Chapter 11: Emergency

"Ron! Ron! There's a baby here!" Mina shouted excitedly.

Before Ron could stop her, she was already carrying the baby in her arms. She was trying to appease the crying baby but failed. Then, she touched the baby's forehead and realized that she was burning with fever. Alarmed, she called for her husband.

"Ron! She's having a high fever. We need to bring her to the hospital" Mina urged his husband.

Ron was dumbfounded seeing her wife frantically calling for him. He could not believe that her wife is showing emotions again.

When he continued to be unresponsive, Mina grabbed one of his shoulders and shook it hard.

"RON!" she shouted.

"Ah! Yes! Yes! Let's bring her to the hospital" he immediately replied. He was about to walk away when he heard his wife shouting again.

"Ron! The bag!" she commanded while pointing at the hole.

It took him a few seconds to realize which bag is she referring to. After thinking, he ran to the hole, took the baby bag and followed her wife.

The place where they are is a little bit far away from the town. So, it took them two hours to reach the hospital. Actually, it is more apt to describe it as a clinic rather than a hospital. It is small and ran by one doctor and a few nurses. But in this emergency, this is better than nothing.

"Doctor! Doctor!" Mina shouted.

The doctor was shocked hearing a woman frantically shouting. So, he went out from his office to see what's the emergency is about. He saw Mina standing beside the hospital bed, her hands put together while both of her forefingers placed on top of her lips. He also saw her husband behind her, holding her shoulders while occasionally rubbing it. Ron would also whisper to her something once in a while. He was puzzled as to who is in need of treatment.

"What happened?" he asked one of the nurses.

"Doctor, the baby is having a fever. I'm afraid that if this goes on, she might have convulsions" the nurse professionally answered.

The Doctor was taken aback. Mina lost her baby. 'Whose baby is this?' he thought. Seeing the situation of the child, the Doctor held back his questions and started to treat the baby.

When the baby was stable. The Doctor called the couple and asked a few questions. They started narrating and did not hide anything from him. At the end of their interview, the Doctor asked them,

"Are you going to keep it?"

The couple was taken aback by the sudden question. They never thought it that far when they rescued the baby. Now, that it has been asked, both of them wondered.

As the first person to come up with a decision, Mina looked at her husband filled with expectations.