Ch. 2 If I only knew..
This time it was Emily who reacted fast as the speed of light. Quickly she grabbed me and towed me inside the safety of the saferoom. I just stood there, pale white, shocked and nailed to the floor. I wasn't capable of any reaction whatsoever, emotions raced through me like never before. The feeling of being powerless was so overwhelming.. My whole body started trembling, it seemed to take over control. Tears were flooding down my cheeks, and for the very first time in my life, I cried. I fell, dropped on my knees and sat helpless on the floor, unable to control myself.
I felt like earth split open en cruelly tried consuming me into its debts. Vagelue, only minutes later, I remembered how Emily struggled her huge baby-body in a near impossible position to sit by me and comfort me. Every single dread of my body had gone cold. Not knowing how and where my existence for living was, I felt more frightened than ever before. I remembered the fear I had of losing my mom, when I was just an unborn hatchling. The feeling that crushed me back then, was nothing compared to the fright that froze me now. Suddenly I felt compassion for my father in a way I had never experienced before. Knowing my existence put him through a similar situation.
"Ren?" Emily's soft whisper reached my consciousness. I felt her soft embrace around my shoulders and I wondered how long I had been away for, how long poor Emily had been worrying about me instead of my love. I read the sorrow on her face and in reply I just shook my head, not able to speak. I gently placed my hand on her cheek. Her eyesight glazed over and she reacted as if I had just given her an electric shock. I showed her everything. My feelings, my sorrow, my pain and the all consuming fear I had of losing Jacob. But also the first memories of my life. My mother's body covered in blood, the image of my father powerless hovering over her, frantically trying to save her. That same memory also contained the first memory of Jacob. With that, my emotions grew more powerful, I was projecting them on Emily, until I suddenly felt her heartbeat raise. In a flash I realized what I was putting her through and I yanked my away. She gasped heavily as she regained her eyesight and I had to grab her wrist to prevent her from falling over.
"Ren..!" She tried to scream but her voice was weak and it came out as a whisper. Her eyes rolled bewildered as I looked at her, worry sketched in my eyes. "Emy!" I tucked her wrists gently as to get her back to her senses. "The baby.." She whispered and clasped onto her stomach. Suddenly she screamed out in agony and collapsed to the side. A familiar piercing scent burned in my nostrils. As I gently trusted Emily's head in my lap, she twitched and gasped in pain. The baby wasn't due to the next two weeks! Quickly I glanced down at her skirts and discovered she was bleeding heavily. In shock I looked up at her face again and saw the blood draining from her cheeks, turning her pale white. Within seconds she lost her consciousness.
"No.." A helpless whisper escaped my lips. This couldn't be happening! Emily's body was completely motionless and life was quickly seeping out of her. I had to do something. Her and her baby's heartbeat were decreasing as quick as the blood was streaming down her legs. With my hands trembling heavily, I lifted her and put her on an old mattress that was stored in the saferoom. Emily's and her baby's heartbeat were decreasing to a dangerous low level. I cringed noticing that they were both dying if nothing happened. Sam would be devastated, he wouldn't live without Emily. I collected myself firmly, they were out there saving my Jacob, I would be here, saving Sam's Emily and her unborn baby.
