A/N: I am really sorry for not updating sooner… My computer is still in repair so it's really hard to find a computer I can write on but still there is no excuse! But tomorrow is my birthday and I really wanted to update my story before tomorrow morning as my present to you!
So here is another chapter! It's a pretty sad chapter so prepare yourself and I also hope you are going to like it ;)
Six
"Mrs. Fitz, we are really sorry…" Aria was now out of control, she couldn't breathe; she couldn't stop the sudden shaking that took over her entire body. She couldn't see anymore as the tears where obstructing her vision.
The military men didn't really know what to do anymore they were looking back and forth between Rose and Aria. After a few minutes of intense silence only break by Aria's crying, Rose looked up from Aria and told the military men to keep going with what they came here to say.
"Mrs. Fitz, like I said previously, we are really sorry to announce you that but we need to report to you that Mr. Hardy Calum was…" Once Aria heard Hardy's name she immediately stopped crying but the panicking feeling didn't left her.
"Please no, don't say it, please, don't …." Aria begged the two men standing in front of her.
"Mr. Hardy was killed a week ago in a commando attack leaded by the Russian army outside of the Berlin base where he was assigned. We are deeply sorry and we offer you our deepest condolences"
"No, no this isn't happening, this isn't true, you must be mistaken him with someone else. This isn't true, please…" Aria
Aria abruptly stood up and ran as well as she could, given that she was six month pregnant. Once she reached the bathroom she collapsed on the floor unfortunately hitting her head on the sink on her way down. Rose and the two men were alerted by the thud that echoed in the silence of the Fitz household, they quickly ran to the bathroom and found Aria lying on the ground not giving any sign of waking up.
"Aria" Rose screamed, "Aria; please wake up" she was still screaming while lightly shaking Aria in hope that she was going to open her eyes but when she noticed the blood coming out of the left side of Aria's head, she stopped and screamed to the military men to immediately call 911.
One of the men took out his cell phone and furiously dialed 911on it "Hi, I am officer Halforth, I'm need an ambulance as fast as possible at 363 Nightingale Av, a 6 month pregnant women collapsed about two minutes ago, she hit her head when she collapsed and she is bleeding from her left side." He told the emergency attendant at the other end of the phone.
"Alright, an ambulance will be there as fast as possible".
Rose was still trying to get Aria to regain consciousness when the paramedics arrived. They put her on a stretcher and rushed her in downtown Philly Due to Ezra being in Europe; Rose was allowed to ride the ambulance with Aria since she is the closest things that Aria has as a family right now.
In the meantime, officer Halforth and his colleague tried to reach the head of the United States Army Europe to inform them about what had happened after the delivering of Hardy's death. They knew the war was a nasty battle tearing up families and what Aria didn't knew is that Officer Halforth knew Ezra personally and that he would do anything in his power to get Ezra back on the American floor safe and sound.
Back at the hospital, Aria still hadn't woken up, the doctors where watching Aria and the baby's vital pretty close because they had currently no clue if the baby was injured when Aria felt on the ground and if Aria would wake up due to her head injury. After a while, Rose felt asleep given the recurrence of the sound coming from Aria's heart monitor. But only a few minutes later, Aria's heart went into full cardiac arrest and Rose was awaken by the doctors and nurses rushing into the room yelling code blue and shocking Aria in hope to make her heart beat again. After shocking her 3 times, her silence heart went back to a peaceful beating heart. But since Aria's heart had stopped functioning during three whole minutes, the doctors where extremely afraid that the baby would suffer from some sort of injuries due to the fact that the blood hadn't reach him/her during those three entire minutes. The entire medical staff ran multiple tests on Aria's baby to see if any damaged had occurred and if so, what was the extend of those damages, in order to make the best choice for the future development of the baby.
Aria finally woke up after being in an artificial coma for two days. Aria tried to open her eyes but her vision was remaining blurry so she closed them again and she tried to calm down because she knew that panicking would only make things worse. When she opened her eyes again, her vision wasn't blurry anymore but perfectly clear. Her room was silent except from a soft noise coming out of a sleeping Rose. Aria slightly shook Rose's hand in order to wake her up which worked like a charm.
"Aria" Rose asked still half asleep "Thank god you are awake, I was getting really worried that you wouldn't wake up, you scared me so much; don't do that ever again"
"What… what happened? I can't remember a thing. The last thing that is certain in my mind is that we were having a great time at my house and then I feel like someone just wiped out my memory"
"You really don't remember? Aria… I don't know how to say this to you… I need you to stay calm and keep breathing for your own health but also for your baby's sake. Promise me?" Rose said in a hushed tone
"I… I promise" said Aria in a barely audible voice. You could cut the tension of the room with a butter knife. Rose had no idea how to tell Aria that Hardy was dead for the second time knowing what it had caused the first time and you could tell that Aria was trying her best to stay calm but the paleness of her skin and the shaking of her hand would tell otherwise.
"Well, first of all you need to know that there was an attack at the base where Ezra and Hardy are stationed. Unfortunately and Aria please, keep breathing… Hardy was killed"
"This isn't fair, this can't be happening, I mean no; no Hardy isn't dead. He is still with Ezra. Why did they kill him, he was innocent."
"I know sweetie, I know I am so sorry, I wish I could tell you that this wasn't true but I can't and I am so sorry"
"What about…" Aria gulped, "what about Ezra?"
"I asked, but they don't have any news about him Aria"
"How am I supposed to go on anymore? My husband's best friend was killed and I have no idea if my husband is still alive? How can they just sit there and do nothing when Ezra is risking his life for this fucking war?" Aria yelled pointing at Officer Halforth and his partner. "Oh my gosh I am such a terrible person, I've lost a part of my memory and I was in a coma for god knows how long and I didn't even ask how my baby was doing. I can't raise a child without Ezra, I can't do it. I won't do it."
"ARIA" Rose screamed, "Calm down, you are only making things worse for your health. I wish I could tell you that Ezra was fine, that he was going to come back but I can't. And quite frankly I don't even know what to tell you anymore. You just lost your best friend and you don't know if your husband is alive or not so I'm sorry Aria, I'm sorry if I can't give you the comfort that you need right now but you need to breathe because if you keep going on like that you won't have a baby raise on your own because stressing like that is only going to make your baby weaker and weaker so please calm down".
Aria was struck by how arsh and frank Roses speech was. She never saw her that mad and angry.
"Leave, please just leave. I want to be alone right now I am tired" was all she said before closing her eyes trying to stop the flowed of tears she knew was coming up.
"I'm sorry Aria… I'll let you sleep" Rose quickly grabbed her bag and coat and ran out of the room without looking back knowing that Aria was probably crying because of her and because of all the pain that was occurring in her life.
Aria wanted to stop breathing, to stop thinking. She couldn't handle the fact that she might have lost both Hardy and Ezra; she couldn't bear the thought that her heart attack might have caused some complication to her pregnancy. She wanted to stop the pain in her heart; she wanted to be happy again. With those thoughts haunting her mind and her soul, Aria felt asleep on her hospital bed resting her hand on her baby bump as a reminder that she needed to be stronger for her and Ezra's unborn child.
Ezra's POV
An explosion… a bright light… an awfully loud sound… and then, nothing
…
Screaming, crying and then nothing
…
This has been my dreams for the past week. I wake up once again screaming out Hardy's name. Hardy, the best friend I didn't have the cance to say goodbye to. Hardy, the best friend I am never going to see again. We were 6 soldier deployed in that commando trying to see what was going on outside of the base. 6 innocent soldiers and now all is left of those six men is me. I keep asking myself why I am the only one that survived the attack. I keep wondering why I'm not in a wooden coffin as I wake up. Two days ago my commander I chef informed me that military on the US ground were informing Aria of the attack as we were speaking. I should have been there to tell her that the men she considered her brother had died under the Russian riffles. Aria, maybe this was the reason why I wasn't killed in that attack. Aria, the reason I keep fighting but without Hardy by my side to remind me that I need to be careful and that I need to have faith, that I'll see Aria again, I am not sure that I'll be able to keep trying. I wish I could go back when life was easier, when I had dreams where everything was alright, time where I would come back to the love of my life every night after a peaceful day at work. A time where every Saturday was dedicated to Hardy and football. A time where the only thing mattered was the three of us. But now Hardy is gone, Aria is certainly heartbroken and probably losing hope that she will ever see me again and I am here in the sound of the bombing in the city of Berlin alone. But I have to keep fighting; I have to be strong for the both of us. I have to keep going, to stay alive so I can go back to my wife and raise our kid in a peaceful world. I have to keep faith that we will win this awful war, faith that Hardy didn't die for nothing, faith that Hardy died so my unborn child could have a free life and so that I could go back in Aria's arm.
I know that this chapter was a bit depressing and that some of you might be mad that Aria shut Rose off like that but I feel like that's what any person in great pain and sorrow would do so I hope you are not to mad at me.
What would you guys think is going to happen next? I always love to hear what you think is going to happen!
So here is the top three for Aria and Ezra baby's name. You can chose between those three or if you have an awesome idea for a unique name or something I am open for suggestion
Grace
Brea
Carly
Can't wait to read your reviews, thoughts and idea!
Reviews are always welcome and appreciate!
Love you guys
Eléonore
