I nodded and took a deep breath. Having calmed down slightly, I asked Hannah, “Where are you now? Send me your address, and I’ll come over right away.”
“OK!’
After we’d ended the call, I found Ashton looking at me anxiously. “What’s going on?”
“I think Hannah’s going into labor. There’s no one with her right now, so I’m going over,” I said, already making a beeline to my wardrobe to change.
When I had finished, I saw Ashton waiting for me at the door with his car keys in hand.
I was startled but had no time to question him. We immediately got into the car and headed off towards the address Hannah had given.
On the way, I began dialing John. None of my calls were successful.
“Why isn’t John picking up?” I fretted.
Ashton continued driving, his eyes fixed serenely on the road. “Don’t get all flustered yet.”
I knew that I had to compose myself but couldn’t keep my hands from shaking. Hannah’s baby was only seven or eight months old. How can she suddenly be going into labor? Something must have gone wrong.
It was precisely at this crucial moment that John had chosen to go missing.
I considered briefly and decided to give Louis a call. It was quiet on his end of the line. Louis’ rich voice came through clearly. “Scarlett, what’s up?”
“Uncle Louis, where’s John? I think Hannah’s going into labor now. Can you reach him?” I asked hurriedly.
Louis paused, then said, “I’ll look into it. How’s Hannah doing?”
my head instinctively, then replied, “I’m still on my way over to her.
dear. Let me worry about getting in touch with John. Focus on getting Hannah
wildly down the roads. He wrinkled his brow as if he was ponding over
“What’s wrong?” I prompted.
here that Hannah’s location is in the alley. My car won’t be able to enter. I’ll have to go down to take a look,” he said, immediately parking the car. He swung his legs out and headed straight towards the
we finally found Hannah, she was lying in the yard with a puddle of blood forming beneath
heaved a sigh of relief. Then
arrival at the hospital, Hannah was quickly wheeled into the ER. It was only then that I let out the
streaks of blood all over his body. His
he saw my look of horror, he glanced down at his dreadful state. He then commented ruefully, “I’m fine! I’ll go back and take a
were trembling slightly from the shock, and I crumpled onto a chair along the hallway. I quickly clung to Ashton once I’d partially
the last time I experienced a miscarriage washed over me like a flood,
consoling, “Don’t worry, nothing bad
subsided, I remembered my original mission. I took out my phone and called John again. It rang for ages before someone
however, that answered. “Hello, Mr. Stovall
voice sounded incredibly
on the
end for a while. “Are you
my voice hardened. “Get
Stovall’s really in the shower right now. I’ll be sure to get him to call you back.
response. I flung the phone
was rather hardy and survived that sudden bout of violence,
deftly extracted the memory card, then casually
in no time at