I broke my promise :( But this is quite a long update..so hopefully that kinda makes up for it! Enjoy!
Sephy
Mother comes rushing into my bedroom. Startled, I gaze at her. Why did she look so panicked? Then I remembered, Jude, Callum...Callie. My daughter.
"No!" I choked out, and tried to get out of bed. But my feet wouldn't seem to move however hard I tried. "No, Callum." I started to cry in despair "Please no!" Mother came rushing towards my bedside, her arms outstretched. But I pushed her away, I had to find him. To make him pay for what he'd done. I loved them, and he took them away. I take a sharp intake of breath in a desperate attempt to stop my hysterics. I need to clear my head, to think clearly.
"Sephy darling please tell me what's wrong" Mother asked desperately, pulling me into a hug. I go stiff, I don't want to hug her. This is her fault. It's all of their faults. If they'd just let us be, then none of this would have happened. I grab the edge of my bed and heave myself out of bed, and away from her grip. I stumble blindly towards my bedroom door.
"Sephy?" Mother's voice rings in my ears again. It's too loud, I want more than anything for it to go away. For the quiet to surround me again. I spin round, furious, and shout at her.
"They're gone mother! He won!" I'm screaming at her now, how can she not understand? "He took them. I have to get him. I can't let him just kill them." I shook my head at her, and realised I was crying. Quickly I wiped my eyes, I had to stay strong. I had to get him back. Mother took a step towards me, her arms held up in a surrender.
"Sephy you're very confused, come back to bed." She smiled at me. No! My mind shouted at her.
"No." I whispered "They're gone mother." I smiled softly at her "I'm sorry but I have to go."
My mother's face turned to panic as I turned away from her again.
"Kamal!" I heard her shriek. Dad was here? I pushed that thought aside and tried desperately to find my way downstairs. I heard footsteps, so many footsteps, all coming at once. Why couldn't I find where anything was? I had to find him. I had to find them. I needed to see them one last time. I stumbled blindly along the corridor. Mother was following me, I could sense her, but I carried on.
"Kamal quickly!" I heard her screaming again. Why was she screaming? What did she have to scream about? My eyes were blurred with tears. I wanted to stop crying, I needed to stop crying. But I couldn't. I couldn't see where I was going, I couldn't think properly.
"Make it stop." I cried, unsure of who I was talking to. "Please make it stop."
"Sephy let me help you." I heard my mother and father's voices, talking to me. They weren't as loud anymore. Everything was calmer, even the ringing in my ears had stopped. Maybe peace was closer than I thought. Just maybe it was alright. I would see them again. I stopped and stood still for a second. One step Sephy, that's all it takes. I reached out slowly and put my foot forwards. A smile spread across my face. I'm coming for you Callum. I'm coming Callie. But where I'd expected my foot to stop it didn't. Instead it kept going. And all of a sudden I wasn't flying, I was falling.
Jasmine
"Sephy!" I screamed as I watched my daughter reach her foot out. But she couldn't hear me anymore. What was happening to my daughter? My little girl? I had to make her stop, but I was powerless. All I could do was watch. I swear I saw her smile a small smile before she stepped. But she reached out. And her body crumpled in shock and flew from my vision. I raced towards the stairs. But I couldn't get there in time. My daughter's body lay at the bottom of the stairs. Kamal was already there, cradling her head.
"Oh God." I whispered "No. Not Sephy." I raced down the stairs, tears streaming from my cheeks. "Minerva call an ambulance, now!" I yelled. I saw Minerva appear from her bedroom upstairs, take one look at Sephy, and race towards the office. Deep breaths Jasmine. She's going to be fine. You need to stay strong for Sephy's sake. Carefully I stepped over my daughter's body. I sat beside Kamal. She wasn't moving. Her eyes were shut, her feet twisted at odd angles. Her stomach stuck out. The baby. Was the ambulance on their way yet.
"Sephy." I whispered "Sephy it's Mother. Can you hear me? Open your eyes if you can hear me darling." Open your eyes Sephy. I willed. But she didn't. She lay still. I tried to remember my few weeks of first aid training from years ago.
"Check for a pulse." I whispered to Kamal, who was clutching at my daughter. "Check for a pulse." I repeated. Kamal looked at me, his face stricken and felt for a pulse.
"Jasmine..." he whispered, horrified. I shut my eyes. I already knew what he was going to say. "Jasmine, I can't find a pulse." I took a deep breath. There's still a chance. She's strong. She'll be okay. I stroked my daughters stomach. She was so beautiful.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the ambulance pull into our drive.
Sephy
Am I dead? I don't remember much. Just falling. I thought I was flying, before I realised I was falling. I'd felt so free...but falling...when I fell all of it came rushing back to me. The pain. The confusion. The hurt. It's not how I imagined it to be, heaven. It's dark and quiet, deathly quiet. That's what I was wishing for I suppose. Or maybe I'm in hell. Maybe God's angry at me. Either way I don't particularly mind this place.
"Callum?" I whisper "Callie?" I sit up. I'll see them here. I'm sure of it.
Callum
The phone rang. I blinked for a few seconds, trying to adjust to the light. The clock on my bedside table read 10am. I'd overslept, again. I'd meant to go and see Sephy this morning, she'd be mad if I turned up late. The phone's shrill in my ear reminded me it was ringing. Sighing I picked it up.
"Hello?" I muttered. The voice who replied, wasn't who I'd expected. It was Sephy's sister, Minerva.
"Minerva?" I asked confused "What do you want?"
"It's Sephy." The receiver cracked at me. I shook my head, I must be hearing things.
"What?" I said, hoping I'd heard wrong.
"It's Sephy." Minerva sounded like she was about to cry. "There's been an accident. She," I heard her sharp intake of breath before she continued "She fell down the stairs. We're at the hospital."
"But she's okay though, isn't she?" I pressed. There was silence at the other end of the phone. "She's alright?" I repeated.
"I-I don't know." Minerva sniffed "She wouldn't wake up. Dad- he couldn't find a pulse." She paused "The doctors say you should come as soon as you can." Her voice was only background noise now though, my mind was trying to process what she'd just told me. Was Sephy dead? What did she mean she wouldn't wake up?
"I'll be right there." I replied grimly and set the phone down.
Callum
"Callum." The doctor who stood alongside the Hadley family shook my hand. I nodded at him and then my gaze fell to the bed beside him, and to Sephy. I had to look away though, I couldn't see her like this. So still. She was so full of life, seeing her like this was strange. I turned back to face the Doctor.
"So what happens now?" Kamal asked. "Is she alright?" The doctor smiled sympathetically at us.
"We've run some tests." He told us "And Miss Hadley is in a very critical condition...but she is alive." I breathed a sigh of relief. "Of course, her condition made her fall a lot worse and we are now concerned that this fall could affect her baby drastically. We might even have to consider going into early labour..." he paused to look at Mr and Mrs Hadley.
"But she's only seven months pregnant." Mr Hadley protested, aghast.
"I understand that, but it's the only way the baby has a chance of surviving. Of course there could be difficulties which we have to take into consideration."
"Difficulties?" I asked sharply "What kind of difficulties?" The Doctor avoided my eyes as he answered my question
"Sometimes in situations like this, with premature birth, particularly after an accident...there can be complications with the birth. There have been circumstances where the mother has been hurt or..died during the birth." My heart started to beat faster as he spoke "But it's the only option we have right now, if we leave the baby be it could kill both of them. Sephy has a good chance of survival if we go ahead with the premature birth."
I looked as Mrs Hadley, whose face was a mixture of shock and anger.
"That's it?" she asked furiously "That's all you have to say? You must be able to do something else! If it's about the money, we'll pay you anything."
"It's not about the money I'm afraid." The doctor told her. "We're all doing our best to help Miss Hadley but at this time a premature birth is our only option. I'm sorry."
So again this is the aftermath of the kidnapping still affecting Sephy. I'm sorry, I think I change tense quite a few times in this. But I wrote it in a rush as I am going out soon but wanted to update and really want to put it up now so I apologise for that. Just to make it clear - Sephy isn't actually dead. She's just kind of in an unconscious state at the moment. And no she didn't try to commit suicide by throwing herself down the stairs, it was an accident. She thought she knew what she was doing, but at the same time she didn't. She's got a lot of problems at the moment basically...sorry if it's confusing. Hope you enjoyed anyway! Izzie xx