Chapter: 8
There was an odd buzzing noise. It reminded her of heart monitor. But more than that, it reminded her of the sound of the heart-beat she had heard while in school. The doctors had said that it was the heart-beat of her child, now as she was drifting in and out, she wondered it was true. If it really was her child.
She slowly opened her eyes a bit. The room was shadowy but she recognized the room. It was in her mom's clinic. She remembered going to her mom's house; she was bleeding a lot suddenly which made no sense. She was afraid that something might had happen to the child….
Suddenly scary thoughts jumped into her head. Where's the baby? She tried to sit up and the buzzing noise quickened. Someone walked in hurriedly. Max tried to look at the door and saw her mom as she came and stood beside her.
"Hey, you're up." tried to make her voice cheerful but failed. "How're you feeling?"
Max nodded a bit. "Where's the baby?"
"She's in the other room." smiled. "She's really pretty… And she has wings."
"It's a girl?" She said, surprised. For some reason Max always thought it would be a boy.
"Yeah. Do you want to see her?"
Suddenly Max felt exhausted. These two months were harsh. She had to fly around. She had to break in and steal because she didn't have any money. And most of the times she couldn't sleep well, she was always worried about erasers attacking her and capturing her again. And she was worried about the baby. She felt like she wasn't ready for this yet. Yeah, may be she did raise three babies. But they were more of her siblings. Not her own kid. And she obviously had Fang and Iggy. Then what was the matter now? She didn't know.
She only knew that she was exhausted.
So she shook her head. didn't say anything about that. Instead she took Max's hand in hers.
"Max, I know you're tired, but I need to know something." She said softly. Max looked at her. Her eyes asking her silently to continue. took a deep breath and beat her lip. "According to the others, you were only two months pregnant. But the baby is as healthy as a matured baby."
Max nodded again. "It…she was growing fast. Because of we were, uh, two different species, she has some, um, something, I guess. That's why while I was only two months pregnant, the baby was matured."
"Okay. I get it. Kind of." straightened. "I'll get you something to eat."
When she was gone and Max had closed her eyes again, it occurred to her.
Did she call the Flock?
May be she did, may be not. But Max couldn't risk it.
When returned with a tray of food, Max's bed was empty. She checked the baby's room and it was empty too. The only thing she found was a letter which was on her bed.
That was when she knew that she had finally lost her daughter.
Max was gone forever, and she was never going to come back.
Dear Mom,
I hope you forgive me for what I'm doing and so do they. And I obviously hope there are no spelling mistakes in my first and hopefully last letter to you.
I know all of you are angry at me for leaving like this. But you must understand that all I want is to protect you. While at school I've learned about their experiment. It's about how strong and powerful the child becomes. Because of being two different species, her physical condition is complicated. In the future, the baby can become extremely strong, or extremely weak. If the baby is weak, then they have decided to kill it, because she's going to be of no use. Which is why I've escaped them.
But if the baby is strong and powerful, then there's a good chance that she will become a monster. She will likely have no control over herself.
Which is the reason why I've escaped you.
No matter what mom, she is still a part of me. And I will never forgive myself if somehow any of you are hurt because of her. In my whole life, all the things I've done were to protect you and to keep you safe. I will never let anyone hurt you in any way.
So, yeah, I'm leaving.
Tell the Flock that I love them with all my heart. Tell them that this is the only way. And if they can, tell them to forgive me. Tell Ella I'm sorry and I love her. And I love you. May be I didn't know you for long. But I know as hell that you are the best mom that anyone can ever have in Planet Earth.
Love,
Max.
Chapter: 9
Max sat on the porch of the house tiredly, the house was dark, it seemed like nobody lived there. And Max really didn't care if anyone did. She couldn't remember the last time she was this exhausted. The baby on her arm made a soft disappointing sound which told Max that she was uncomfortable. Max tried to rearrange her in her arms. The baby was wrapped with a blue blanket. Max moved the blanket out of the baby's face and tried to have good look. She didn't really have the time to look at the child until now because she was trying to get as far as possible searching for a shelter. She didn't know how she had been able to make this far in her condition.
The baby opened her eyes and stared at her. Max gasped of shock. She had Omega's silvery blue eyes. The eyes that were always full with hatred and anger were now full with innocence. Max peeked inside the blanket and saw the deep brown curls. Though her mom was right, she was pretty.
Max woke up in a room full with sunlight. She bolted up and every muscle of her body screamed at her like a banshee.
"You're awake."
Max jumped up, ready to defend herself from any kind of danger.
But unfortunately, it was only an older looking person who seemed to be in his late fifties. He smiled at her and pushed a tray full of food at her. "I found you unconscious on my porch with a…."
"Where's the baby?" Max demanded.
He smiled again and showed something in a corner. "She's right there." Max saw a crib and the baby sleeping in it. "By the looks of it," The man said. "I'm guessing she's your daughter."
"I think I'll leave now."
"Sure, why not." Max stared at him. Is he insane? "But before that, tell me something. How old are you?"
"What?" She snapped.
"I'm guessing you're 17, or something like that." He said calmly. "Now the next question, how are you planning on raising a kid all by yourself?"
"That's none of your concern. I don't even know you!" Why weren't she walking out of here again?
"Good point." He chuckled. "My name is Charles Siemens. You can call me Charlie." He paused and suddenly he looked serious. "I've seen your wings. And the baby's."
She again only stared at him, not knowing what to say. So he continued.
"I'm not going to ask anything about how is that even possible. I'm just going to show you the facts." He paused. "I'm a doctor, and I know that in your present condition there's not a chance that you're going to survive out there with an infant. Where will you stay? What will you eat? She's a baby, she'll need food, warmth…..and most importantly diapers. What are you gonna do? Steal?" He looked right into her eyes. "So here's a deal. How about you stay here until you get back your strength and recover fully. Then you can go wherever you want."
Max considered it for a moment. Then she asked,"Why are you doing this?"
Charlie sighed and sat there silently. After a moment he answered the question. "I had a daughter of your age." He smiled softly. "She died a few years ago." He paused for a moment and stared at her intently. "You remind me of her." After that, he got up and walked out from the room.
Suddenly the baby started to cry. Max got up hurriedly and took her in her arms. The baby instantly stopped crying and stared at her with her silvery blue eyes.
"There's something I'm not sure you know." Charlie said, standing on the doorway. "I think, your baby…..she's blind."
Max stared at him, not believing a word. Then she looked at the baby and saw her staring wide eyed. The bright sunlight was not bothering her in any way. Max moved a hand in front of her face fast, she didn't blink.
The truth hit her like a rock.
The baby was indeed blind.
She didn't know when her hold loosened and the baby started to fall, her startled cry brought Max back and she gripped her again just in time. Then slowly, she pulled the baby close to her chest and shooed her to stop. But as the baby continued to cry, she rocked her gently and whispered into her ear as she tried to process her mind.
The baby is blind.
"It's okay." Max cooed to her like she did to the baby Angel, or Iggy when he was crying so hard after he found out that he was blind and she had held him close. Now she held her like a mother would hold her daughter. "It's okay honey. I've got you. I've got you."
My daughter is blind.
"It's okay Evan, I've got you."
Charles Siemens walked out from the room as his phone buzzed. He received it and a female voice spoke.
"Is this the C.E.O of Free Umbrellas Only for You?"
"No this is the Chief Executive Officer." Charles smiled, knowing that she was okay.
"How's the umbrella I had ordered?"
He looked at Max who was cradling the baby and whispering to her. "Just the way you wanted. Absolutely safe and sound."
Hey guys, thank you so much for all the reviews and support. But unfortunately, I have a bad news.
My exam is practically knocking on the door and I can here it clearly. But the truth is, I don't have a very good preparation. So here's the thing, I'm gonna stop writing and reading stories and get back to real life for a while, according to my mother, and I'm gonna try and study real hard. I am so sorry but I don't know when I'd be able to update again. But I do hope it's soon.
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