Chapter 14 - The hospital

My brothers wanted Ryan arrested immediately.
Police were already coming.
An ambulance took me to hospital.
My injuries:
Severe bruising to the forearm.
No fracture.
A small shoulder contusion.
No head trauma.
And the only result any of us cared about:
The baby was okay.
Fetal monitoring remained reassuring.
No placental injury.
No contractions suggesting immediate preterm labor.
When the doctor said:
“Your baby looks stable,”
I sobbed so hard Caleb had to leave the room.
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He later claimed allergies.
Nobody believed him.