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Rain.

“Hi, Rain”

“Patrick, where are you?”

“I’m at my mother’s.”

“You have to come straight away to St. John’s.”

“The hospital?” I jump to my feet. “Why?

What’s happened?”

“Just get here, second floor.”

“Rain, but—”

“There’s something that you absolutely have to

see.”

~ ~ ~

I get to the hospital in twenty minutes. Usually it

would take about thirty or more, but by going

faster on my motorcycle I shaved off some time.

I park and head in the main doors, going

straight to the lifts. I go to the second floor where I

find Rain waiting for me in front of the sliding

doors leading to the ward.

“Finally!” She pulls me by the arm, “Hurry up,

room 108.”

“Who?” I ask, looking around, reading the sign

that says ‘gynecology’.

“Surprise!”

I look at her confused, while she smiles at me,

nodding towards the door. I open it just enough to

see Erin in the bed with her tummy uncovered and

a doctor passing a sonogram over her.

As soon as I get past the doorway the doctor

smiles at me, nodding for me to come in while