The Billionaire...?

If saying that this pain of giving birth is mild, that would be an understatement. I was now waiting for the doctor's approval to start pushing as I wasn't fully ready yet. The nurses asked if I wanted any painkillers which I refused to take. Juliet has been beside me ever since we got to this hospital and I was excited enough to meet my child and leave this place for good.

"Doctor, I'm sorry to ask, but do you have a dead newborn?" I ask with a scared tone. "Why do you need that information?" he asked surprised. "I... I'm planning on leaving the country and faking my death to my child's father... personal reasons..."

"I... understand what you mean... I will assist you in this then. I will not ask for your reasons and other things, but I hope that you know what you're doing." He turned back to the nurses and they checked some papers again, later checking me and I was now fully prepared to bring Melody into this world.

Juliet put my hand in hers and gave me a smile. "Girl, you can destroy my hand, just bring that precious ball of joy to the world. You can even snap my neck," she joked. "Ok, are you ready?" the nurse asked me with a smile. I nodded, probably showing my excitement and fright at the same time. "And, push!"

I did. I pushed. I pushed and screamed and squeezed Juliet's hand so hard, she probably won't feel it for the next two weeks. "Almost there, come on, give me one big push. A really big push."

My motivation for that last push was the thought of my little girl in my arms, finally after nine months. And soon I heard it. I heard her cry. I heard my little Melody who gave me the melody I will never forget. "Congratulations on your precious baby girl."

Juliet's eyes started tearing up as she put both her hands to her lips, covering them in happiness as tears fell on the floor. The nurses quickly cleaned her up and put her in my arms. I couldn't believe it, I was holding my own little baby in my embrace. Melody looked so tiny, so small... so innocent. I looked at Juliet and we both started crying. "She is so beautiful..." she spoke.

"I can't believe a love like this exists... I love her so much already," I speak between cries. A few seconds later, I started feeling uneasy, I felt like I was losing my breath, I felt like I was running out of oxygen. Like something was preventing my lungs to breathe, like my heart was stopping, like something was going wrong. "Hold her," I told Juliet immediately and she started to panic, calling for help.

"Alison! Hey, stay with me! Alison!"

"Remember what you promised me if I don't make it, this is suffocating me," I speak quickly. "I love Melody, tell her that, got it? And I love you too, remember your promise, if this kills me completely," I draw in a big breath.

The nurses ran inside along with the doctor, they shooed Juliet out with Melody and all I saw in the end was pitch darkness.

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