Magica burst through the ER room and slammed her hands on the desk. Fire was burning in her eyes. "I'm looking for the father of my baby. Last name, Gander."
"Oh- um, yes. He's in ER room 374." The nurse nervously pressed a button and the door unlocked. Magica stormed through the door. Daisy ran behind her, heels clicking. The witch's glare cleared the hospital hallway. Employees and visitors slammed themselves onto the walls, making way for her. Daisy clicked behind her, apologizing to everyone in their path.
Magica slammed open the door to the room. Gladstone stood up.
"Magica, I-"
"Donald. Get out." She pointed at his cousin. He jumped up and left the room closing it behind him.
"You dropped her."
"It was an accident!"
"How do you, Gladstone Gander, drop or break anything? How could you, of all people, the safest person to keep a child safe, drop her?"
"You don't think I've been wondering that all day? I've spent 3 hours in that waiting room just to make sure that nothing happened!"
"Then what happened? Hmmm? Enlighten me." She sat down in the chair and crossed her arms and legs.
"I was napping with her. I had all these pillows on the side of the bed on the floor in case she moved or fell, and she rolled down to the foot of the bed and…"
"And what?"
"I caught her. And then she moved again and…literally slipped through my fingers."
Magica covered her face with her hands.
"Magica…I'm sorry, I just-"
"Where is she now? What are they doing with her?"
"They're giving her an X-ray. Make sure she's not hurt or anything."
"How long?"
"The procedure takes twenty minutes. Results in an hour."
KNOCK KNOCK
The door opened. The nurse walked in, the bundled egg in her arm. A large folder was tucked in her armpit.
"Hello, you must be the mom. I'm Melissa." She nodded at Magica and handed the bundle to her.
The crack stared at her in the face. Magica's face began to sour.
"I'm sorry it took so long, but luckily the machine and the development were completely empty today, so I was able to get the images developed real quickly." Melissa took the folder and opened it, taking the photo and clipping it onto the board. She turned on the light.
A round, oval shape took up the image. The shell of the egg was thick and bold. A small little chick was curled inside the egg. The crack was seen across the egg.
She pointed along the crack in the photo. "You guys are really lucky. The crack is not that deep, considering how thick the shell really is. Plus it's right down the center, so most likely when she does hatch, it should be fairly quick…and…"
"'And' what?" Gladstone gripped the table tightly.
The nurse smiled. "She moved. Now it was just a little movement, but I think she might be moving a bit more so she can use the new crack to her advantage when she does hatch. It actually is probably a good thing that she fell…I mean not good for you as parents, but good for her in considering that she'd have to really push herself out of there. And if she couldn't, would have had to come to the ER for an emergency crack. And trust me, a C-section, while not a bad thing, is not ideal for stressful parents like yourself, Mr. Gander."
"So…it was a good thing she fell?" He asked, his voice quivering.
"A little yes, a little no." Melissa turned off the light and put the X-rays in the folder. "No one likes a trip to the ER."
She walked over to Magica and smiled. "You are really lucky to have a guy who worries that much about his kid. I wish my husband was more attentive like that when we had our first."
The nurse opened the door and looked back at the couple. "Congrats again, guys. And I hope everything is smooth sailing from here."
The four of them walked out into the parking lot of the hospital. Magica clung to the egg.
"Magica?" She stoped and turned to Gladstone. She scowled at him. "Magica, I'm sorry I worried you-"
"Why didn't you call me?" She asked.
"Magica, I panicked. I-"
"You panicked. But you didn't think to call the mother of this baby and let them know?" Her voice boomed through the parking lot.
"Maggie, chill. The nurse said it's all good." Daisy said calmly.
"Daisy, don't tell me to chill." She sneered. Daisy's face went into an angry pout. She opened her mouth to speak, but Donald put a hand on her shoulder.
"I get it. You were stressed and scared, but you could have called or texted Daisy sooner so that I could have known earlier!"
"Stop telling me what I should have done! I already feel like crap for letting her fall! My luck should have prevented all of this from happening but it didn't. I already feel like shit so for just ten minutes, please shut up and give me some space!"
Gladstone's eyes were glassy with tears. Magica took a step back.
He sighed and crossed his arms. "I'm…I'm gonna go." Gladstone turned around and went inside his car. He took one last look at her before speeding off.
A/N: WOW. Magica could have beat his ass, but she didn't. And OFC THE EGG CRACK WOULD BE A LUCKY THING SNDNSKWDNDJSK That part pissed off my bf. He just...he hates Gladstone.
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