Sleep

"Hold Marion," Alice muttered again, trying her best to hold on to the baby with her trembling hands. "Please…"

"Alice…" Kalmin muttered, immediately reaching forward and picking up Marion carefully. He turned around with sheer terror on his face. Alice's face was pale.  "Doctor…" he trembled, "DOCTOR! There's th-theres something wrong with her…"

"What- oh no," the doctor flinched, his eyes widening as he turned back to his bed from his conversation with Mrs. Crowly. His eyes widened in fear and Kalmin followed his gaze to Alice's legs. She had bled out critically, her blood even dripping to the floor below in a pool. 

Kalmin froze, his heart dropping to the floor as he turned back to Alice. "Alice…" he muttered, calling out to his sister with a trembling voice. 

She looked up at him with a smile, her eyes on the baby in his arms. "Can you bring her closer to me please?" she asked, lifting a finger to point at Marion. "I want to hold her again.."