CHAPTER 18
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CATHERINE :
I'm alone right now. It's kind of boring to stay alone in a big palace. Edward is busy today with so many meetings. I didn't leave our room since Danny, Trevor and Emily left three days ago. Whenever I leave the room it felt like someone is watching my every move and not in a good kind. I mentioned it to Edward one night during dinner and now he doesn't allow me to leave the room claiming that it's not safe. I'm done with this. I'm going to the library whether Edward likes it or not.
I dressed in some jeans and grabbed a random shirt and jacket and went to the library. No one is around as normally I stay in the library during the day for my classes. Well, dad will come searching for me like everyday if he has some free time. I did all my course work and thought of reading a new book. I searched for a new book in the lower levels of the library but didn't find any. So I climbed the stairs and searched for a book. It took me a while but I found the book I like. I grabbed it and turned around to go down the stairs.
I am near the top of the stairs trying to get down slowly when I felt a push on my back. I tried to hold on to the railing but fell down the stairs. I felt the stairs hit my stomach and finally came to a stop at the bottom. Suddenly I felt an intense pain in my stomach and back and cried out. My baby girl. No one is around to hear me as the library is usually empty at this time. I winced when I felt blood on my forehead. I am silently crying and praying that dad will come early to spend some time with me today.
Suddenly I heard someone shout my name. I opened my eyes and saw dad standing there shocked. He ran over to me and knelt down beside me.
"Cathy, are you alright? Can you move?"
"I can't move. It hurts."
"Ok. Don't worry. Everything is going to be alright."
He called the doctor and gently picked me up and carried me to my room. He laid me down on the bed and sat next to me holding my hand.
"How did it happen?"
I took a deep breath and am about to answer him when the door burst open and a worried Edward came running towards me. The doctor entered the room behind Edward and Dad left to wait outside and inform Mom. Edward took his place and held my hand. I started crying seeing Edward. He kissed my forehead and held my hand tight.
EDWARD :
I'm in a meeting with the prime minister when a guard came running into the room. I looked angrily at him for disturbing the meeting and am about to scold him when he started talking.
"Your highness. Princess Catherine fell down the stairs in the library. She is in your room with your father."
I immediately stood up and without giving any explanation to the prime minister ran out of the room. I burst through the doors and saw her on the bed and my father was beside her holding her hand and she was silently crying. Before I could ask her what happened the doctor entered the room.
My father left the room closing the door and I took his place and sat beside her. I held her hand and kissed her forehead. She looked weak and covered in blood. A layer of tears formed over my eyes but I held them in. I have to be strong for her. But there is so much blood and a cut on her forehead and I immediately looked her over for any other injuries. Her light blue jeans are covered in so much blood. The baby. I am scared now. Our baby. Is the baby safe? Why is there so much blood? I looked at the doctor silently as he is checking her. After a while he looked up at me and I got scared seeing his expression.
"We have to shift her to the hospital."
I nodded my head and we shifted her to the hospital and I stayed by her side all along. I don't want to leave her. I'm scared that something might happen to her when I'm not around to protect her. The doctor took her inside a room while I had to wait outside. He came out after a while and looked sadly.
"Edward, I'm sorry to say this but she lost the baby."
"What?"
"She lost a lot of blood. And when she fell her stomach hit the stairs and caused her to have a miscarriage. It's better you tell her about the baby."
I nodded my head. They shifted her to a different room after treating her and I sat beside the bed holding her hand and waited for her to wake up. I silently cried thinking of our baby. She woke up after a few hours and looked around. She then realized that she is in a hospital. I immediately hugged her tightly. She hugged me back looking confused.
"Water."
I gave her some water and helped her drink it.
"I'm alright, Edward."
She told me when I looked worried.
"I'm glad that you are alright."
She then looked at my face closely.
"Did you cry? What happened? Why are you crying?"
Before I can tell her the door burst open and my parents and sister entered the room. Ari pushed me aside and hugged Cat. Then my mother hugged her tightly and started crying.
"Thank god you are alright."
"How did you fall down the stairs, Cathy? I thought you would be careful."
My father started questioning her.
"I didn't fall, Dad. I mean I did but someone pushed me down."
"What?"
We all exclaimed.
"Someone pushed me down. I tried to hold onto the railing but fell down."
"I will see whoever did that is punished severely. I will be back."
He left the room saying that. After a while my mother and sister also left giving us some space. She moved a bit making some space for me on the bed and I sat down beside her. She laid her head on my shoulder and closed her eyes. I decided that it's best to tell her now. I think she forgot about the stomach injury.
"Why is everyone behaving like that?"
"Well, you almost died."
"With just a head injury?"
"No."
I am thinking on how to tell her the news. I cleared my throat and looked at her. Suddenly her eyes widened. She kept her hand on her stomach and looked at me with wide eyes.
"Edward, our baby. Is the baby alright? I felt pain in my stomach when I fell down."
I hugged her tight.
"You had a miscarriage."
"No. You are lying. It's a joke, right? You are joking."
"I'm not joking, sweetheart."
She gulped audibly and started crying gut wrenching sobs. I hugged her to me and let her cry as I cried with her. She slept like that after a while and I too dozed off beside her thinking about our baby.
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