Corinna

A faint beeping reaches my ears as the darkness engulfing me slowly begins to fade, blinking my eyes a few times before I finally force them to open regardless of the blinding fluorescent lightening.

After seconds of soft shuffling, Kai picks himself off his seat next to my hospital bed to help me sit up. When he readjusts the pillows behind me, he walks to the portable table as the foot of the bed to pour me a cup of water from the plastic jug that has left a ring of condensation on the light wood.

" Is the baby okay? " I whisper, my voice cracks as I...