Tears Of A Wife novel Chapter 53

A muffled moan came out from my mouth as another punch of pain rushed inside. I almost can't take the pain on my hips and womanhood. Atlas was driving the car speedily. We quickly arrived at the biggest hospital of San Vicente. He didn't waste any time and carried me inside the hospital.

"It's okay. Everything's gonna be okay," he whispered and kissed my head.

"It hurts," I said, in pain.

I felt Atlas laying me down somewhere. When I opened my eyes, his worried face was what greeted me. Beside him was a uniformed nurse while behind him was also someone wearing a uniform, but I couldn't see it because of my vision blurring. I'm tired and desperately want to sleep.

"How often does it hurt, Ma'am?" the doctor asked.

"Do you really need to ask that? Seriously, my wife's about to give birth!" Atlas shouted at them.

I don't know what happened next. The only thing I know was the pain I was enduring. I can't even manage to open my eyes to look around but I know that someone put me on the bed. I could hear their voices but I couldn't understand what they were saying. Even Atlas' voice was unclear. The pain in my tummy was unbearable. I can't take it.

"Prepare a C-section," I heard someone utter near me.

A few moments later, I felt something being injected on my back, until I felt the voices slowly vanishing. My body was slowly getting numb until I was pulled into the voidness of slumber.

I don't know how long I slept. When I woke up, the feeling wasn't the same anymore. It felt like something was missing in me. Like something was lost.

I was already awake but I kept my eyes closed. I could hear them talking. I could also hear my father's voice. Even Atlas' mom was there. I can also hear Atlas' voice. When they mentioned the word baby, that's when I snapped out. That's when I realized everything.

"D-Dad! My baby. . ." I whispered and opened my eyes slowly. The blurry vision was still there that I needed to blink a few times. I even tried to get up and an inevitable pain in my tummy was felt.

"Careful," Atlas' voice was low. Like he just came from a long cry. His hands quickly guided me towards the bed's headboard. While I was just staring at him.

"Are you okay, dear?"

I turned to Atlas' mother when I finally placed myself properly. I smiled at her, even though it was still hard for me, just to make her see that I'm fine. I also smiled at Dad who was beside her. But, it immediately faltered when I saw sadness in his eyes.

"Is everything okay?" My forehead creased.

After a while, I finally calmed down. The doctor checked me and my stitches. He gave me medicine that I needed to take. While Atlas went to our son with his mother. I was left with Dad and a private nurse inside the room.

"Are you fine, Hija?" Daddy asked while smiling. He sat beside my bed and held my hand. It made me feel light for a while.

"I'm fine, Daddy. I'm just worried about my baby. It's inevitable. It's normal," I answered and leaned my head on his shoulder. "I missed you," I added.

"Me, too," Daddy said and kissed my head. "I took a leave. You're Lola will be here soon. All of us are worried about you. We thought something bad happened. You're not a child to solve everything by kidnapping."

I smiled a little. Dad had a teasing tone as he said those words, but regardless of that, I know he's serious. I know that he knew everything that happened between Atlas and I when I told him about it. He kept his silence but I know he cared for me.

"I'm afraid, Dad," I confessed.

"We will see him later, baby. The doctor said you can pay him a visit."

I nodded in reply. My baby was in the NICU and he was incubated for almost ten hours. He had a lot of complications and was very sensitive. His fetal rate was low because of the bleeding that happened to me when I carried him in my tummy. I wanted to visit him earlier but the doctor forbade me, so did Atlas. They were only outside the NICU to take a look at our son.