**Chapter two of this fic . . . .if you don't like it, pls don't read it. I mean, it's not hard. When I read something, and I don't like it, generally I stop reading it or something. Anyway, here's my next part.**
What's Wrong With My Baby?!?
Chapter 2: Your Baby. . . .
2 MONTHS LATER. . . .
Davis and Kari walked down the busy streets on a hot day in July. It was Independance Day in America, and it seemed that everyone in St. Louis was in the streets to watch the parade. Davis pushed the double stroller as Kari walked along side him happily. She glanced down and smiled at Kay and Dmitri, who were looking around from their seats with interest. The family stopped at a corner and watched a big band approach. Everything was fine until the drumline marched through, then Kay began to cry loudly. Kari picked Kay up and tried to soothe her, and Davis did the same for Dmitri. When Davis bent over to pick up his son, he noticed that Dmitri wasn't paying attention to the band, but something in the alley beside them. The noise wasn't bothering him at all, it seemed. when the band was out of sight, Davis snapped his fingers close to Dmitri's ears. Kari looked at him with confusion.
"Hon, what are you doing?" Kari asked, putting Kay back into her seat and buckling her inside securely. Davis kept snapping his fingers, then began clapping his hands. Dmitri didn't respond at all, he just kept looking around. Kari looked at Davis, who looked grimly at Dmitri.
"I don't think he can hear us, Kari. I think the baby's deaf." Davis said quietly. Kari gasped and clapped her hand over her mouth.
"You just didn't clap loud enough, Davis. Of course he can hear, he's our son!" Kari retorted. She snuck up on her son, clapping her hands and yelling Dmitri's name, but when she tapped him on the back, Dmitri jumped and began to wail. Kari picked up Dmitri and held him close, fighting tears of understanding in her eyes.
"We need to see a doctor. Right away. You're right, there's something wrong." Kari stated as she packed the maroon haired boy back into the stroller and began stalking down the street with Davis in hot pursuit. They walked all the way to the hospital, and walked in to the waiting room. After filling out a lot of forms and answering a lot of pointless questions, Kari and Davis sat impatiently waiting for the doctor. A middle age man with black hair and blue eyes walked up to the couple, who were playing quietly playing with their children.
"You must be Mr. and Mrs. Motomiya. I am Doctor Lee. I have a report that something is wrong with one of your babies. Do you have any suspicions?" the man asked politely.
"We think he can't hear anything. Sir, what's wrong with my baby?" Kari replied, more tears forming from her rusty eyes. Davis put his arm around his wife to comfort her as Doctor Lee walked to the stroller and bent down to the little children, who looked at him curiously.
"You have lovely children, Mr. and Mrs. Motomiya. I'll just take the one who seems tohave the problem and check them out." Doctor Lee stated, walking behind the stroller. He moved to Kay's side and yelled, watching her respond and cry for her parents. The doctor then moved to Dmitri's side and repeated his experiment. When he noticed that Dmitri didn't cry or move in the slightest, Doctor Lee walked back around and unbuckled his seat and carried him into the examining room, his mother and father following with Kay.
"We'll do an audio on him, see if he can hear loud things. Your son may be completely deaf. It happens sometimes with twins, usually one of them have some kind of condition after they are born. Sometimes it's acute, like chicken pox. However, sometimes it's chronic like blindness or deafness. We'll just see what Dmitri CAN hear." Doctor Lee said as he left Dmitri in a little white room with his back to his parents and the doctor. He then sent a nurse in with some cymbals. Dmitri didn't respond.
"I believe," Doctor Lee began after a half hour of testing, "that Dmitri is completely deaf. We can get him started on sign language after his first birthday, but it isn't a good time now. When Kay begins speaking, teach Dmitri to speak also. I'm sorry for this to happen to your little one."
"Thank you Doctor Lee. We'll do that." Davis said quietly as he buckled Dmitri back into the stroller and walked out of the hospital with Kari. On the way back to their apartment, Kari began to cry softly. Davis stopped and wrapped her in a hug.
"He has never heard our voices. . .never heard a sound in his life. He doesn't even know it's there. . ." Kari sobbed, clinging to Davis as she allowed tear after tear flow out of her eyes. Davis rubbed Kari's back, trying to clam her down. After a brief time of just standing along the street hugging silently, Kari and Davis parted, maintaining their course for home. When they returned to the apartment, they put Dmitri, who was asleep, into bed and let Kay play until she also fell asleep. After they put Kay in with Dmitri, the couple looked sadly at their children. One had a chance to hear and live a normal life; the other didn't. Kari teared up again and rushed out of the room. Davis stood for a few seconds, then stroked his son's hair gently. After kissing each of his children, Davis walked out of the room and shut the door.
**Dmitri is deaf. He cannot hear a thing. How are Kari and Davis going to handle life with a deaf child and a child that hears? Can Kari handle this? What about Davis? Can the couple make it through this time of grief, or will they fall apart? You peeps are going to have to read to find out.**
What's Wrong With My Baby?!?
Chapter 2: Your Baby. . . .
2 MONTHS LATER. . . .
Davis and Kari walked down the busy streets on a hot day in July. It was Independance Day in America, and it seemed that everyone in St. Louis was in the streets to watch the parade. Davis pushed the double stroller as Kari walked along side him happily. She glanced down and smiled at Kay and Dmitri, who were looking around from their seats with interest. The family stopped at a corner and watched a big band approach. Everything was fine until the drumline marched through, then Kay began to cry loudly. Kari picked Kay up and tried to soothe her, and Davis did the same for Dmitri. When Davis bent over to pick up his son, he noticed that Dmitri wasn't paying attention to the band, but something in the alley beside them. The noise wasn't bothering him at all, it seemed. when the band was out of sight, Davis snapped his fingers close to Dmitri's ears. Kari looked at him with confusion.
"Hon, what are you doing?" Kari asked, putting Kay back into her seat and buckling her inside securely. Davis kept snapping his fingers, then began clapping his hands. Dmitri didn't respond at all, he just kept looking around. Kari looked at Davis, who looked grimly at Dmitri.
"I don't think he can hear us, Kari. I think the baby's deaf." Davis said quietly. Kari gasped and clapped her hand over her mouth.
"You just didn't clap loud enough, Davis. Of course he can hear, he's our son!" Kari retorted. She snuck up on her son, clapping her hands and yelling Dmitri's name, but when she tapped him on the back, Dmitri jumped and began to wail. Kari picked up Dmitri and held him close, fighting tears of understanding in her eyes.
"We need to see a doctor. Right away. You're right, there's something wrong." Kari stated as she packed the maroon haired boy back into the stroller and began stalking down the street with Davis in hot pursuit. They walked all the way to the hospital, and walked in to the waiting room. After filling out a lot of forms and answering a lot of pointless questions, Kari and Davis sat impatiently waiting for the doctor. A middle age man with black hair and blue eyes walked up to the couple, who were playing quietly playing with their children.
"You must be Mr. and Mrs. Motomiya. I am Doctor Lee. I have a report that something is wrong with one of your babies. Do you have any suspicions?" the man asked politely.
"We think he can't hear anything. Sir, what's wrong with my baby?" Kari replied, more tears forming from her rusty eyes. Davis put his arm around his wife to comfort her as Doctor Lee walked to the stroller and bent down to the little children, who looked at him curiously.
"You have lovely children, Mr. and Mrs. Motomiya. I'll just take the one who seems tohave the problem and check them out." Doctor Lee stated, walking behind the stroller. He moved to Kay's side and yelled, watching her respond and cry for her parents. The doctor then moved to Dmitri's side and repeated his experiment. When he noticed that Dmitri didn't cry or move in the slightest, Doctor Lee walked back around and unbuckled his seat and carried him into the examining room, his mother and father following with Kay.
"We'll do an audio on him, see if he can hear loud things. Your son may be completely deaf. It happens sometimes with twins, usually one of them have some kind of condition after they are born. Sometimes it's acute, like chicken pox. However, sometimes it's chronic like blindness or deafness. We'll just see what Dmitri CAN hear." Doctor Lee said as he left Dmitri in a little white room with his back to his parents and the doctor. He then sent a nurse in with some cymbals. Dmitri didn't respond.
"I believe," Doctor Lee began after a half hour of testing, "that Dmitri is completely deaf. We can get him started on sign language after his first birthday, but it isn't a good time now. When Kay begins speaking, teach Dmitri to speak also. I'm sorry for this to happen to your little one."
"Thank you Doctor Lee. We'll do that." Davis said quietly as he buckled Dmitri back into the stroller and walked out of the hospital with Kari. On the way back to their apartment, Kari began to cry softly. Davis stopped and wrapped her in a hug.
"He has never heard our voices. . .never heard a sound in his life. He doesn't even know it's there. . ." Kari sobbed, clinging to Davis as she allowed tear after tear flow out of her eyes. Davis rubbed Kari's back, trying to clam her down. After a brief time of just standing along the street hugging silently, Kari and Davis parted, maintaining their course for home. When they returned to the apartment, they put Dmitri, who was asleep, into bed and let Kay play until she also fell asleep. After they put Kay in with Dmitri, the couple looked sadly at their children. One had a chance to hear and live a normal life; the other didn't. Kari teared up again and rushed out of the room. Davis stood for a few seconds, then stroked his son's hair gently. After kissing each of his children, Davis walked out of the room and shut the door.
**Dmitri is deaf. He cannot hear a thing. How are Kari and Davis going to handle life with a deaf child and a child that hears? Can Kari handle this? What about Davis? Can the couple make it through this time of grief, or will they fall apart? You peeps are going to have to read to find out.**
