AN: Back with a new chapter :)
Chapter 2: Breathe Part 1
It was unlike any other pain she had endured before. It hurt so much. The time she had broken her leg when she was ten, was nothing compared to this agony. It felt like her stomach was being kicked multiple times and she could do nothing about it. Why? Why did it have to be now? Kim was in the car, while Jack sped toward the hospital in a panic.
"It'll be alright, Kim." said Jack in trepidation. Though it was mainly aimed toward him rather than her.
"Just focus on driving, Jack!" Kim shouted back. She didn't mean to sound so harsh, but the fact she need to be rushed to the hospital was as plain as day. Sweat glistened off her forehead as she tried to stay relaxed. Just breathe, she repeated. She rolled down the windows in an effort to cool herself down. The moon was brightly lit on a breezy November night. She heard the rush of cars on the freeway and the occasional beep of the horn as Jack rapidly swerved in between traffic. She felt relieved when the hospital came into view at last. Jack swerved into an empty parking space, turned off the engine, and ran to the passenger side to gently escort Kim out of the car.
The big red EMERGENCY sign in front of them was so bright, it nearly blinded them.
They walked steadily toward the front desk and in an instant two nurses came into the room with a wheelchair. "We'll take it from here, sir." One of them said. Jack glanced down at her worriedly and nodded. His brown hair was tangled and there were black circles under his eyes from only a few hours of sleep. Lines formed on his forehead. Boy, did he look cute when he was worried. "I'll be fine, Jack. Just try not to worry, okay?"
"Okay. Take care of her alright?" His gaze turned toward the nurse with brown hair and gorgeous blue eyes.
"Understood, sir." She replied. "We really must be going now."
There was another wave of pain. Unlike the others, this one hurt even more. She groaned in pain and held her swelling stomach. Just breathe, Kim. In and out, in and out, she repeated. The walls spun as she continued to be quickly wheeled down the stark halls of the Expectant Mother ward. Kim's vision started to go blurry, not just from the pain, but from sleep as well. Her head started to nod and she felt the weight of her eyelids start to close when she heard the faint voice of the nurse to keep them open. "I can't." She mumbled and felt her eyelids close as she finally drifted off into slumber.
