Meanwhile at Emma's...
Emma ran back to her house. She felt like such dirt. "How could I do this to him?" She asked herself. Just then the phone rang. "Hello? Oh, hi Snake!" "Emma you need to get down here now!" "What's wrong? Is it mom?" "Yeah. She went into early labor. She's about halfway along now. But her blood pressure is really high and I think it would calm her nerves to see you." "Alright, I'm coming!" She hung up the phone and headed for the door. When she opened it she was face to face with Manny. "Manny! I can't talk! I have to go to the hospital! My mom went into early labor!" "Okay, I'll come with you!" "Alright, just come on!" Emma grabbed Manny's arm and started running down the street.
Manny and Emma ran up the steps leading to the hospital entrance. "Can I help you young ladies?" The lady at the front desk asked. "Yes." Said Emma, out of breath, "Where's Christine Nelson's room?" The lady checked her roster, "Room 416." "Thanks!" Manny called back as they took off at a run. "Look! There it is!" Manny said, pointing at the door. Emma opened the door slowly and quietly, poking her head inside. "Snake!" Emma whispered. Snake turned around to face her. It was easy to tell that he had been crying. Emma looked on past him and saw that her mother was not there. "Where's mom?" Emma asked. "In the recovery room." Snake replied, looking at the floor. "Emma I'm sorry. There will not be a new baby." "What does that mean?" Said Emma frantically. "It means that what would have been our new baby girl is dead." As he said this, tears started rolling down his cheeks. "The poor thing. She was a still birth. I'm sorry EM." Emma started bawling. She ran up to Snake and he embraced her in a father-daughter hug. Emma looked back at Manny. She had totally forgotten about Manny. "I'm sorry." Manny mouthed at Emma. Just then the door opened and Dr. West entered. Snake let Emma go and ran over to the doctor. "How is she?" He demanded. "Christine will be fine. The only damage done is emotional. I'm sorry about your daughter. You can go see her now. But only you Archie." Snake rushed out of the room. "So Emma," He changed the subject, " are you taking care of yourself? At this time you shouldn't be doing too much strenuous activity." "What's this?" Manny asked hurriedly. "Emma's cancer. She shouldn't be doing to much." Emma ran out of the room. "Wait, EM!" Manny called. "Thanks." She said to the doctor and ran after Emma. "Emma wait!" "Manny just leave me alone! I need to go home and think." "You need to stop, EM." "What?" Emma asked, turning to look at Manny. She could tell that Manny was fighting back tears. "So this is what you problem today at school was? You have cancer? How long have you known? I mean...were you ever planning on telling me?" "Only a couple days." Emma said. "EM, why wouldn't you tell me?" "I didn't want to worry you. Plus, I wasn't supposed to tell anyone. Dr. West said that I should just go on living my life as normally as possible. As if I had never found out. I'm sorry." "This is why you had to dump Sean?" Manny asked, ignoring her apology. Tears rolled down her white face. "Manny don't cry, you'll make me cry! And that's the last thing that I need now. But yes, that's why I had to dump Sean. Do you understand now?" "No, I'm afraid that I don't. EM, why are you so afraid to let him know? He would probably get closer to you. Don't you want that?" "I don't know..." Emma said, her voice trailing off with her thoughts.
Emma ran back to her house. She felt like such dirt. "How could I do this to him?" She asked herself. Just then the phone rang. "Hello? Oh, hi Snake!" "Emma you need to get down here now!" "What's wrong? Is it mom?" "Yeah. She went into early labor. She's about halfway along now. But her blood pressure is really high and I think it would calm her nerves to see you." "Alright, I'm coming!" She hung up the phone and headed for the door. When she opened it she was face to face with Manny. "Manny! I can't talk! I have to go to the hospital! My mom went into early labor!" "Okay, I'll come with you!" "Alright, just come on!" Emma grabbed Manny's arm and started running down the street.
Manny and Emma ran up the steps leading to the hospital entrance. "Can I help you young ladies?" The lady at the front desk asked. "Yes." Said Emma, out of breath, "Where's Christine Nelson's room?" The lady checked her roster, "Room 416." "Thanks!" Manny called back as they took off at a run. "Look! There it is!" Manny said, pointing at the door. Emma opened the door slowly and quietly, poking her head inside. "Snake!" Emma whispered. Snake turned around to face her. It was easy to tell that he had been crying. Emma looked on past him and saw that her mother was not there. "Where's mom?" Emma asked. "In the recovery room." Snake replied, looking at the floor. "Emma I'm sorry. There will not be a new baby." "What does that mean?" Said Emma frantically. "It means that what would have been our new baby girl is dead." As he said this, tears started rolling down his cheeks. "The poor thing. She was a still birth. I'm sorry EM." Emma started bawling. She ran up to Snake and he embraced her in a father-daughter hug. Emma looked back at Manny. She had totally forgotten about Manny. "I'm sorry." Manny mouthed at Emma. Just then the door opened and Dr. West entered. Snake let Emma go and ran over to the doctor. "How is she?" He demanded. "Christine will be fine. The only damage done is emotional. I'm sorry about your daughter. You can go see her now. But only you Archie." Snake rushed out of the room. "So Emma," He changed the subject, " are you taking care of yourself? At this time you shouldn't be doing too much strenuous activity." "What's this?" Manny asked hurriedly. "Emma's cancer. She shouldn't be doing to much." Emma ran out of the room. "Wait, EM!" Manny called. "Thanks." She said to the doctor and ran after Emma. "Emma wait!" "Manny just leave me alone! I need to go home and think." "You need to stop, EM." "What?" Emma asked, turning to look at Manny. She could tell that Manny was fighting back tears. "So this is what you problem today at school was? You have cancer? How long have you known? I mean...were you ever planning on telling me?" "Only a couple days." Emma said. "EM, why wouldn't you tell me?" "I didn't want to worry you. Plus, I wasn't supposed to tell anyone. Dr. West said that I should just go on living my life as normally as possible. As if I had never found out. I'm sorry." "This is why you had to dump Sean?" Manny asked, ignoring her apology. Tears rolled down her white face. "Manny don't cry, you'll make me cry! And that's the last thing that I need now. But yes, that's why I had to dump Sean. Do you understand now?" "No, I'm afraid that I don't. EM, why are you so afraid to let him know? He would probably get closer to you. Don't you want that?" "I don't know..." Emma said, her voice trailing off with her thoughts.