"I'm really sorry I put you through this..."
"I didn't want to hurt you.."
"I didn't want to hurt anyone..."
"I love you.."
Alice awoke to the sound of a steady beeping, which beeped a little faster when she realized she wasn't in her own bed. She looked around, looking at her arm which was connected to an IV drip. She watched the monitor, the small green line peaking and falling - beep! beep! beep! - over and over and over and over.
The sun shined bright through the partially opened blinds that covered the window, allowing more light in the already bright room.
She tried to move, only to wince in pain. She decided against it, the memories flooding back to her now. She replayed it in her head over and over again. She had him. She fucking had him. But isn't that what every girl's wish is? Maybe she was delusional.
She remembers hearing his voice in her dreams, like he was really talking to her, apologizing for what he had done. Saying he loved her. He didn't love her. She didn't love him. Did she? How could she.
Where was Anna and Luke? Mom and dad?
"Miss Peterson, you're awake," a sweet voice filled her thoughts. She looked to the door and a nurse stood there smiling.
"Yeah.." was all Alice could say. The nurse looked away for a moment and waved her hand to someone she couldn't see.
Anna came through the door with a limp and a smile, coming over to Alice and hugging her tightly.
"I thought you would never wake up. Don't do that ever again."
"W-What? How long was I..."she was still in shock. It seemed like only last night that she saw David dying.
"It's been a week," the news made Alice stomach turn. She wanted to cry, but held it back. "Where's mom and dad?"
"Mom's home with Luke, she's alright. They were here every day and night waiting for you. I told them to go home and get some rest. Dad's actually in another room on this floor. He was in a car accident, but he's up and fine now," Anna explained.
Alice inhaled deeply, closing her eyes. She exhaled, slowly opening them as if to process the information.
"What happened that night?"
"You blacked out. Police and the Fire Department came. The building almost burnt to the ground with us in it," she sat on the edge of Alice's bed, explaining what happened that night.
"And D-David?" Anna gave her a surprised look, almost as if she was scared, but quickly changed it.
"They found his body along with Carver and Luke's teacher," she looked down in sadness. Alice caught on to her sister, like she was hiding something. There wasn't anything to hide though.
"I'm glad you're up. I can't lose another sibling," Anna said, getting up. "I'll be back later. Dad will probably be around too. Now that you're awake, I'll gladly go sleep in my own bed." Alice laughed, grabbing her sisters hand and squeezing it, "I love you, Anna."
"I love you too," she smiled. Alice let her sister go, giving her time to process what was going on.
A knock on the door startled her. It was the nurse.
"Hi Alice, I was your nurse for the week. I just wanted to know if now was a good time to talk to you?" she asked kindly.
Alice nodded, "uh, yeah, of course."
The nurse had a clipboard and flipped through the papers. "Well we took a number of tests. Blood, urine. And you came back positive for being pregnant."
Alice stretched her head out, wondering if she heard the nurse correctly,"pregnant?"
"Congratulations, Miss Peterson."
...It may come as a surprise
My baby has your eyes