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Chapter 13

Evelyn came to slowly, her brows furrowed as her mind registered the aching pain throughout her body. For a moment, she could not remember what had happened. Every part of her hurt. Opening her eyes, she squinted at the sunlight coming in from the window. She gave her eyes time to adjust, and when they did, she found herself lying in hospital, with a group of very worried friends crowding around her. Martha, Barbabra and Sandra. They were all there.

"She's awake!"

"How are you feeling, Ev?"

"Gosh, you had us worried there."

"Hey, someone call the doctor."

Evelyn got confused with the sudden bombardment of questions. Frowning, she tried to remember what had happened. She was walking out of the nurses' hostel…and a cyclist materialized out of thin air, coming straight at her, and…her eyes widened in shock as she recalled the events. Her baby!

Reaching out, she grabbed Sandra's arm, and whispered urgently, "My baby…did something happen to my baby?"

Knowing how worried she was, Sandra patted her arm reassuringly. "Nothing happened to your baby, Evelyn. The baby is fine."

Evelyn heaved a sigh of relief. Just to make sure, she moved her hand over her belly, and the slight bulge at her lower tummy had never been more comforting. Her baby was alright. That was enough for now.

Martha admonished her gently. "You should be more careful in future, Ev. The doctor said that if you had arrived at the hospital later, the baby might not have lived. You nearly suffered a miscarriage!"

"How did it happen anyway?"

Evelyn eased herself up on the pillows, and gave her friends a meek smile. "I'm sorry. I was…in a hurry, and I didn't notice the bicycle coming."

"No, I meant, how did you get pregnant? When did you…Why didn't you tell any of us?" Sandra asked.

Evelyn didn't hear her question. Her smile disappeared as she remembered why she had been in such a hurry. She was supposed to be there when the news came in about Danny and Rafe's mission! After gathering up the courage to approach Major Jackson and convince him to let her be there to hear whether they made it or not, she failed to turn up because she was silly enough to not notice the bicycle!

"How long have I been here?" she asked tentatively.

"Three days."

Oh gosh, the mission had been over for three days! If…any of them had not made it…Evelyn kicked herself hard mentally for being such an idiot. "Are there any news yet?"

"About what?" The other nurses were getting confused. What was Evelyn talking about? Was she sure she was alright? Did she get a concussion or something?

"About them…Danny and Rafe. They went off on that mission, which was supposed to have taken place three days ago! I was going to…oh I messed up!"

Worried, Sandra pushed Evelyn gently back onto the pillows. "Take it easy, Ev. They will be fine."

No, they were not fine. Evelyn had this sinking feeling in her stomach. Somehow, she knew that the mission did not go as well as it should. Something had happened. But what? What went wrong on the mission? Did any of them get hurt? Oh, if only she had not gotten herself knocked down by the bicycle, at least she would have known about it if anything went wrong.

Not that she could have done anything to help if something HAD went wrong, but still…she had hoped to be the first to know if anything happened to them.

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