The Alternate Daughter
The following story is under the sole ownership and copyright of J.L. Scott. Unauthorized copying and/or use is actionable in a court of law.
To borrow a phrase: ER no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
Ria woke up suddenly. She shut her eyes against the bright light above her.
"You're awake" Luca said. She turned her head to look at him.
"What happened?" she asked. Luca sat down next to her on the bed. He didn't know exactly what to tell her. They had no idea what had been wrong with her. There had been slight internal bleeding, but no obvious reason for it.
"We don't know. We were hoping you could tell us that" he answered. She shut her eyes.
" I don't know" she exhaled, "I was walking, and all the sudden there was a sharp pain in my stomach. I just kept walking until I couldn't anymore"
"Do you have any medical history we should know about?" he asked. He was beginning to really worry about her. WHY? He asked himself. He'd barely just met her, but he felt very drawn to her, very protective of her.
"Yes. I have breathing problems." she answered softly.
"What kind?" he pushed. She seemed very tired, but he needed to have this information.
"Don't know. I just....stop breathing sometimes. Usually when I'm sleeping. I had medicine for it, but.....I......I don't have the money to pay for it anymore" Her eyes flashed open and her hands moved over her stomach.
"My baby?"
"It's fine." Luca said reassuringly, "There's nothing wrong at all." He smiled briefly at her, wondering about her. How she had come to be walking down an empty street at night, where the father of her baby might be, why she couldn't pay for what seemed to be a necessary prescription.
"You can leave in about half an hour if you want" he told her. She nodded sleepily.
"Thank you" she mumbled. He got up to go, she obviously needed her sleep, but her hand reached out and grabbed his arm. He looked back down at her and saw she was still staring at him.
"Really. You didn't have to stop and help me, but you did. I don't know what I can do to thank you for that". Luca smiled and caressed her cheek.
"Get better, em?"
The following story is under the sole ownership and copyright of J.L. Scott. Unauthorized copying and/or use is actionable in a court of law.
To borrow a phrase: ER no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
Ria woke up suddenly. She shut her eyes against the bright light above her.
"You're awake" Luca said. She turned her head to look at him.
"What happened?" she asked. Luca sat down next to her on the bed. He didn't know exactly what to tell her. They had no idea what had been wrong with her. There had been slight internal bleeding, but no obvious reason for it.
"We don't know. We were hoping you could tell us that" he answered. She shut her eyes.
" I don't know" she exhaled, "I was walking, and all the sudden there was a sharp pain in my stomach. I just kept walking until I couldn't anymore"
"Do you have any medical history we should know about?" he asked. He was beginning to really worry about her. WHY? He asked himself. He'd barely just met her, but he felt very drawn to her, very protective of her.
"Yes. I have breathing problems." she answered softly.
"What kind?" he pushed. She seemed very tired, but he needed to have this information.
"Don't know. I just....stop breathing sometimes. Usually when I'm sleeping. I had medicine for it, but.....I......I don't have the money to pay for it anymore" Her eyes flashed open and her hands moved over her stomach.
"My baby?"
"It's fine." Luca said reassuringly, "There's nothing wrong at all." He smiled briefly at her, wondering about her. How she had come to be walking down an empty street at night, where the father of her baby might be, why she couldn't pay for what seemed to be a necessary prescription.
"You can leave in about half an hour if you want" he told her. She nodded sleepily.
"Thank you" she mumbled. He got up to go, she obviously needed her sleep, but her hand reached out and grabbed his arm. He looked back down at her and saw she was still staring at him.
"Really. You didn't have to stop and help me, but you did. I don't know what I can do to thank you for that". Luca smiled and caressed her cheek.
"Get better, em?"