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“Melody… ah!”
Elaine tumbled down the stairs.
Melody froze, her breath caught in her throat. She looked up, only to
meet Graham’s icy, violent glare–his eyes radiated a murderous intent so cold
it felt like he might snap her neck right then and there.
She felt as if she’d fallen into a frozen abyss.
“Graham, I didn’t-”
Elaine suddenly cried out in pain. Graham scooped her up and bolted for
the door.
“I’m taking you to the hospital right now. Don’t be scared, I won’t let anything happen to you.”
Melody rushed after him.
She hadn’t done it. She wouldn’t take the blame!
Outside, a torrential rain was coming down. Melody hurried toward Graham’s car,
“Graham-”
The car sped past her, grazing her side. She crashed hard onto the pavement, pain searing through her entire body.
The car roared away, muddy water splattering all over her.
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Her vision blurred, then went dark. She heard someone gasp, someone else dialing 911. With a trembling hand pressed to her belly, her consciousness faded away completely.
When she woke again, she was in a hospital bed, surrounded by doctors and nurses. The heart monitor blared in her ears.
“Has anyone contacted Dr. Cardell? If he’s the lead surgeon, there might still be a chance for the baby.”
“No one’s reached him. Mr. Dorrick called every doctor in for his girlfriend’s consult.”
Melody’s whole body ached from blood loss and cold. The despair of losing her child pressed down on her, suffocating.
“Give… give me my phone.”
Her hands shaking, Melody dialed Graham’s number.
It connected, but all she heard was Elaine’s sobbing.
“Graham, I don’t want a scar on my hand.”
“It’s just a couple stitches. Dr. Cardell is the best–there won’t be a mark,” Graham soothed, his voice gentle.
A stranger’s voice broke in.
“Mr. Dorrick, the ER needs Dr. Cardell immediately. There’s a pregnant woman who needs surgery right now.”
“Wait.”
“If you wait, the baby won’t make it.”
“Then blame her bad luck. She and that kid were never meant to be.”
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That cold, ruthless voice stabbed right through Melody’s heart. She started shaking uncontrollably.
On the other end, Graham’s tone turned gentle again.
“Be careful–Elaine’s afraid of pain.
“Elaine, don’t cry. It breaks my heart to see you upset.”
The call cut off.
Tears streamed down Melody’s face.
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The child she’d hoped for, waited for three years–she still couldn’t save it.
Maybe it was for the best. She could never give a child a real family
anyway.
“No more waiting… Schedule the abortion… I don’t want the baby
anymore…‘
“… Alright. Sign the consent forms and we’ll take you to the OR.”
Melody reached for the pen, her hand trembling as she signed her name, stroke by stroke.
Two sets of consent forms.
One to save her life.
One to give up her child.
As she finished the last signature, it felt as if someone poured alcohol into her wounds–pain burned straight to the bone.
The anesthesia went in, her consciousness slipping away.
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Suddenly, Melody asked, “Will the baby feel pain?”
The doctor paused, silent.
As darkness closed in, her final tear slid down her cheek.
“Graham, oh, Graham…
“If I ever look back on you again in this lifetime, I’ll deserve everything I get,” she thought.
After sleeping for over a day, Melody was finally discharged and sent home.
She had barely stepped out of the cab when she ran straight into Graham.
His furious glare looked like it could carve a hole right through her. “You pushed Elaine down the stairs, didn’t even bother to apologize, and then vanished for a whole day: Elaine was so worried about you, she didn’t sleep all night she only just managed to doze off.”
“I didn’t push her. Check the security cameras. I lost contact because your
car-”
“Still making excuses? Elaine’s been defending you, saying she just missed a step.”
Graham dragged her along. “Melody, you need to learn your lesson.”
Her already weak body stumbled behind him, vision swimming black.
When they finally stopped, Melody felt chilled to the bone.
He had brought her to Olive’s hospital room.
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Right there beside Olive’s hospital bed, he tore her clothes open.
