georgia saids before she quickly got up and walks out of the room.

Marlin looks around the room, seeing the TV hanging on the wall, a huge window right beside his bed, making him see the whole city. He looks down, seeing himself in a mint green gown and he is laying on a bed. Marlin puts his head down on the pillow and groans in annoyance.

He is at a hospital. That is just great.

The doors opens, he sees his mother and a doctor walking into the room. The doctor smiles at him as he holds two cups in his hand.

"Glad you are awake. My name is Dr. Charlie Gibson and I am the doctor for you." Dr. Gibson saids as he gives Marlin the medicine and a cup of water.

After Marlin takes the medicine, he looks back at Dr. Gibson. "What happen?"

"Well, son, you suffered a terrible concussion. The guy kick you hard it almost cause your skull to crack. You almost had a memory loss, but you are lucky. The police founded you and arrest the guy." Dr. Gibson explains.

Marlin eyes go wide as he remembers what happened earlier. "Coral! Is Coral alright?" He asks them, his tone filled with worry.

Dr. Gibson and Georgia looks at each other with guilt in their eyes, causing Marlin to get a hundred more times worrier.

"What happen to her?! Is she alright? Is our son alright!" He yells out in worry.

Georgia looks back at her son and grabs his hand. "Coral didn't make it. She...she was shot in the chest from the guy. She die right when police came. The doctors tried to save her, but they couldn't. I'm so sorry."

Marlin looks at his mom in shock. He just freezes on the bed, looking at his mom. His eyes was glassy right when his mother started explaining the story. Next thing they knew, Marlin felt the tears run down his face. He squeezes his mother's hand hard like she is the only thing he has left.

"Wh-what happen to my son? Is he dead too?" He asks him.

"No Marlin. Your son is alive. Coral was in labor during the time of the shooting and right when the police came, they realize it was time to let your son out of the womb. They got the baby out and took him to the hospital with you. He survive the shooting. Lucky son." Dr. Gibson explains.

Marlin nods his head slowly and looks down on the bed. Hearing his son was still alive made him feel better, but he was still upset that his lover was gone from him. Tears were still pouring down his face. He sniffs before he looks back at Charlie. "Can I please see my son?"

Dr. Gibson nods his head immediately. "Absolutely, but here is one thing about your son. He has a birth affect called meromelia. It's where someone has a lost limb either on the arms or legs. Your son lost a limb on his left elbow, so he only had an upper left arm, that's it. This doesn't happen a lot, but it is rare birth effect. It's not Coral or your fault at all, it just happens. Let me get your son real quick."

After his explanation, Dr. Gibson leaves the room, leaving Marlin and Georgia here. Georgia wraps her arm around her son and brings him closer as Marlin looks down at the bed.

"Marlin, please don't blame yourself for Coral's death. This is how our world is today, and we just can't stop it. I know you tried to protect her, and I'm so proud of you for doing it, but none of this is your fault." Georgia asks him softly.

Marlin nods his head in response as he wipes the tears from his face. Georgia kisses her son's forehead before the door open once again.

Marlin and Georgia looks up, seeing Dr. Gibson holding his baby. Dr. Gibson walks over to Marlin and puts the baby down on Marlin's arms.

Marlin was awe when he saw his son. He looks just like him. His ginger hair and pale skin and his light brown eyes, but he has the rest of his mother's features. The nose, mouth, ears, chin. Everything looks just like Coral.

"He is so beautiful." He saids in awe, having a biggest smile on his face.

Georgia and Dr. Gibson smile down at him. "What is going to be the name of your son?" Dr. Gibson asks him.

Marlin kept looking at his son as he answers the question. "Nemo. His name is Nemo Brooks."

Well, this is my first time ever published a story on . I hope you like this and I will update soon!