Chapter 19 : One Life Have Lost

The rapist-muderer was on the loose, since Mikey drove to a lake to change his close since there were Trevor's blood stains on them and even brought the rock he used that had also blood on them.

He wrapped the rock with his clothes, then threw on the body of water as it successfully sinking down, hiding his dark deeds. Next, the jerk went back inside his car and changed into a different outfit.

Eventually, Mikey entered his house quietly so that his dad won't see him very late at night, "Micheal!" or so he thought.

"Dad," The young man aghasted as he turned to Hans wearing his office suit with an angry look in his face, Mikey was starting to panic. "What are you doing?"

"There's an emergency in the office. Where have you been? why are you coming in now?" Hans questioned in a firm tone.

"I'm not in high school anymore, Dad. I can do whatever I want." 

"Sorry, force of habit. All I want is spend a nice holiday with my son," His father requested. "So don't make anymore plans."

"No problem, Dad," Mikey stammered,

Before heading out, Hans turned to his son, "One more thing," He added. "Try to stay out in any more trouble, now that you're in the Undominate United team." Then he left with Mikey looking all anxious.

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Back in the hospital, Erika was being checked by a doctor, observing her between her legs, while the poor girl breathe through the pain. "Is there anyone you want us to call?" the nurse asked.

"My mom," Erika answered as she handed her phone to them. "And I have my friend's mom's number in my contact list. It's Mrs. Dell."

"Got it."

"Call the OB, tell them we're coming," the doctor said.

"What's going on?" the panic-stricken teenager questioned.

"You are experiencing an abruption," The doctor explained.

"What does that mean?"

"We need to deliver the baby."

Erika was stunned, "Now?! But, I'm not due yet," she said. "I'm eight-months pregnant."

"I'm sorry, but if we don't deliver soon, it'll endanger you and your baby's lives," the doctor informed them.

That was the last thing Erika wanted. She would rather die than lost her child. "Alright, do what you have to do. Just save my baby."

The medics began rushing the soon-to-be young mother to the operation room. As they passed by Trevor's room in the emergency ward, Erika could see that he was still not waking up as the other doctor were doing their best to save him.

Then once they got to the operating room, Erika was about to get to sleep by using a medicine. It was sort of a deja vu moment for her since she had a nightmare about losing her child.

There were all these emotions happening at once. Worry, nervousness and fear were what she was feeling as she laid there when the oxygen masked was placed on her face for her to start sleeping while being cut open.

Tears poured from her eyes, seeing that big surgical light that were turned on as they slowly closed. After that, she dozed off and the medics began to do their work.

Some hours later after the C-section surgery, Erika was sent to a private room. They let her rest since she was still out of it until someone came in and walked up to her. "Erika," that person called up to her in a gentle tone. "Erika, wake up."

"Hmm..." the teenage girl grumbled, then opened her eyes and was surprised to see the person before her. "Trevor?"

"Hey, Erika," Trevor said to her with a sweet smile on his face, wearing the last outfit he wore.

"Trevor, you're okay!" Erika gasped, seeing that he looked so well. Too well.

"Yeah, how are you feeling?"

"I feel fine. I just had my baby." Then Erika had a moment of realization. "Oh, my God, I just had a baby! I have to see him." She was about to get up from the hospital bed.

However, Trevor stopped her. "Easy, you have to rest. You just got out from surgery."

"But I need to see him. I want to see if he's okay. I wonder where he is?"

"He's okay. He looks perfect and he has your eyes."

Erika sat up from that last part. "You saw him?"

"Yup." Trevor nodded.

"I want to see him. Please, help me."

"You're going to see him anyway after you feel better."

Erika suddenly remembered something. "By the way, what happened to you last night?" she questioned him. "I was so worried."

"That's why I'm here. I want to say that I'm sorry," Trevor apologized.

"What are you sorrry for?"

"Because of me, you almost lost your baby and I almost put your life in danger."

"No, you don't have to apologize for anything." The teenage girl reached to his hand and looked at him in the eyes. "When I saw you lying there in the parking lot, I was out of my mind scared that I'll lose you."

""But still..." Trevor stammered.

"I'm fine and so does my baby, so don't feel bad about it. I can't wait to meet him and take care of him once we're out of the hospital."

"You'll be a great mother to him, and I'm sorry that I won't be around anymore to see that."

Erika was taken aback by what he said. "What do you mean?" she asked him.

Trevor glanced towards the door, then back at her as he let go of himself from her hand. "I... I have to go now," he told her.

"Why? Where are you going?"

"Goodbye, Erika." However, the guy did not answer and just smiled at her, then walked to the door.

"Wait, Trevor." Erika could feel that unexplained sadness that she did not want him to leave her. "Can you stay a little longer?"

"I'm sorry, it's time for me to go." Trevor headed to the door.

Tears fell from Erika's eyes, watching her friend left so soon. "Trevor. Trevor!" she cried out to him. "Trevor!"

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"Trevor. Trevor." Erika kept calling him. Apparently, she was still asleep even after the operation was complete and that she was placed in a private room, wearing a hospital gown.

Moreover, her parents were there, but no Trevor. They were waiting for her to wake up until they heard their daughter sleep talk. "Honey. Honey," her mother said to her and also gently shook her.

Eventually, Erika's eyes darted to open and realized that it was just a dream. She looked around and immediately saw her parents. "Mom. Dad, you're here," the teenager whimpered.

"Of course, your mom called me, so I drove here as fast as I could," her father said. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm not sure, I don't feel good." That time, she could really feel that she was not feeling well. Although, Erika suddenly remembered and became frantic once more that she was getting up from her bed. "My baby! Where's my baby?"

"Honey, Honey... Calm down. He's fine," her mother assured her, then she and Collins gently pushed her body to lie down.

"Where is he?"

"He is placed in an incubator," Her father answered.

"You guys saw him?" Erika asked.

"We did. He's small and very handsome," Celine answered with a grin.

"And he has your eyes," Collins added.

Erika was even more eager to see him until that last part made her recall something. "Oh no, Trevor!" she gasped since the Trevor she talked a while ago was just a dream. "What happened to Trevor? Is he awake now? Is he okay?"

"We have no news yet, but his parents are here and they'll tell us as soon as they get any update, okay?" Her mother said.

"Okay." Yet, Erika still felt worried, then she felt her head pounding and her stomach turning. Ugh... I feel sick."

"The doctor said that you are having a fever. It's normal for mothers who had C-section. So now, just please relax."

Erika just nodded and lied back down on her bed.

Hours later, The young mother felt a bit better yet she had to be in a wheelchair with the help from her father to get her to the NICU. Erika saw her baby inside that clear hard plastic container with tube and machines to help him live.

She started tearing up finally seeing her son who was so tiny, frail and innocent, "That's my baby?" she weeped for joy and put her hands on the incubator to look closer at him, then became at woe.

"Sweetie, what's wrong? Aren't you happy that he's here?" Celine noticed her change of expression.

"I was hoping that I'd hold him once he's out. Not like this."

"I know, but it's just one month. Come on, let's go to the cafeteria. You must be hungry right now." Her mother began pushing her daughter's wheelchair as they headed to get something to eat.

They were on their way to the hospital cafeteria, until they heard weeping. The family turned their heads, and saw that it was the Dell family crying together. "Those are Trevor's parents," Erika said. "Mom, let's go over there."

"Alright, Honey."

The Rows approached them. "Mrs. Dell..." The teenage girl called her with this concerned look in her face. "What's going on?"

"Erika, Trevor...." Mrs. Dell sobbed, while hugging her crying daughter. "He's... He's gone."

From that, the teenage girl could feel her world crumbling more and more right in front of her. She knew that Trevor looked bad when she found him yet she thought that he would still be saved by the doctors. Unfortunately, she was wrong. "No..." She choked as tears were starting to roll down from her eyes then just started crying again.

"Oh, my God, I'm so sorry," Celine agaped. This was also very hard on her to grasp that a boy, the same age as her daughter, was dead.

"I'm sorry too for your loss," Collins told them.

"The police said that it must be a hold-up that went wrong," Trevor's father said as he was bawling and comforting his grieving wife and daughter. "But to kill my son... I don't believe it."

"I'm so sorry, I should've done something." Erika began blaming herself and felt useless for letting a friend of her get killed. "It's all my fault. Had I known that he was in trouble, maybe he'd be alive..."

"Honey... No, that's not true." Her mother told the inconsolable girl.

Mrs. Dell held Erika's hand. "She's right, you've done everything you could to help my son. The one who's at fault is the monster who killed my son."

"He should be caught and pay for what he did," Mr. Dell grunted. "Whoever he is."

"Besides, you were pregnant and I heard you just gave birth. Congratulations, I hope your baby will be okay. My advice to you is to hold him tight to your heart, and don't ever let him go."

"I will," Erika sobbed, then she and Mrs. Dell hugged each other and grieved together over a wonderful guy who was gone too soon.

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