Claiming her babies

Monica’s POV

“How long?” I asked, scared of the response I was about to get.

“You have just three months left ma’am” My heart skipped a beat as I stared at Doctor Helen emotionless.

“What?” I muttered under my breath, my voice shaking. This can’t be happening. This can’t be happening to me. What did I do to the universe to attract such punishment? “There’s a cure right?” I asked, my voice low as I stared at Helen with hope in my eyes.

There had to be a cure. There had to be a cure because this can’t be happening. How can I have only three months to live? What of my kids? What of Nicholas? What of my life, my friends, my family?

All these unanswered questions filled my head as the doctor’s next word crashed every strand of hope I might have held onto. “I’m sorry Mrs Monica but there is no cure for this”

Tears gathered in my eyes as I thought about my current situation. One week ago, I was happy, content, in love, and glad that I was finally beginning to have the perfect life I had but now, my life was slowly evaporating before my very eyes.

“How did this happen? How did that tumor get in my head?” I questioned the doctor whose eyes had already become teary, staring back at me in pity.

“So what do I do? What can I do?” I asked, my voice cracking as I struggled to speak.NôvelDrama.Org copyrighted © content.

“I’m sorry Mrs Monica but there’s nothing I or the hospital can do. The only thing you can do now is spend the remaining days with your family” Doctor Helen advised, her eyes already spilling tears. “I’m sorry about this Mrs Monica. I don’t know why this had to happen to you”

“But there has to be something? I can’t just die and go. I have a family. I have kids to take care of. I need to be around for their first birthday. How can you say I have only three months to live” I yelled, my voice sharp as more tears flowed down my cheeks.

This is a dream that I would love to wake up from. How can this be happening to me? I sobbed loudly as Doctor Helen came to me and engulfed me in a comforting warm hug which only seemed to even increase the pain I felt.

This was unbelievable. The fact that life can just throw one off balance was unbelievable. Life couldn’t even pity me. It couldn’t even have compassion. I just gave birth not up to six months ago and now, I’ve got three months to live.

Was this his plan all along? For me to finally find happiness and have an association of loved ones around me then take me away just like that.

I wasn’t going to watch my kids grow up. I wasn’t going to watch my kid’s first birthday. I wasn’t going to watch them take their first step. This is cruel.

“I’m sorry” Helen uttered again, her embrace becoming tighter but not even her warm hug could take away the fear, pain, and sadness that I was going true.

A knock on the door jolted me back to reality but I sat on the chair emotionless. Nothing mattered anymore. Nothing made sense. The stupid brain tumor didn’t even make sense.

“I’m just knocking to confirm if ma’am Monica is still here?” I heard Collins’s voice from outside the door but I still didn’t even have any strength to move or say anything.

Doctor Helen cleaned her tears and sniffed hard before clearing her throat “Yeah she’s still here and she’s fine” Doctor Helen uttered, her voice clear and sharp like she wasn’t crying a few seconds ago.

“Why me?” I blurted out, my heart beating in nothing but pain.

“Are you going to tell Mr Nicholas or should I tell him?” She asked, her eyes staring at me with nothing but sadness.

“No” I managed to say “Nicholas can never find out about this to anyone except me” I replied, my gaze sharp and serious.

I wiped the tears from my eyes as I managed to get myself out of her embrace and clean my eyes once more with a handkerchief “I’m fine. I’m fine so don’t cry or worry about me” I said sadly, pissed at the fact that she was a doctor and couldn’t even have a cure for this.

“Where are my kids?” I asked as I took out my mirror from inside my bag and made sure I wasn’t looking dull or my eyes weren’t puffy.

“They’ve already been placed inside your car ma’am. I’m sorry about all_” I cut her off instantly.

“I don’t want to hear it. I’m perfectly fine okay?” I said a part of me was in denial that I had a tumor in my brain and agreed to that part of me.

I walked out of Helen’s office with Collins instantly walking behind me. Not looking at where I was going, I bumped into something or maybe someone, and their phone crashed hard on the floor.

“S**t” I muttered under my breath as I squatted to pick up the phone “I’m so sorry miss. I could get you another_”

I paused my words as I found out that it was Mia I was apologizing to. “what in the world are you doing here?” She asked, her gaze cold and furious.

“I came for a check-up up and I’m just about to leave,” I said.

So what’s going to happen to my phone? You were the one that bumped on me “Mia complained.

“There’s nothing to do Mia. You bumped into me too. Your full focus was on your phone and you didn’t know that I was approaching you. I don’t have time for all of these so please excuse me”

I said as I walked past her and paused in my tracks the moment my gaze landed on a beautiful yet elderly woman who very much shared a resemblance with someone I know.

“Monica?” The woman said, her voice calm yet trembling.

“Mum” I muttered, finally remembering where I knew this figure from.