When There Is Nothing Left But Love

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

my dear. Let me worry about getting in touch with John. Focus

rather wildly down the roads. He wrinkled

“What’s wrong?” I prompted.

go down to take

finally found Hannah, she was lying in the yard with a puddle of blood forming beneath her. She looked rather dazed and on the verge of passing

a sigh of relief. Then

into the ER. It was only then that I let

only to see streaks of blood all over his body. His

look of horror, he glanced down at his dreadful state. He then commented ruefully, “I’m fine! I’ll go back and take a

legs were trembling slightly from the shock, and I crumpled onto a chair along the hallway. I quickly clung to

experienced a miscarriage washed over me like a flood, leaving

“Don’t worry, nothing

original mission. I took out my phone and called John again. It rang for ages before someone picked

Mr. Stovall is currently in the shower. Please call

voice sounded

John on the line,”

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

voice hardened. “Get

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

a response. I flung the phone away from me without even hanging

sudden bout of violence, clattering onto

the phone. He deftly extracted

dialed Joseph. Joseph arrived in no time