Page 35 of Save You

I’m still nodding even though I am very much worrying.Of course, I’m worrying!

“Beth, you there?”

“Oh, right, yes, sorry, ok then. See you in an hour.”

Dizziness plagues me when I hear the tone that signals that she’s hung up. I then get a horrible feeling of needing the loo again, probably because I’ve already drunk two liters of tea this morning. I hobble to the toilet and reluctantly pull down my bottoms, only to find a small puddle of blood resting inside the gusset of my knickers. I gasp loudly, covering my mouth with both hands as tears begin to swell at the bottom of my eyes. Before I can come to terms with what I’m now staring at in horror, my stomach pain intensifies, to the point whereby I need to clutch hold of it to try and relieve some of the pressure.

I moan out loud and pull myself upward, deciding it’s come to a point whereby I need to call Xander back home, regardless of Casey’s situation. This isn’t right. There’s way too much blood to be the mucus plug; something is obviously wrong.

Cautiously, I stand up to my full height and take a small step toward the door. No sooner than I have done so, a crippling pain attacks my abdomen and I double over. It’s so agonizing, I kneel to the floor and let out a howl of agony. I quickly come to the realization that I’m no longer able to move from the bathroom. In fact, I’m unable to do anything but lie on the bathroom tiles and wait for Carol. I proceed to take in deep breaths for a few moments before I feel a warm trickle dribbling down my thigh. It takes every ounce of effort to move my head to look down, but when I do, I shriek with horror. After, I fall into uncontrollable whimpering, for all I can see is a crimson stream of blood flowing down my leg.

Another burst of warm liquid comes out of me, feeling like a heavy period leaking all over the floor, and with it, all my energy. My vision begins to blur, and soon after, I am met with an all-encompassing blackness as I fall under a veil of something that feels like death.