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Post by Micaela on Feb 2, 2008 22:08:51 GMT -5
"SHITSHITSHITSHIT!" *She screamed into her arms, muffling it. She looked up when she heard the knock.*
"Come in." *She said weakly.*
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Post by Maxim de Winter on Feb 2, 2008 22:12:18 GMT -5
*Maxim entered the room and put an arm on her shoulder.*
"What's wrong, darling?" *he asked quietly.*
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Post by Micaela on Feb 2, 2008 22:13:41 GMT -5
"I'm pregnant." *She said dejectedly.*
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Post by Maxim de Winter on Feb 2, 2008 22:18:44 GMT -5
*He frowned, confused.*
"But that's good news!"
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Post by Micaela on Feb 2, 2008 22:20:36 GMT -5
"No, that's bad news! Have we forgotten the pregnancy-induced high blood pressure and potential brain hemorrhage!?" *She moaned.*
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Post by Maxim de Winter on Feb 2, 2008 22:21:38 GMT -5
*His face paled.*
"It could happen again?"
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Post by Micaela on Feb 2, 2008 22:22:55 GMT -5
*She whimpered and nodded.* "It gets worse with every pregnancy. My mother almost died with my youngest brother."
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Post by Maxim de Winter on Feb 2, 2008 22:29:10 GMT -5
*He took her into his arms, trying to push away the fear that clutched his heart.*
"No... everything will be fine... There must be something we can do."
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Post by Micaela on Feb 2, 2008 22:32:10 GMT -5
*She nuzzled her head into his shoulder and let loose one shuddering sob.*
"I... c-can't... there's n-nothing..." *Okay, obviously whatever she was going to say wasn't going to come out so she just sobbed. Loudly.*
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Post by Maxim de Winter on Feb 2, 2008 22:35:42 GMT -5
*He held her, horrified.*
"There is... there is something."
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Post by Micaela on Feb 2, 2008 22:39:26 GMT -5
*She turned to him, a stony, determined look in her eyes that was obvious despite the redness and the puffy face.*
"If you're s-suggesting ab-bortion..." *She said. Though her voice was still hiccuppy, there was no mistaking the tone there, and that the next part of the sentence did not involve good things for Maxim.*
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Post by Maxim de Winter on Feb 2, 2008 22:43:20 GMT -5
"Micaela, I can't lose you!"
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Post by Micaela on Feb 2, 2008 22:49:54 GMT -5
"God damn it, Maxim! We can't just get rid of a baby! It's not like we're talking about a worn-out rug or curtains!"
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Post by Maxim de Winter on Feb 2, 2008 22:51:44 GMT -5
"I don't care, Micaela! Your life is worth too much!"
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Post by Micaela on Feb 2, 2008 22:54:04 GMT -5
"What if we had known this before Liam, hmm? Would you have said 'Go ahead, throw him away' then?" *Her voice was desperate, not accusing.*
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