Mary let herself go almost limp in her brother's arms. Home. She
wanted to be free of this place so badly, to go home. After so long would
she be able to do it, to just leave with her brother after Gottreich.
Just then she noticed Lona lying on the floor, Elmer kneeling beside her with a worried expression on his face.
She squirmed slightly, signaling for her brother to put her down.
"What happened?" Mary asked softly as she walked over and knelt down by Elmer, reaching out and touching Lona gently.
Oh, great. Elmer glanced over at the child with a nervous expression. Trying to explain exactly what happened to the ghost had been embarrassing enough but now to have to offer the details to a little girl....
"Did you do something naughty in the morgue again?" Mary said with a giggle as she caught sight of Elmer's embarrassed expression. Her hand moved lower to Lona's tummy, her eyes widening a bit when she felt the baby moving. "Oh, you really did something naughty, didn't you?"
"Do we have to talk about naughty things? Please?" Elmer glanced over at the little girl and dropped his eyes to the floor and Lona's face once more. The sight of her pale face forced him to shove his embarrassment down and look up anxiously at Michael, Mary and was that Mona Klingerman? "They got in somehow. That means there's a way to get out of here, right? We need to get her to a doctor or something now!" Surely if they could get Lona out of here and get her some help this could be fixed.
There had to be a way to fix it! Elmer gently touched Lona's stomach for a moment. He couldn't bring himself to say it, knowing how likely it was that.... Maybe if he didn't say it, it would hurt less when.... He didn't want to lose them though, to lose either Lona or the baby.
"What's wrong with her?" Mary asked as she looked down at Lona once more.
"There's a reason that pregnancy takes nine months." Michael said as he crossed the room to join his sister, his eyes narrowing as he caught sight of Mona. "Sit on the bed, dear. Where in the world are your shoes?"
"It's making her sick?" Mary looked up at her brother as he lifted Mona onto one of the beds before joining them on the floor.
Michael nodded, extending his hand and gently probing. Removing the damage caused by that boy had helped a bit, had given Lona an slight energy boost as a consequence, but already that was fading rapidly. If something weren't done and soon, neither Lona or the baby would survive.
"Paul did something to her too, didn't he?" Mary asked as she glanced up at her brother.
"Is Paul that rather badly disciplined boy?" Michael said and when Mary nodded he continued. "He tried to destroy the baby. I was able to correct that damage but there's very little that I can do for the more serious problem." He glanced towards the doorway for a moment before turning back to the situation at hand. If Jesse would just call his aunt.... There were healers at the school who could treat this if they could just get one of them there in time. He looked down at Lona once more, trying to keep his expression neutral. Time, she had very little of that left.
Suddenly he looked up as Mary spoke. "Maybe I can do something to help?" she said hesitantly as she moved around Elmer, lifting Lona's head a little and easing her up so she her head rested pillowed in her lap. She bit her lip as she gently touched her face once more. She had helped Peter after Paul had hurt him but this.... If she didn't try though, she could tell from the way her brother was trying so hard not to look that Lona was going to die and her baby,,,, She turned her head slightly and glanced at Elmer out of the corner of her eye. He would be so sad if Lona died.
Mary looked up as she felt someone take her hand to find Mona kneeling next to her. "Okay," Mary said quietly as she motioned for the other girl to put her free hand on Lona's tummy. She closed her eyes, not sure exactly what to do but determined to try anyway. They had to fix this.
Just then she noticed Lona lying on the floor, Elmer kneeling beside her with a worried expression on his face.
She squirmed slightly, signaling for her brother to put her down.
"What happened?" Mary asked softly as she walked over and knelt down by Elmer, reaching out and touching Lona gently.
Oh, great. Elmer glanced over at the child with a nervous expression. Trying to explain exactly what happened to the ghost had been embarrassing enough but now to have to offer the details to a little girl....
"Did you do something naughty in the morgue again?" Mary said with a giggle as she caught sight of Elmer's embarrassed expression. Her hand moved lower to Lona's tummy, her eyes widening a bit when she felt the baby moving. "Oh, you really did something naughty, didn't you?"
"Do we have to talk about naughty things? Please?" Elmer glanced over at the little girl and dropped his eyes to the floor and Lona's face once more. The sight of her pale face forced him to shove his embarrassment down and look up anxiously at Michael, Mary and was that Mona Klingerman? "They got in somehow. That means there's a way to get out of here, right? We need to get her to a doctor or something now!" Surely if they could get Lona out of here and get her some help this could be fixed.
There had to be a way to fix it! Elmer gently touched Lona's stomach for a moment. He couldn't bring himself to say it, knowing how likely it was that.... Maybe if he didn't say it, it would hurt less when.... He didn't want to lose them though, to lose either Lona or the baby.
"What's wrong with her?" Mary asked as she looked down at Lona once more.
"There's a reason that pregnancy takes nine months." Michael said as he crossed the room to join his sister, his eyes narrowing as he caught sight of Mona. "Sit on the bed, dear. Where in the world are your shoes?"
"It's making her sick?" Mary looked up at her brother as he lifted Mona onto one of the beds before joining them on the floor.
Michael nodded, extending his hand and gently probing. Removing the damage caused by that boy had helped a bit, had given Lona an slight energy boost as a consequence, but already that was fading rapidly. If something weren't done and soon, neither Lona or the baby would survive.
"Paul did something to her too, didn't he?" Mary asked as she glanced up at her brother.
"Is Paul that rather badly disciplined boy?" Michael said and when Mary nodded he continued. "He tried to destroy the baby. I was able to correct that damage but there's very little that I can do for the more serious problem." He glanced towards the doorway for a moment before turning back to the situation at hand. If Jesse would just call his aunt.... There were healers at the school who could treat this if they could just get one of them there in time. He looked down at Lona once more, trying to keep his expression neutral. Time, she had very little of that left.
Suddenly he looked up as Mary spoke. "Maybe I can do something to help?" she said hesitantly as she moved around Elmer, lifting Lona's head a little and easing her up so she her head rested pillowed in her lap. She bit her lip as she gently touched her face once more. She had helped Peter after Paul had hurt him but this.... If she didn't try though, she could tell from the way her brother was trying so hard not to look that Lona was going to die and her baby,,,, She turned her head slightly and glanced at Elmer out of the corner of her eye. He would be so sad if Lona died.
Mary looked up as she felt someone take her hand to find Mona kneeling next to her. "Okay," Mary said quietly as she motioned for the other girl to put her free hand on Lona's tummy. She closed her eyes, not sure exactly what to do but determined to try anyway. They had to fix this.