CHAPTER TWO: WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS.
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I woke up to the busy sound of the emergency room, I had been to the hospital frequently enough to recognize that familiar smell of disinfectant."What is going on?" I asked as a nurse passed by me."Dr. Boyle, she's awake." The nurse shouted as she moved to check my vitals."Hello, can you hear me? How many fingers do I have up?" A man in a white coat appeared by my bed and started firing questions.I tried to sit up but felt a piercing pain in my stomach.I gasped while the doctor pushed me back to lying down on the bed."Easy there miss, we are still waiting on the blood work to figure out what is wrong.Sorry, where are my manners, I'm Dr. Boyle and you are at St Mary's Hospital.You were found collapsed on the ground floor of an apartment building and brought here." Dr. Boyle explained.But I was too scared of the condition of my baby to pay attention to him, I grabbed his arm fiercely,"Is my baby going to be okay?" I asked Dr. Boyle."Well there's been some complications..." Dr. Boyle started to explain but I cut him off."Tell me is my baby going to be okay?" I practically screamed at him."Ma'am please calm down and let the doctor explain I'm sure that everything will be okay." The nurse who was standing by the side intervened.I let go of the doctor and took several deep breaths to calm down."As I was saying, there has been a minor complication with you and the baby, we might have to induce forced labor.,You are bleeding internally, and your baby is aggravating the wound. We will induce labor and then stitch you up, this way both you and your child survive.And don't worry, you are lucky that your kid is eight months old so there will be no issues with him coming to the world a month earlier." The doctor quickly explained after taking a few steps back.Tears fell from my eyes as I thought about what I had experienced throughout the day.I felt weak and helpless and wanted to call Willam.But I'm not sure he will pick up."Sorry ma'am but we need your financial details if we want to go ahead with the surgery." The nurse said while holding a pad waiting for me."Sorry," I said to her before handing over my card details.I searched for my handbag and pulled up my phone to call Willam hoping that he had come to his senses."Hello! William, please don't hang up. I'm at St Mary's Hospital, and I'm about to undergo surgery. Could you come over, I'm scared." I said but the call was terminated."Ma'am, sorry but your card was declined and you don't have any health care or insurance!" The nurse returned with the documents and dropped another bomb on me."That's impossible, I know that have registered for those things I and my husband registered together so that's impossible.I've been paying for my medical insurance for years how can you say I have none?" I questioned as I struggled to sit, immediately I went online to check my bank statements only to find that I had nothing left in my account."William! What have you done?" I knew that only William could have done this because we shared everything, outrank insurance, healthcare, and even accounts."Is there any way you can help me, I had money but my husband has taken it all.I cried out loud while looking around for someone to help me.The nurse looked at me with pity before dropping a few words and walking away."I'll see what I can do, why don't you sit tight?We don't want to aggravate your injuries."I nodded and gave a weak smile of appreciation.While waiting for the nurse to come back I looked through my contacts and realized that I had no one to call.My parents had passed away years ago, I lost contact with my friends from school and my colleagues are not that very close after I quit my job after getting pregnant.I always thought that having just Mary and William was enough but now I'm all alone."There is a program for some in your situation, we just have to check if you qualify.You you have any proof of employment?" The nurse came back and asked me."No, I quit my job two months into my pregnancy. I wanted to be a full-time mom." I replied."Do you have a spouse?" She asked."Yes! I do I can give you his details." I answered happy that at least there was hope.At this moment a middle-aged man walked toward them and presented his card."I am Paul Goodman, attorney at law.I am here in place of my client to inform you that my client is filing a divorce lawsuit against you.Please make this easy for everyone and sign along the dotted lines." Paul said."Who is your client?" I asked confused."Ah, apologies. I'm representing Mr Williams Spencer, your soon-to-be ex-husband.""No! This must be a mistake, divorce? But he didn't even say anything about this.Has he no shame I caught him sleeping with my best friend and now he is filing for a divorce?" I screamed."That's not what I heard, apparently you were the one who made him look the other way.Just one question, who is the father of the child you are carrying?" Paul pressed."It's William's!" I replied."But I have evidence that says otherwise and also you are broke, you can't contest the divorce without a lawyer.So do everyone a favor and just sign the papers." Paul offered.""If you sign the papers you will not be eligible for the program ma'am" the nurse piped in."Give me a minute, both of you," I said weakly.And walked out of bed towards the elevator when I realized that I was walking on a wet floor.I looked down to find that it was blood.
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