In a coma
Chapter 115

I stand rooted in my spot as the words keep ringing in my ears.

A baby girl.

Ava has a baby girl. She has a little daughter. Noah is going to be so fucking happy. He has been praying that he gets a sister, and his prayer has been answered.

“Can I see her?”

“I know you’re eager to see your daughter, Mr. Woods, but you’ll have to wait a bit until we’re done checking her,” he says.

At first, his words don’t make sense to me, but soon enough, I realize that he assumed that I was the baby’s father. I don’t mind it at all; it just came as a fucking shock.

“She’s premature since she’s only twenty–six weeks old, and given the trauma she faced when Ava was shot and fell to the ground, we’ll place her in an incubator. She’ll be in NICU until we feel she’s healthy enough to be with family.” O

I notice that he has not mentioned anything about Ava. Does that mean they have no hopes of her

surviving?

My heart rate increases at that possibility. She has to survive. She just has to. Otherwise, how are we supposed to live without her?

“You have to be prepared though. We will do everything in our power to make sure she survives, but you

have to know that she may not. If she does, she may have severe disability such as cerebral palsy,

learning difficulties or hearing and vision problems”

“But that is just a probability, right? It is not something that is set in stone.” I ask him, already feeling sorry

for the little girl.

She came into the world too early, and already she’s faced and will face more than most people will ever

face in their entire lives.

“Yes. It’s just a possibility, but it doesn’t always happen. We just prefer giving parents all the angles in

case something happens.”

I nod my head.

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ask before he can turn

Her situation is delicate, so as of now we aren’t sure how things will turn out.” He doesn’t give us time to process anything before

of glass. They pierce my heart and soul and cause a load

let us know that Ava is now in surgery. I thought I would see her before they took her to surgery, but she

that her wounds, especially the one on her head, wasn’t pretty. They couldn’t

and continue praying to a God I have lost touch with. I bargain with him, I threaten

to eat, Ro?” My

now, let alone eat it. I was a nervous

admitting weakness, but

doctors. Before I know it, the waiting room door opens, and Noah comes

but not

Calvin entering with Gunner. I give him a nod to

with tears

picking

of concern firmly on his

this was hard. I had time to come up with a way of delivering the news, but

baby? Is that why we

take a calming breath before opening

was hurt really badly, Buddy. The doctors are with her right

make sure that

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the tears that fill his eyes. He shouldn’t

worrying about

baby?” His voice is hoarse when she

baby

widen, and wonder fills his face, right before

“Can I see her?”

doctors are done checking her out to make

smile stays in place for a while until it starts slowly

doesn’t make a sound though. He

like grandpa? I don’t want her to leave me, dad.” His

into my arms.

my

shouldn’t have to

did this to Ava was going to pay dearly. He or she

caused they are going to

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