Beautiful lies.
chapter sixteen.
Machines beeped all around me as I squeezed my eyes shut. I could feel Troy stroking my hand, humming to me. I opened my eyes and turned to him.
"It's going to be okay, hunny."
"Do they even know what's wrong yet?"
He shook his head. "Dr. Smith should be back any minute to do an ultrasound."
I nodded and shut my eyes again.
"Ella?"
"Mhmm?" I said as I opened my eyes once more.
"I love you."
I smiled. "I love you too, Troy."
Dr. Smith walked in. "Okay, let's see what's going on." He said as he hooked up the machines.
An image of the inside of my stomach appeared on the screen once more.
"Huh..." He said.
I looked at Troy, to find him giving Dr. Smith a quizzical look.
"What does 'huh' mean?" He asked sternly.
"Well, what happened was that Ella miscarried one of the twins."
I stared at the screen in disbelief.
"It's called vanishing twin syndrome. It's actually pretty common."
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I leaned over the second crib in shock. I held on to my stomach as I sat down on the cold wood floor. I sat there for a while, crying my eyes out and holding my stomach as the baby moved around.
I heard the door of the apartment open and close.
"Ella?" Troy called from the living room.
I heard him set his keys down on the coffee table.
"Ella?" He called again.
I couldn't find any life to answer him. I just laid on the floor and let my mind wander.
His footsteps got closer as he called my name. "Ella?" He stopped in the doorway of the nursery.
I could feel his eyes on me as I laid there, wishing I could bring my baby back to life.
"Ella!" He said as he kneeled down next to me. "Baby, what's wrong?!"
I shook my head as he picked me up and carried me to our bed.
"Sweetie, talk to me."
I just stared at him for a moment. "Why did I have to lose her?!" I said through tears.
"Ella, everything happens for a reason, baby. It's going to be okay. We still have our one baby girl," He whispered as he rubbed the round bump on my belly. "And she's a blessing."
I nodded and fell asleep in his arms.
"forever could never be long enough for me to feel like i've had long enough with you."♥
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