Chapter 10: A chance at luck
Author: ZeusFluff.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Revolution characters. Date Started: 10/25/15. Date Finished: 10/26/15.
"Maybe we should stop and let you rest for five minutes."
Rachel shook her head no and pushed forward. They had to keep moving. Stopping was only wasting more time. She couldn't let them slow down because of her.
"The baby and I are fine Ben. I'll let you know when I need to take a break."
Ben stared at her and how fast she was moving. She looked as if she were gliding on water.
"A couple of minutes ago you looked about ready to fall asleep. Now you've got this sudden burst of energy. I don't know how you do it."
Rachel smiled and kept walking, holding onto Charlie's hand.
"Must be my second wind. I've never felt more awake. Let's keep moving. We've got a lot of ground to cover before nightfall."
Ben took a drink of water while balancing Danny in his arms.
"I hear water and our canteens and water bottles are almost empty. Should refill them. You do need a break Rachel. Give your feet a rest."
Rachel narrowed her eyes at Ben and stood straight up. She looked to Charlie and motioned for Ben to give her Danny.
"Charlie will you and Danny help me find some firewood?"
Charlie nodded and took Danny's hand.
"Stay close to me Danny. Don't let go of my hand."
Danny stayed close to Charlie and fidgeted a bit. With her left hand she started picking up as many twigs as she could. Rachel had a large bundle of firewood in her arms. Charlie's eyes widened as she looked at her mom.
"Mommy that's too much! That's too heavy!"
Rachel stopped dead in her tracks when she felt something was off. Dropping the bundle of firewood she grabbed for a low hanging tree branch on a nearby oak tree. Charlie became alarmed and got closer to Rachel. Rachel put her hand up to stop Charlie from getting any closer.
"Charlie stay back."
Charlie stayed where she was and held onto Danny's hand. Danny started to cry.
"Mama!"
Rachel took a breath and looked straight at Danny.
"Don't cry baby. Mommy's going to be just fine."
She sighed in relief when she spotted Ben coming towards her.
"Rachel, what happened? What's wrong?"
Trying to regain her composure, Rachel stood up but kept her grip on the low tree branch. "My pile of firewood was too heavy. I took too much."
Ben motioned to a blond woman just behind him who had a British accent.
"Rachel my name is Maggie Foster. I'm a doctor. I can help."
Standing stock still, Rachel stared at the woman.
"You're a doctor?"
Maggie nodded and approached Rachel slowly.
"Yes I am. How bad is your pain? On a scale of one to ten what would you say it is?"
Rachel gripped the tree branch a bit harder and shut her eyes.
"I'd have to say an 11. When I was pregnant with my son I had Braxton and Hicks, but to be honest, this feels different."
Maggie got a little closer and held out her hand to Rachel.
"Let me help you Rachel. We can figure out what's going on here. You may need to rest for several days, but I can't be sure until I examine you."
"Daddy? Is mommy ok? Is the baby ok?"
Charlie sat wide-eyed on Ben's right knee while Danny sat on the left. He tried to give Charlie a smile.
"Mommy is just fine and so is the baby. She just needs to rest for a couple of days ok?"
Nodding, Charlie picked up a small stick and drew in the dirt with it.
"Can I see mommy?"
Ben put a hand on Charlie's little one.
"Let's give the doctor a few more minutes with mommy ok?"
Charlie didn't like sitting still. She was so much like Rachel. Ben knew that. Even though he'd by chance found a doctor, he knew that something was wrong. He couldn't put his finger on it, but somehow this wasn't going to work out. In this world, he found that everything, even having a baby could be very dangerous.
To Be Continued…