Ten
Katty watched as two nurses in scrubs guided the gurney through the double doors marked surgery. A white sheet covered Bea’s tiny body.
Katty hugged the teddy bear to her chest, wishing she was hugging Bea.
When a volunteer had tucked a soft, pink teddy beside Bea, the woman looked up at Katty and had slipped her one too. Katty’s was exactly the same as Bea’s only a smaller version.
“Look Mommy. They’re the same.” Bea had compared them. “Same eyes. Same color.”
Then she had been hit with a spasm of pain and blacked out.
Katty wiped her face. So many thoughts raced through her mind. Thankful she was off drugs, so she could really be here for Bea.
A random thought—where was Clarence?
Back to Bea. Horrible to see her in pain. Would she be ok? Would she live? Where was Clarence? He
