Tickled Pink
Chapter Two
Tears were welling up in her eyes and her view became clouded, behind her she could hear Smithy's footsteps but she really didn't want him fussing. Just before she closed the door Smithy grabbed her shoulder,
"Hey Gina's just winding you up like she does with everyone, she doesn't mean anything buy it".
"Smithy how would you know she's never been like this towards you. You haven't got a clue how I feel have you everyday I come to work hoping that she'll lay off me but she never does, she just constantly picks on me. Name one other person she picks on more than me" she stated,
Smithy searched for a name but no one sprang to mind, Kerry was right.
"There is no one is there Smithy" she sighed closing the door behind her door.
"Kerry talk to me, please. How are we going to get through this if you want talk?" He pleaded on the other side of the door.
"Because not talking is my way of dealing with things," She cried.
"Well your going to have to tell me how your feeling cos' its not doing you any good bottling this all up" He replied.
The conversation fell silent and Smithy could hear her crying on the other side,
"Kerry let me in, please," He pleaded,
A crashing sound then total silence followed his plea,
"Kerry…Kerry are you Ok" but there was no reply,
"Kerry talk to me" He prayed that she was Ok.
He stopped then rushed into his office, standing behind his desk he opened a draw and pulled out a key. Running back to the locker room he turned the key in the lock to find her lying there on the floor, still.
"Oh my God, Kerry please answer me" but again there was no answer, her body didn't even flinch.
He cried out into the corridor praying that someone would hear him, just then June peered into the room to find the young woman's body motionless on the floor, Smithy was towering over her.
"Is everything Ok," she asked,
"Well does it look like it June? Don't just stand their do something," he snapped
June rushed outside and raised the alarm, coming back into the room she told Smithy that the ambulance was on its way.
"Sorry about snapping at you June things aint been going to well for us" he apologised
"You mean you two are together," she asked,
"Kind of, well we need to be. I'm going to tell you something but only for Kerry's sake, well she's pregnant" he smiled,
"Your baby?" she asked,
A smile ran across his thin lips,
"Yeah it is!"
"Well I just hope she's Ok for hers and the babies sake" she smiled.
She lay there drowsy from the drugs that she had been pumped with; a stinging sensation filled her eyes as they tried to open. Taking in her surroundings she noticed that it was visiting time, yet no one came to see her.
Back at the station Smithy popped his head into Gina's office, acknowledging that he was there she raised her head from the mountainous load of paper in front of her.
"I'm just popping to St Hughes to see if Kerry's Ok. I don't suppose you know where the maternity ward is do you?" He asked with a broad smile,
"No there forever moving it and extending it, I might pop down later anyway," she replied, reading glasses resting on the tip of her nose.
"Ok I'll just ask when I get there. Gina I don't really think its a good idea you going to see her she needs rest not you nagging at her."
"I'm just doing my bit, you know taking an interest in my Pc's welfare" she smiled sarcastically.
Smithy wasn't so sure but he let it rest he wasn't prepared to argue with Gina Gold purely because he knew that she'd win.
"Hang on young man why do you want maternity?" she questioned knowing that something was up.
Smithy tried to keep it in but he just wanted to shout it out,
"Kerry's pregnant," He stated,
Gina spat out the coffee that was in her mouth and looked at him,
"You and her… having a baby!" she spluttered in complete shock,
"Yeah we are" He smiled,
He continued,
"And I don't for you to voice your little opinion Gina I'm happy with it… really I am".
She lay there rigid from the shock, 'no it can't be she thought'. She felt sick with fear, alone, isolated from her previous life or so it may seem. This was the point where her life changed forever, now life was precious, live it to the max just like she had been told. But how, she didn't have the strength, thinking about long-term plans seemed impossible at this point in time. She knew how life changed so drastically, learning that at a very early age. All her memories came flooding back it seemed as if this had triggered off a flow of memories and they just didn't stop flowing through her tired brain. It seemed that history was repeating itself, but why did it have to affect her she was still young her life had yet to begin.
A middle-aged woman with short blonde hair stood at the end of her bed handing her a tissue,
"Hi how are you feeling?" she asked,
Wiping her eyes she responded,
"You know"
"Why aren't you on a maternity ward? Can't they treat you better on there?" reply to the abrupt answer.
This statement dissolved her into a ball of tears and she could not tell her why she wasn't.
"Oh Kerry I'm so sorry, I didn't realise, Smithy told me I just assumed everything was Ok." June knew she was digging herself into an even bigger hole.
She still lay there silent, unable to reply. Her pain was beginning to be taken over with anger, how dare he tell everyone?
After a while June realised that standing there was pointless so she searched for an admirable excuse,
"I'll be right back I have to talk to a suspect"
On the way out of the ward she noticed Smithy approaching her,
"Hi Smithy, I'm so sorry" she stated in a sad voice,
"Why what's happened" he panicked brushing past her into the ward.
He saw Kerry, sitting up in bed, her face tear stained. Walking over slowly he tried to push his emotions back inside of him knowing that she would not want to see them.
"Hey" he said, shooting a wan smile and laying his hand on top of hers.
Sliding her hand from underneath she turned the other way, Smithy continued,
"What's wrong, tell me remember what I said about sharing things it helps".
Turning to face him her voice turned to sheer anger,
"How does it Smithy it just makes things worse, you had no right telling June. What exactly were you thinking of?"
"I…I had to get it off my chest, anyway she had to tell the paramedics about it didn't she" he stuttered,
"I don't know did she, because at that point I was kind of unconscious"
"Kerry why are you being like this, its not good for you or the.." but before he had a chance to reply she interrupted,
"The baby? There is no baby, there never was"…
Another chapter done. In the next chapter i'm going to explain exactly what is going on so don't panic if your not following this very well. Please r+r I can't explain how impotant it is to receive reviews,I need to see what you think so I can improve. Lotsa Love Babybel xxxx