All Isabel could see was a bright light. It was over; the baby was dead. Isabel was numb; she just opened her eyes and lay there.
'Isy, Isy, are you awake?' Alex walked over to the bed.
'Go away,' it hurt even to think about Alex. The baby had been part of him, and that part of him, of them was lost forever.
'I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.' That was all Alex said, over and over.
'It's over, isn't it?' Isabel couldn't even look at him. Alex just nodded his head. 'Go away,' said Isabel and Alex went.
Alex could understand why Isabel was pushing him away. He could see all her reasons, but it still hurt. He had lost the baby too. He was just as scared, and lost, and upset, but he was hiding his emotions. He had this inbuilt instinct to be strong, and not to let Isabel see that he was constantly on the verge of tears.
Alex was wondering aimlessly around the wards of the hospital. He wasn't ready to talk to anyone, and Isabel didn't want to see him. Finally he allowed his exterior to crack, and he dissolved into tears.
Isabel was sat up. She was ready to talk, and she had questions to ask.
'Why?' That was really all she had to know.
'Your body couldn't take it.' Tess might have been the only one who could answer her questions but when it came to her people skills, she was the pits.
'What's that supposed to mean?'
'Your body wasn't designed to carry a half-human baby.'
'So you're telling me that if I ever want kids then I have the choice of precisely one guy who can father them?'
'Yea, pretty much. Except technically Max isn't your biological brother, so he could father your child, but I'm thinking that it's emotionally out of the question.'
'Get out of here, I'm not in the mood for this.' Isabel was perilously close to loosing her temper.
'You asked.' And with that Tess left the room.
'You want some company?' Liz asked.
'What is this? An outreach program?'
'I'm sorry, I'll go.'
'No, it's my fault. Come in, sit. I need some company, otherwise I'll just end up brooding again.'
'This has to be one of the worst days of your life.'
'It sucks, I was just getting used to the idea of being a mom, and now, I'm not.' Isabel had silent tears running down her cheeks. 'I feel like some bad soap opera cliché.'
'It's alright. It will be alright.'
'No, it won't be alright. It'll never be alright. You could never understand. I could feel that baby inside me. It was a part of me, and it's gone. I just found out that unless I get a taste for incest, Michael is the only person I can ever have children with, and Tess is running for Miss Insensitive 2000. You have no idea, so never try to tell me that it'll be alright.'
The End
'Isy, Isy, are you awake?' Alex walked over to the bed.
'Go away,' it hurt even to think about Alex. The baby had been part of him, and that part of him, of them was lost forever.
'I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.' That was all Alex said, over and over.
'It's over, isn't it?' Isabel couldn't even look at him. Alex just nodded his head. 'Go away,' said Isabel and Alex went.
Alex could understand why Isabel was pushing him away. He could see all her reasons, but it still hurt. He had lost the baby too. He was just as scared, and lost, and upset, but he was hiding his emotions. He had this inbuilt instinct to be strong, and not to let Isabel see that he was constantly on the verge of tears.
Alex was wondering aimlessly around the wards of the hospital. He wasn't ready to talk to anyone, and Isabel didn't want to see him. Finally he allowed his exterior to crack, and he dissolved into tears.
Isabel was sat up. She was ready to talk, and she had questions to ask.
'Why?' That was really all she had to know.
'Your body couldn't take it.' Tess might have been the only one who could answer her questions but when it came to her people skills, she was the pits.
'What's that supposed to mean?'
'Your body wasn't designed to carry a half-human baby.'
'So you're telling me that if I ever want kids then I have the choice of precisely one guy who can father them?'
'Yea, pretty much. Except technically Max isn't your biological brother, so he could father your child, but I'm thinking that it's emotionally out of the question.'
'Get out of here, I'm not in the mood for this.' Isabel was perilously close to loosing her temper.
'You asked.' And with that Tess left the room.
'You want some company?' Liz asked.
'What is this? An outreach program?'
'I'm sorry, I'll go.'
'No, it's my fault. Come in, sit. I need some company, otherwise I'll just end up brooding again.'
'This has to be one of the worst days of your life.'
'It sucks, I was just getting used to the idea of being a mom, and now, I'm not.' Isabel had silent tears running down her cheeks. 'I feel like some bad soap opera cliché.'
'It's alright. It will be alright.'
'No, it won't be alright. It'll never be alright. You could never understand. I could feel that baby inside me. It was a part of me, and it's gone. I just found out that unless I get a taste for incest, Michael is the only person I can ever have children with, and Tess is running for Miss Insensitive 2000. You have no idea, so never try to tell me that it'll be alright.'
The End