✨ Jana's POV ✨
I come back, darling, why you're rantin'?
Girl, I'm single and I always have been
Never promised you nothin' but panting
Sweating 'em plans on a late night antics
She said, "You don't show me no respect
And you're only callin' me for the sex"
One thing about me is that when things are about to drive me crazy, I grab my headphones and sturdy away. I was listening to Flowers by ArrDee and sturdied my heart out. Nurses that passed me and knew my mum's condition gave me really cold stares.
They are probably thinking I'm happy that my mum is at the verge of death and I chose to celebrate by dancing
Many people cry out their hearts at this kind of situation, but I don't . I just dance. The only times I cry is when something really painful happens to me, like death of a loved one and being body shamed.
I kept dancing really hard, ignoring the painful stings in my eyes from the sweat trickling down my face into my eyes.
At a point, I almost tripped and my headphones flew off my head. I lunged forward to catch it and fell with it. I could not bear to lose my headphones yet.
My phone rang and I picked myself up, tugging it out of my pocket. It was Steve. I picked it, crashing into a seat, breathless.
"Hi Tequila" he said
"Please find a better name" I said, rolling my eyes.
"I can't.... You are my tequila, your one shot makes me high" he said
I grinned "cheesy "
"How are you, my love?" he said.
"I'm okay. " I said
"Why are you panting so hard. You sound like you just got out of a fuckathon" he said
"Steve!" I said, cringing
"C'mon, baby, I'm just joking " he said. "By the way, I have this party tonight. Please be there ."
"I can't be there, Steve. I'm sorry...I'm kinda busy* I said
"Oh...ok" he said
"I hope you aren't angry with me?" I said
"I'm not" he said, a little too hurriedly
"You sure?" I asked, looking up as wheelchair racers took to the hall.
Rotten teenagers.... playing with hospital facilities... I sighed.
But up ahead, a baby was crawling up to the fray. The person at the front yelled "move out of the way!"
But the baby didn't seem to budge or understand what he said
"C'mon, moveee!"
"Get out of the way!"
"I'm gonna spank you when I get there!"
"Bye Steve!..." I said
"But...."
Click....I hung up and was yelling at them to stop but they ignored me.
Quickly, I dashed off , taking a left turn in the hallway, before taking a right. I almost crashed into an incoming gurney but I swerved crazily, slamming my body on the wall to avoid it. I kept running, bumping into a nurse and shoving her aside as she raised a cry of alarm. I took another right and sprinted off , pushing away the barricade of wheelchairs which may have been their finish line . I took another right turn
There the baby was, in front of me!
And there they were, almost near us
I knew that grabbing the baby and running off to the side I came from was risky as they will all crash into me.
What do I do...they...
"Nooo!"
I dived in, closing my arms around the baby as she shrieked in fright. I held her close, shielding her from any possible harm. The racers parted into two , drove past us with us at the middle and skidded to a halt .
"What's your problem, huh? Didn't you see us coming?" A boy with fiery red hair and grey eyes said.
"You fools almost crushed this baby!" I snarled, standing up while rubbing the crying baby's back
"Well, we didn't" a girl among them snapped
"Hey, don't talk to me like that or I'll push you off that chair" I hissed
"Touch her and I'll break your stupid neck" the leader with the red hair said
"Ten against one, you don't stand a chance"
"Do not make me forget the fact that you're disabled and push you off your chairs" I said
"Who are you calling disabled? Amma slap that your short and stupid face! " The leader said, standing up "You are the deformed one here, you're so short that you can pass for a preschooler"
The others whooped, egging him on
"Don't talk to me like that, in not your mate" I snapped but my voice sold me out. I was about to break.
"Are you about to cry, kid? " he laughed, standing up. The others stood up on cue, folding their hands
"Ugly little brat. Who is she, anyway?" He said
"She's my friend" a way too familiar voice said
All of them turned and Daniel walked past them in a few strides, taking me in his arms.
"We didn't know that she was close to you" one of the racers said, quivering
"Of course you wouldn't know , when you are always busy , making fun of them and not asking who they are " Daniel scoffed. " If any of you dares to talk to her rudely without respect, get ready to suffer "
""We are sorry, please don't do anything to our families" the girl said "we are so sorry "
What in the flying fuck were they talking about??
"Don't apologize to me, apologize to her" he said sternly
They all knelt down , begging for my forgiveness. "It's okay....just go away"
They didn't budge
"Are you deaf? Go to your rooms and do not come out till I say so" he said "before that, pack the chairs"
They all pushed there chairs to the wall and headed to their respective rooms.
"Are you okay? Is she okay?" he asked
The baby was still sniffing but she had stopped crying
"She's okay" I said
"Are you okay?" He asked
"I'll be fine " I said, blinking back the tears that had gathered in my eyes.
"Baby girl, don't let what they say get to you, you're perfect " he said
"Don't gimme that shit. I'm short! You don't know what it's like!" I yelled , startling the baby. Her big olive eyes went big and her red lips trembled, ready to release a loud one
"I'm sorry" I whispered, rocking her and feathering light kisses on her forehead and cheeks " I'm sorry, baby"
She calmed down and place her head on my shoulder, sucking her thumb
"Sorry for yelling at you" I said to Daniel
"Let me show you something. Promise you won't flinch" he said
"I'll try" I said.
The baby struggled to be put down and I let her down slowly. She didn't crawl away, just sat there watching us.
Daniel pulled me into his arms and wrapped his arm snugly around me. I wanted to pull away but a slow thudding sound drew me back.
Ba....dum....Ba.....dum....
"What do you hear?" He said
"Your heartbeat" I said "it's really slow and kinda shallow" I added, looking up at him.
"Well, baby girl, it's not everybody that gets to hear hearts beat, it's that closure , that one sound that tells us everything. Tells us when one is lying or scared as the beats go fast, tells when one is ill, just like mine, tells us when one's in love with someone. Heartbeats are more reassuring than kisses or hugs, it convinces us that our true love is just skin and bones away. Not everybody gets that close or is the right size to hear it up close like you. So why question yourself why you are short when you have the power to listen to it as long as you want or even decipher feelings from up close? "
Why hasn't Steve told me this?? He hasn't really let me listen to his heartbeat.
Steve instead tells me to get more protein if I'm feeling bad about my height
And I for one hate milk and beans, two foods that are high in protein. Other alternatives don't seem to help me
"There is another thing I could have said about your height difference with mine but you'd think I'm being flirty, cocky and overly ambitious and sappy...so I'm not gonna say it" he said, tucking my hair behind my ear.
"I...want! " The baby said, lifting her arms up, tears running down her fat cheeks "want!"
I chuckled, carrying her "okay baby"
"Mama" she gurgled, holding my cheeks before turning to Daniel " aw...Dada"
"She thinks we are her parents" he chuckled
I grinned "wow....who gave her the olive irises then?"
He laughed, stroking her soft cheek. "Who is her mum, anyway?"
"Me" a woman said
We turned around to see a woman walking with crutches. She had the baby's olive eyes and long black hair
"She's my baby. Hi Adelaide" she said, waving a little
"Mama" the baby waved
"I have been looking for her...thanks for finding her" she smiled
"You're welcome" I said
"Can she stay with you guys? I want to meet my husband. Seeing the death grip at which she is holding you, she won't let you go anytime soon" she said
"Sure" I said "Mrs. ...."
"Rhea Martinez... Call me Rhea because I think the age difference between us is little, I'm 23 ....You can find me in ICU 004." The woman said
"That's opposite my mum's room..." Jana said
"You're Aries' daughter?" Her eyes widened
"Yes" I said
"Some guys beat the living shit out of Dr Stephanie and carried your mum off. The ICU is in shambles now " she said, worriedly
If Daniel listened to my heart beat, he would hear Ba...dum....and no more sound again because my heart stopped beating..
"What??"
A/N
Sorry it took me so long to update and it's so short unlike the others. I've written this story before in a book and I'm trying to bring new ideas in it which makes it short....plus, it's also stressful deciphering the beginning and the end of the chapter because in the book, I wrote it like that, instead of writing it in chapters..
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XOXO, Her♥️