Laura
Everything suddenly started happening at once.
The nurse knelt in front of me, speaking calmly while another nurse stepped into the room carrying a small monitor. Someone asked how far along I was. Another asked whether I’d experienced any bleeding. They were talking to me, but my brain seemed to be struggling to keep up.
“I’m okay,” I insisted, even though I wasn’t entirely sure that was true.
One of the nurses smiled kindly. “We’re just going to check on the baby. We’d rather be overly cautious than miss something important.”
I nodded because that made sense.
Still, my heart refused to slow down.
This wasn’t supposed to happen.
Not today.
Not here.
I had come to visit Samuel.
I hadn’t expected to become the patient.
Samuel reached over and took my hand while the nurse w
