Chapter 3:
Shelby decided to take some time off from her career and take care of Rachel. Her manager, James promised to find an understudy. And that's what he did.
All she wants is to get to know her better. Shelby puts away her journal when she heard a scream. She quickly runs to the bathroom to see what's going on.
"Rachel?!" Shelby asked screaming. She sees Rachel crawled into a ball. She hugs her knees when all the blood comes out. Molly, the dog has bit her.
"Molly did you do this girl?" Shelby asked petting Molly. "Go and find your toys." Molly barks. Shelby's attention turns back to Rachel. Rachel is starting to get an allergic reaction from dogs.
"Your stupid dog bit me!" Rachel yelled. Shelby gathered wet tissues to clean out Rachel's cut. That's when Rachel starts having trouble breathing. "I-I can't brea-" Rachel cries. Shelby begins to panic and dials 911.
"Rachel honey, honey..." Shelby holds the girl. She carries her downstairs. And within minutes the ambulances come.
On the ride to Lima Community Hospital, Shelby couldn't stop crying. Just recently she has custody of her little girl she's given up for adoption and now she feels like a failure. She's her mother, and she could of done something.
Anything.
In the waiting room Anthony arrived. He holds Shelby in his arms and convinced her to call her family. Her family doesn't know yet about her and Rachel.
"They don't know." Shelby cries on Anthony's shoulder. "I fail okay. I fail at everything. I know Rachel's allergic to Molly but I kept her anyways." Shelby continues to cry. "I can't call my family. My mom and dad don't know that I have Rachel!"
"Everything will be okay. I'll be here right with you." Anthony kisses Shelby.
Shelby nods. She thinks of what to say when she finally tells her family about Rachel. She knows it can't be later but now.
Suddenly a doctor comes to Shelby and James. "Shelby? Shelby immediately stood up holding hands with Anthony. "She's doing okay. It was a severe allergic reaction. I have the medications for her to get well and I would like it if she stayed in the hospital for a couple of hours." Dr. Nelson, Rachel's doctor confirms Shelby and Anthony.
"Thank you. I'll do anything." Shelby says. "Can I go see her?" She asked. Dr. Nelson nods and leads the way.
Rachel doesn't understand why any of this happens to her. She losses her dads, finds out she's adopted, and now she's living with her mom who has a dog. A dog in which lead her to the hospital in the first place.
She doesn't look up when she hears the knock door even though she knows who it is. "Hey sweetie." Shelby slowly walks by her side. "How are you feeling?"
"Horrible." Rachel sighs. "Can I please go home?" She asked crying.
"I'm sorry sweetie. Dr. Nelson told me you'll be home in a couple of hours to make sure you're okay." Shelby explains.
"But I don't want to be here. " Shelby starts comforting her little girl who accepts the hugs. She holds her tight.
"You know what my mom used to do when I was upset?" Shelby asked. Rachel shook her head. "She would sing to me my favorite song." Shelby says. "What's your favorite song?"
Rachel continues to sob on Shelby's shirt causing tears to stain. "Daddy and Papa used to sing You Are My Sunshine." She manages to speak. Shelby smiles and strokes the curls away from her daughter's face.
"That's one of mine too." She says. She clears her throat. She gets ready to sing.
'You are my sunshine,
my only sunshine,
you make me happy,
when skies are gray,
you'll never know dear,
how much I love you,
so please don't take my sunshine away.'
The voice of Shelby has calmed Rachel down. She rests her head on Shelby's shoulder. Shelby takes a look at Rachel who closed her eyes as she gets some rests. Shelby strokes Rachel's hair. "I love you baby." She says kissing her forehead. She grabs her phone and dials a number.
"Hello?" She spoke as soon as the phone rang.
"Shelby! My love." The voice spoke back. "How are you?"
Shelby ended up crying once again. "Mom? I need your help." She says in tears. She realized she can't do this all on her own.
AU: I'm glad you are liking the story. I'm not so sure how allergic reactions work but I gave it a shot. What will happen next between mother and daughter? Will Shelby give away Molly? Will Rachel meet Anthony and Shelby's family?
Please continue reading :)