Daddy’s Hot Sauce

Anders didn’t notice the time and saw the view in the darkest hour and so, he looked at the boy and noticed that it was lying on the couch, peacefully sleeping. He could not look at him ’cause he knew that his feelings might change toward the boy.

Then he noticed his phone was ringing and this time it was his friend Dave. As he sat on the swivel chair his eyes was on the boy and he didn’t want to be near to him ’cause his conscience might be in his priority if he saw the boy felt homeless.

“Why?” he sarcastically asked and arranged the papers on his desk.

“Bro, you need to be here, Emily is in the hospital and she’s quite in a critical state.”

Anders widened his eyes and the pounding in his chest suddenly wanted to burst out.

“What happened to her?!” he said emphatically.

“I’ll send you the address and just come over here.”

Anders stood up and was in a hurry to reach for his coat then, he went out of the office. He looked at George who was busy drinking tea at the corner side of the waiting area while talking to some girls in the office, and told him to look after the boy in his office.

“I’ll be back soon, don’t let Mia be near the boy.” he said and went to the elevator.

The fast beat of his heart was occupying his mind and this time all he had in his mind was Emliy and lthe last time that he was with her. It’s been a couple of days since he met her and now that she’s in the hospital everything seems weird for him.

He knew Emily was taking extra care of herself and never been sick since the day he met her and nothing much more he knew about her. So, he started the engine and drove it as fast as he could, he didn’t mind the traffic lights ’cause all he care now was Emily and if she was in the hospital that means she’s sick or in the worst case. He clenched his fist only to realize that it might be something more that she was not telling him.

“Fuck!” he screamed after seeing the red light. Certainly he has to obey the traffic rules. He hit the steering wheel and the beat of his heart was faster than usual. It was not due to excitement but nervousness of thinking about Emily.

Then, the car in front moved to the other side as the ambulance was passing by. Anders took the chance and drove on its tail so he could move forward. And after his succeeding attempt he arrived at the Hospital and parked his car.

He was in a hurry to be with Emily and when he arrived, he saw Dave and a familiar face beside him.

“Where’s Emily?” he asked and looked behind the two.

The woman beside Dave pointed to the glass window and Anders saw Emily behind it, lying on the bed with some apparatus inserted to her. His brows furrowed in a confusing way and looked at Dave and the woman beside her.

Dave tapped his shoulders and said, “I’m sorry bro.”

He was confused as his friend was being too serious at this moment. The thing that made him even more confused was Emily was being bedridden and unconscious. The pound inside his chest was being loud and clear, he tried to calm his mind by taking a deep breath but he couldn’t. His mind was going to break even though he didn’t even know the reason for her being in the hospital.

He crumpled his shirt and said, “What the f*ck is happening here?!” Dave could not answer his question and just stared at him.

Then, the doctor was surprised to see both of them who were about to fight.

“Excuse me, no fights in here.” she said.

All of them caught their attention as the doctor announced it. Anders walked toward the doctor and cleared his throat.

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The doctor handed him some papers and he immediately looked at it but none of them gave a clear answer, his eyes were burning and was about to crumple when the doctor said something.

“Well, I guess you’re the husband.” she sighed deeply and met his eyes. “The baby didn’t make it. Her womb was too weak to carry a baby.”

The doctor tapped his arm and left them. Anders could not even show any emotion for what he heard as he didn’t know that Emily was pregnant and everything sank into his mind that her big bites and some food request might be her sign of pregnancy.

Dave and Jane left the room and let the two be in the moment. Anders was crying tears and wanted to scream out loud as he didn’t even notice her in the past few days and now the guilt was rising high as the baby in her belly was gone. They both have no chances for it to see, instead mourning together was the last option for them.

He held tight on her hands and put it on his cheeks, the warmth of her hand was making him feel ease from the pain he was going through. He was blaming himself for ignoring her these past few days because of Mia who suddenly showed up in the scene., and his son who was just getting more of his attention these days.

“I’m sorry, Emily,” he whispered and caressed her hand and let out the tears that were on his eyes for a while.

He was thinking about the child that was supposed to be in her belly but it wasn’t there anymore. It made him even more sad on this way ’cause he knew that it was his child and his love for Emily.

“I will never leave you.”

Seeing her lying on the bed made him feel the pain and this time it was just hitting him hard as the child was gone forever. But one thing was making it more hard for him to do was on how he would explain it to Emily. How was he going to tell it?

“It’s all my fault.”