Chapter 4. Confusing Emotions

Jake jumped awake with sweat dripping down his forehead. He’d been living in a nightmare, one he was so glad to have woken up from. His eyes glanced around the room; alarmed.

He was in a hospital room… and he immediately remembered why he was here; Delilah, it was all because of that little…

He pinched the bridge of his nose… no, he needed to check if she was okay. The last thing he remembered was that they got a heartbeat. Was she still breathing now? Was the heart that had stopped still beating?

Shuffling off the bed, he walked towards the door, however before he could open it, it opened on its own, and Beatrice walked in, her eyes widening when she saw him. “Jake… honey, you should lay down.”

His eyes narrowed at her; into tiny slits of anger. “How many times have I told you not to call me that?”

“I… I’m sorry, but the doctor said you collapsed because of stress.”

“What about Delilah? What happened to her?”

She frowned, glancing away from