Hope you liked chapter one, here's chapter two!
Reba immediately broke down into tears. It wasn't just because the child was injured, it was also because she might be her baby girl.
My Natalie.
She didn't even notice that the ambulance had arrived until the paramedic laid a hand on her shoulder and said, "Excuse me, Miss."
Getting up from her place on the ground, Reba stood up and off to the side, watching everything unfold slowly in front of her. It had her scared to death, and worried. Looking down at herself, Reba noticed that her shirt and pants were covered in blood and she froze. She had never been good when it came to dealing with blood and she turned even more pale than her complexion. As she swayed, Reba was thankful for the paramedic that ran up to her and caught her before she hit the ground.
Reba woke up a few minutes later, as she felt herself being loaded into the ambulance, right along with the little girl. "Wh... What happened?"
"Well," the paramedic answered, "After looking down and seeing yourself covered in blood, you fainted. I'm guessing you don't deal with blood very well?"
Reba shook her head, "No, not really."
"Are you Natalie's mother? Or are you related to her in another way?"
I might be her mother. Hopefully I am but, I don't know. Fingers crossed.
Reba took a deep breath before answering the question. "I'm just a bystander who witnessed what happened and I am more than willing to ride to the hospital with Natalie, if she needs someone to ride with her."
The ambulance ride to the hospital was a blur. Reba had so many thoughts, so many questions running through her mind. The main thought was whether or not this little red head, was her daughter. She hoped with all of her heart and prayed to God that Natalie was her daughter.
Once the ambulance arrived to the hospital, Reba and Natalie were rushed into the trauma bay. The doctor had instructed Reba to wait in the hallway, so she wasn't in the way of anything. They needed a lot of space considering the amount of medical equipment and nurses the doctor needed.
After a half an hour of waiting out in the hallway, Reba was approached by the doctor. "Hello, I am Doctor Kallie Miller, but please call me Kallie. I am going to be attending to Natalie. May I ask what your name is?"
"My name is Reba. Reba McEntire."
Kallie's eyes grew to the size of dinner plates. "Uh... Umm... Can you please tell me what you witnessed today?"
Reba took a deep breath before saying anything. "I had just finished signing papers to make my company, Reba's Business Inc., an official business. As I was walking out of the building and getting into my car, I looked up and seen the girl walking across the street and seconds later, she was being hit by a car. She flew a few feet in the air and her backpack landed behind the car. I slammed my car door and rushed over to her. That's pretty much all that happened."
Doctor Miller looked down at her clipboard and wrote a few things down before continuing to speak. "Okay, is there any questions you might have?"
Oh my Lord, I have so many of them.
Reba took a tissue out of her purse and wiped her eyes and nose before speaking in a shaky voice. "Yeah. I want to pay for any medical bills she might end up with. Could we get her into a private room? One last thing, is there any way we could have Natalie's DNA tested against mine?"
The doctor had a quizzical look on her face and an eyebrow raised. "Yes, to the first two. As for the last question, why do you want to get your DNA tested against hers?"
"Well, it's sort of a long story. When I was 19, I had a baby girl and had to give her up for adoption, and I named her Natalie Marie McEntire. When I asked the girl what her name was, she whispered that it was Natalie McEntire."
Kallie nodded her head before answering. "I see. Okay, let me notify the lab and we can arrange for the test to be taken."
Natalie had been moved to a more private room shortly after Reba had talked to Kallie. She had said, that there wasn't much in the way of visible injuries but if there were any internal injuries like broken bones and such, they would show up on the x-rays and cat scan.
After 2 hours of waiting, the results for the x-rays, cat scan and DNA test were back. When she walked into the room, Kallie startled Reba, when she spoke. "So, we have the results back for everything. Miss Natalie, is a very lucky girl. She has a severe sprain in both of her wrists. They won't require casts, just an ace wrap for her wrists. The most serious injury is the big gash on her face, that required 15 stitches. The only thing she'll need is: rest, her gash kept clean and Tylenol or Ibuprofen when in pain. Also, you can alternate between putting cold and hot compresses on each of her wrists and maybe place cold packs on her cheek- onlyifshe can tolerate it."
Kallie bit her lip before smiling softly at Reba. "As for the DNA test, Natalie's DNA matches yours. Congratulations Miss McEntire, you have just found your daughter."
Oh, Natalie. My babygirl... I've finally found you.
