2:10am (Part Two)

She heard nothing past 'no'. The room began to move around her ever so slightly. She had prepared herself for terrible, and now it seemed things were getting worse. There had been talk earlier in the pregnancy of other complications, but she had been assured that they would sort themselves out. But everything else had gone smoothly and she was healthy, surely that would count for something. 

Before she really knew what was going on, she was being taken somewhere. She had picked out a few words from conversations going on above her. It was something to do with the placenta. The more she tried to listen and understand what was happening to her, the hotter she felt. The world was draining of colour and she could feel a filmy layer of sweat on her forehead.

The doctors left, and James began to slowly explain what was going on. He was holding her hand and brushing hair from her eyes. Something had gone wrong. The placenta was not in the right place, it was close to covering the cervix. She had heard this before, at a scan. They had said everything would readjust during the pregnancy. It would all be fine. She had been due another scan in a day or two. None of that seemed to matter anymore. Things were happening now. 

Slowly things started slotting into place. She couldn't take her mind off the last scan. They had said that if the problem had not corrected itself by this time, she would definitely need a c-section.

She felt the cool gel on her stomach as they scanned her to be sure of the situation. She looked over to the monitor, holding her breath for any confirmation from the doctor.

Caesarian section it was. And it was going to be now.