Part 6:

"What happened next?"

"Well... I picked her in my arms and brought her inside..."

"Abby. Abby. Are you okay?"

She slowly opened her eyes.

"Talk to me Abby. Abby."

"What?", She said in a calm tone.

"You got hit by a car."

"Oh..."

"What happened? Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I don't remember."

"You feeling sore?"

"No", She promped to her elbows, "Ouch!"

"Where does it hurt?"

"Here."

She placed her hand on her belly.

"Oh God."

"What?"

"Nothing", I shook my head, "We need to go to County."

"Why?"

"You're injured. It can be serious."

"We both went to the hospital and Neela examined her."

"Why didn't you get me?"

"Abby didn't want you to know. And to be honest, I didn't either."

Susan's face turned to disappointed. I noticed that.

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay. Go on."

"Anyway... Neela said she was fine. She was the only person who knew about the baby too. She said he or she was gonna be fine too."

"Did you know what you did to Abby?", She asked suddenly.

I got a little puzzled with that statement.

"I'm sorry?"

"Did you realize what you did to her?"

Again I got confused with her question and tried to understand it for a moment. I guess she noticed because she laughed a little and spoke.

"You didn't get it, did you?"

"No", I gave her an embarrassing smile.

"Yeah, I noticed. What I meant is that she's changed after you left – you noticed that by yourself, I think. And now that you came back, you changed her again. I could swear Abby would never want a baby."

"Yeah... I could swear either."

"So you're aware about what you caused to her?"

"Yes, Susan, I am."

There was a long pause. I believe we both were trying to imagine what our lives would be like without Abby around. It was still hard to believe. After what seemed like five minutes but was only some seconds, I finally spoke.

"First Peter. Then Mark. Now Abby", I rubbed my eyes, "What's wrong with me? Am I that emotional or am I insane?"

"You're not insane Carter. You just miss them. They were a big part of your life. Two living examples and a woman you were in love with. It's normal to feel that way."

"I want to have her back Susan. I know I can't. What am I supposed to do without her?"

"Well... you'll have to get over"

"How? She was the one who suported me when I got addicted to drugs. She was the one who sponsored me. She made me like coffee and pie. We've been through so much together."

"Yeah, I know. I knew you two were meant to be at the moment I saw you two together."

I smiled weakly and she smiled back.