Note: Sorry, if any of these words offend anyone. They make me feel uncomfortable, but had to use them here
July 20th, 2010
Week 16
It was so hot out. Jade broke down and put on one of her sundresses. She didn't like those as much as jeans and a t-shirt. Jade ran over to the swing set at the park and got on. She loved swinging.
"There she is." Ava, a local kid, pointed to Jade.
"Can you push me, Jade?" Caroline asked. Jade jumped off of the swing and went over to her sister.
"Okay, hold on." Jade pulled her sister back and began to push her. Ava and two of her friends got off of the picnic table and walked over to the Davis sister.
"What are the two of you doing here?" Ava asked. Jade gave her a look.
"Playing." She said. She hated Ava so much.
"We don't want 'n-er' or half breeds playing here." She said. Jade froze.
"Excuse me?" Jade whispered.
"My daddy says never to play with half-breeds like you." Ava said.
"You're going to get us dirty." Sophia laughed. Jade stopped pushing Caroline.
"You're so ignorant." Jade said.
"We don't want half breeds here." Ava said. Caroline frowned.
"I'm a little girl." She said.
"A little 'n-er' girl." Ava spat. Jade took Caroline's hand.
"We're leaving." Jade said pulling Caroline off of the playground. She had tears in the back of her eyes. She couldn't let them spill over though. Jade had to be strong. The girls walked over to the picnic table where Alex was feeding River.
"Did you girls have fun on the swings?" She asked.
"Sure." Jade said taking out her peanut butters and jelly sandwich.
"Mommy, what's a 'n-er' ?" Caroline asked. Alex stopped feeding River and turned around.
"What??" She gasped.
"What's a 'n-er' ?" Caroline asked. Jade hung her head.
"Where did you hear such a word?" She asked.
"Ava." Caroline said, "What is it?"
"It's one of the baddest words you could say. It's so disgusting, Carrie. If I ever hear you say that word again, you will get in so much trouble." Alex growled.
"Sorry." Caroline poked at her sandwich. Alex looked at her oldest daughter.
"Who is Ava?" She asked. Jade shrugged, "Who is Ava?" Jade sighed.
"She's just this bully. She doesn't like us, which is fine because I don't like her." Jade said.
"Did she use the N-Word?" Alex asked calmly.
"She always uses it." Jade said, "I ignore her though."
"You better ignore her. You can't play with a girl like that all right?" Alex asked. Jade nodded.
"Don't worry." She said. Don't worry? Of course Alex would worry about it. It made her sick that people were still teaching their children to mean to others. Maybe someday hate would be gone. She didn't think it would though. She still got comments about her and Ty's marriage. She felt physically sick.
August 3rd, 2010
Week 18
Alex sat in her rocking chair feeling her stomach. She hadn't felt the baby move in the past two days. She was starting to worry. She drank some orange juice hoping it'd get the baby kicking, but it didn't work.
"I'm home." Ty called out. He looked around the living room. "Where are all the kids?"
"Adam took them." She whispered.
"Is something wrong?" He asked her. Alex nodded.
"I think the baby is dead." She told him. The colour drained from his face. He knelt down in front of her.
"Wh-What?" Ty croaked out.
"The baby hasn't moved in two days." She said, "I need to go o the hospital. I need to make sure the baby is okay."
"Let's go." Ty helped his wife to her feet. He could feel Alex's hand shaking in his. He wanted to shake too, but he had to be the strong one. he wasn't sure what he'd do if this baby died. He had already grown so attached to his son or daughter. It only took them five minutes to get to the hospital. Ty had sped the entire way there. Time was of the essence.
"Proctor, page Dr. White." Ty said as he brought Alex into the ER.
"Why?" She asked.
"Something's wrong with the baby." Alex whispered. She nodded and paged Dr. White. Ty helped Alex into a bed.
"He'll be right here." Proctor said as she began to hook Alex up to a monitor.
"I think the baby is dead." Alex said.
"Dr. White will be here in a moment, Alex." Proctor gave her a reassuring smile. Dr. White walked into the room. Proctor whispered what was going on.
"Good evening." he smiled at them, "When was the last time you felt the baby move?"
"Two days ago." Alex said. Dr White nodded.
"Let me do an ultrasound to see the baby." he said pulling Alex's shirt up around her belly. Ty took her hand and squeezed it gently.
"Don't tell me my baby is dead." Alex said. Dr. White was silent as he started the ultrasound. Ty stared at his child up on the screen. Dr. White smiled and pressed a button. A soft drumming filled the room.
"Your baby isn't dead, just sleeping." He said, "He has a very strong heart beat." Alex began to cry as she listened to the noise.
"It's alive." Ty whispered.
"Yes, he is." Dr. White smiled. Ty looked at him.
"He?" Ty asked. Alex stopped crying.
"A boy? We're having a boy?" She asked. Dr. White nodded.
"A very healthy baby boy." He said, "it was possible he slept during the day and when you were sound asleep, he was moving around." Alex sat up grinning at Ty.
"He's okay! We're having a boy!" She cried. Ty laughed wrapping his arms around his wife. He felt so much better knowing the baby was okay and even better knowing it was a healthy baby boy.
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