'She and the baby will be fine. I will let you see her, but only for a minute. Then you must leave her. She will need to remain here for a few days, to regain her strength, okay? She must rest, for her and the baby’s sake.'
I nodded and began to follow him. But first, I turned to Ryan and kissed him. 'I’ll be right back.'
He squeezed my hand, and I turned to follow the doctor into Gwen’s room; she wasn’t alone in there, though. There were at least five other beds, all with ghastly-looking women in them.
Gwen was so pale. She didn’t look like her usual bright self at all. As I approached the bed, she slowly opened her eyes. The corners of her mouth turned into as much of a smile as she could muster.
'Hi honey,' I whispered.
'Hey you,' she croaked, 'I guess you know about the baby.'
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