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?”

then replied, “I’m still on my

Don’t fret, my dear. Let me worry about getting in touch with John. Focus on getting Hannah to the

He wrinkled his brow as if

“What’s wrong?” I prompted.

have to go down to take a look,” he said, immediately parking the car. He swung

finally found Hannah, she was lying in the yard with a puddle of

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

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

see streaks of blood all over his

horror, he glanced down at his dreadful state. He then commented

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

last time I experienced a miscarriage washed over me like a flood,

me, consoling, “Don’t worry, nothing bad

I remembered my original mission. I took out my

was a woman’s voice, however, that answered. “Hello, Mr. Stovall is currently in

The voice sounded incredibly

John on the line,” I

other end for a while. “Are you Ms.

immensely annoyed, and my voice hardened. “Get John

to have discerned my displeasure. She stuttered, “Ms. Stovall, Mr. Stovall’s really in the shower right

dignify her with a response. I flung the phone away from me

and survived that sudden bout of violence, clattering onto the floor with only a cracked

retrieved the phone. He deftly extracted

his own phone, Ashton dialed Joseph. Joseph arrived in