Rain.
“Hi, Rain”
“Patrick, where are you?”
“I’m at my mother’s.”
“You have to come straight away to St. John’s.”
“The hospital?” I jump to my feet. “Why?
What’s happened?”
“Just get here, second floor.”
“Rain, but—”
“There’s something that you absolutely have to
see.”
~ ~ ~
I get to the hospital in twenty minutes. Usually it
would take about thirty or more, but by going
faster on my motorcycle I shaved off some time.
I park and head in the main doors, going
straight to the lifts. I go to the second floor where I
find Rain waiting for me in front of the sliding
doors leading to the ward.
“Finally!” She pulls me by the arm, “Hurry up,
room 108.”
“Who?” I ask, looking around, reading the sign
that says ‘gynecology’.
“Surprise!”
I look at her confused, while she smiles at me,
nodding towards the door. I open it just enough to
see Erin in the bed with her tummy uncovered and
a doctor passing a sonogram over her.
As soon as I get past the doorway the doctor
smiles at me, nodding for me to come in while
