In Love, Never Say Never

I nodded and took a deep breath. Having calmed down slightly, I asked Hannah, “Where are you now? Send me your address, and I’ll come over right away.”

“OK!’

After we’d ended the call, I found Ashton looking at me anxiously. “What’s going on?”

“I think Hannah’s going into labor. There’s no one with her right now, so I’m going over,” I said, already making a beeline to my wardrobe to change.

When I had finished, I saw Ashton waiting for me at the door with his car keys in hand.

I was startled but had no time to question him. We immediately got into the car and headed off towards the address Hannah had given.

On the way, I began dialing John. None of my calls were successful.

“Why isn’t John picking up?” I fretted.

Ashton continued driving, his eyes fixed serenely on the road. “Don’t get all flustered yet.”

I knew that I had to compose myself but couldn’t keep my hands from shaking. Hannah’s baby was only seven or eight months old. How can she suddenly be going into labor? Something must have gone wrong.

It was precisely at this crucial moment that John had chosen to go missing.

I considered briefly and decided to give Louis a call. It was quiet on his end of the line. Louis’ rich voice came through clearly. “Scarlett, what’s up?”

“Uncle Louis, where’s John? I think Hannah’s going into labor now. Can you reach him?” I asked hurriedly.

Louis paused, then said, “I’ll look into it. How’s Hannah doing?”

head instinctively, then replied, “I’m still on my way over to

John. Focus on getting Hannah to the hospital

speeding rather wildly down the roads. He wrinkled his brow as if he

“What’s wrong?” I prompted.

be able to enter. I’ll have to go down to take a look,” he said, immediately parking the car. He swung his legs out and headed straight

puddle of blood forming beneath her. She looked rather dazed

Hannah saw us, she heaved a sigh of relief. Then she fainted dead away without

arrival at the hospital, Hannah was quickly wheeled into the ER. It was only then that I

at Ashton, only to see streaks of blood all over

he glanced down at his dreadful state. He then commented ruefully, “I’m

crumpled onto a chair along the hallway. I quickly clung to Ashton

I experienced a miscarriage washed over me like a flood, leaving

“Don’t worry, nothing bad is going

out my

Mr. Stovall

voice sounded

John on the line,” I replied

was silence on the other end for a while. “Are you Ms.

voice hardened. “Get John on the line,” I

“Ms. Stovall, Mr. Stovall’s really in the shower right now. I’ll be sure to get him to call you

her with a response. I flung the phone away from me without

and survived that sudden bout of violence, clattering

phone. He deftly extracted the memory card, then casually

his own phone, Ashton dialed Joseph. Joseph arrived in no