48 hours laters

Steven sat down in the chair by Carmen hospital bed as she was breathing through a tube. PeeWee stood in the corner away from Steven. As India and Derrick shared the hospital couch together. Nobody said anything, Lonnie and Cynthia got away, while Sage lost her life.

"Talk to her or something. She can hear your bitch ass." PeeWee snapped at Steven.

"Shut your pussy ass up, this your fucking fault!" Steven yelled at PeeWee.

"My fault, my fault you actually going to blame this shit on me! Your ass let her walked out the door, and right into danger. Don't blame this shit on me!" PeeWee yelled back.

"The arguing really not going to change anything, she going to be laying in the bed fighting for her life." Derrick said.

"Right I agree, just look on the bright side, the baby is still here with us, fighting also, so just give it a rest." India said.

"The doctors also say it's possible she could have a stillborn, don't forget that." PeeWee said.

They all sighed deeply as they all thought back on that day, they all rushed out the house.

Since the baby car seat was in India car, they took India car and followed behind PeeWee nobody said anything. Steven drive while India sat in the back with the baby, and Derrick sat up front with Steven.

"I'll never forget that time we was in this same car driving to your mom house to see about your sister." Derrick said.

"Worst day of my fucking life bruh." Steven shook his head.

"Never thought it was that nigga Lonnie that did it though. Now we know the truth." Derrick said.

"Hell yeah, right up under my fucking nose at that. He was waiting to get the trap house after Big T left, his ass waited good until Sage and PeeWee asses slip up. I bet this was his plan from the jump." Steven said as he switched lanes to keep up with PeeWee who was actually blowing his horn at people and riding people bumper pretty close.

"Hell yeah, but shit this his last strike now. Are you ready to put me down?" Derrick asked Steven.

"Hell no, you good my nigga." Steven said as India gasped from the back seat looking at her phone.

Derrick looked back in the back. As India passed him the cellphone.

"What is it?" Steven asked as he looked over at Derrick.

Another picture came through on the phone.

Steven snatched the phone out Derrick hand as he looked at the pictures. The pictures showed Carmen in the ditch, and another showed Lonnie with a shovel, laughing. Steven almost crashed into someone car. Another picture came through. It showed Carmen covering her face.

Then a video came.

"Please no don't leave me out here, I'll do anything." Carmen cried.

"Anything. You heard her Cynthia. She said she will do anything. Get naked." Lonnie said. Carmen did what she was told, while crying. "That's a good girl." Lonnie past the phone to Cynthia as he took off his belt and started hitting Carmen all cross her body with it, then spit on her. He then, started punching her in her face.

"This is for your punk ass boyfriend." Lonnie said.

Carmen just cried and prayed to God to spare her and her child's life. Until she blacked out.

"Your momma next." Lonnie said into the camera as it went off.

Steven was in full rage.

They have been basically driving around for a long ass time, until the road was blocked off. Polices and ambulance was everywhere. All cars and trucks were backed up.

"Where are we?" Derrick asked Steven.

"Shit the hell if I know." Steven said, as he saw PeeWee getting out his car. Derrick and Steven got out too. When they finally reached the the crime scene they couldn't get through.

PeeWee sneaked through where they was discovering the naked body, but it wasn't Carmen's it was Sage's.

"It's not her, it's Sage." PeeWee said to Steven and Derrick when he walked back to them.

They all got back to the cars.

"Damn, it wasn't her, it was Sage." Derrick said to India. Who rocked Iris.

They all cut traffic as they drove around more hours.

"Damn they travel fast, in a short amount time, this shit say North Carolina."  Derrick read the signs.

They ran up on another traffic jam, with police Cars and ambulances everywhere.

PeeWee was the first one to get out his car again. Again it was block, that don't stop PeeWee though from getting in where he fit in.

"Can you call me brother." He heard Carmen whispered.

A paramedics was checking her.

"Is my baby okay?" She asked, her voice weak.

"Ma'am please no talking." The paramedics said to Carmen.

"Carmen." PeeWee called her name. PeeWee walked closer to them.

"Let me see my brother one last time please." Carmen said. She was feeling very weak.

PeeWee grabbed her cold hand in his.

"I know you would  come, it's to late. I just want them to save my baby." Carmen said.

"Nah you better fight, you can't leave me and I just found you." PeeWee said getting emotional.

Carmen swallowed hard.

"India, tell her thank you for me. And tell Steven I'm sorry. I walked right into danger like he called it. But I'm tired, and I want to sleep. I love you big brother." Carmen said, as she closed her eyes, and the paramedics   pushed PeeWee out the way, so they could take Carmen to the nearest hospital.

PeeWee walked back to them. Steven and Derrick were being block by polices.

"It's her." PeeWee said as he got in his car, and drove along the side walk way to get to the hospital.

Derrick and Steven got back India car, and followed behind PeeWee.

"It's her." Derrick told India.

India hold her baby to her, as she prayed for Carmen.

When they made it to the hospital. PeeWee was already there, pacing the floor.

"What the say?" India asked PeeWee.

"Nothing, they not saying shit to me. They won't even let me back there." PeeWee said.

India shook her head. Steven and Derrick sat side by side.

"Oh yeah, Carmen said thank you." PeeWee said to India. That made India cried.

Steven wanted to know did she said anything about him too.

"Do we have a PeeWee in here?" A doctor said.

PeeWee raced over to the doctor.

"How are you I'm the Doctor on call, my name-"

"No disrespect, I really don't care what your name is, I just want to know about my sister." PeeWee said.

The doctor nodded.

"Fair enough. Carmen King condition is hitting Critical if we can't get her blood pressure to go down, she out and in, plus she keeps asking for you. Also the baby, the heart beat is very low. She is about two months a long. She is high risk of a miscarriage. Something is definitely keeping that baby alive. I'm going to allow you all to go back there now, but be very quiet, she's out of it." The doctor said and they all walked in the back with the man.

PeeWee went to grabbed her cold hand in his. Steven, India, and Derrick stayed by the door. Neither knew what to do or say to her. They all just listens to the baby heart beat on the baby monitor.

PeeWee touched her flat stomach, and his eyes filled with tears. Carmen heart rate speed up, and the baby heart did as well.

"Uncle PeeWee in the house." He laughed through his tears.

Steven wanted to go to her, but didn't know how considering what he did and said to her.

PeeWee sat down by her bed, as Carmen sleep. India went to sit down with her baby, so did Derrick.

"I have to find me a store. I need me some Kool-Aid my nerves gone." Derrick said.

India rolled her eyes.

A nurse came in and check Carmen.

"I see her heart rate is going up and down, try talking to her, it will help her come back." The nurse said, as a Ob-Gyn  came in also and check the baby heart rate.

"Everything is running smoothly. Just continue to talk to the mother, to help the baby heart rate stay at a normal pace." She smiled and walked out.

"Car-Men you better wake your ass up." Derrick said, and India nudge him.

"She said talk not yell." India said.

"Well shit, excuse me." Derrick said.

"Steven ass need to be talking to her. He jinxed  her." PeeWee said.

"Nigga I'm about sick of your damn mouth. You just wait." Steven said to PeeWee.

"The truth hurt don't it?" PeeWee said.

"Nigga you better get off my boy before your ass beat in here." Derrick said. "Man I'm thirsty. India let me suck your titty."

They all burst out laughing.

Now three days later they are still at the hospital and Carmen still the same.

"I'll be back, I'm going to the vending machine." Derrick said and walked out.

"Oh hell, we all know about to happen." Steven smirked from Carmen bedside.

India laid her baby in the car seat as she went to get a cup of water, as Steven got up too. The door open and Mama Lorraine walked in with a gift basket. She came yesterday.

"How's the baby?" She asked Steven.

"Doing better then Carmen." He replied back.

"Anybody got any chocolate?" She asked.

Derrick walked in, with a Milky Way, and Kit Kat, and two Hershey bars.

"Let's get it." He said as he went to wash his hands.

Steven hold Carmen mouth open, as Derrick dropped chocolate on the side of her mouth so Steven could help her chew. India mouth water in her mouth. The baby heart rate speed up.

"See look what y'all doing to my baby." Steven shook his head. As they continue to feed Carmen the chocolate.

When both Hershey bars were gone. They gave her a minute. Carmen eyes open slowly. She looked around. PeeWee walked to the bed.

"I'm hungry." Was the first thing Carmen said. Only thing they could do was laughed.

"See I'm glad she said that, I brought her one of them $5 boxes from KFC." Mama Lorraine said.

They all laughed again.

"The baby?" Carmen asked.

"Is good. Listen to the heart beat." PeeWee said. Carmen smiled when she heard the small thumps.

Her eyes focus on Steven, he stared at her back. Neither said anything just stared at each other.  Steven looked away first.

"Can I snatch this thing out my nose? It feel like I have a booger." Carmen said.

"No, let me go get a nurse." Mama Lorraine said.

"I need to make a phone call." PeeWee said.

"I need to go get Iris diaper back out the car, come walk with me Derrick." India said.

They all walked out the room giving Steven and Carmen some privacy. Carmen looked at him, again as he stared at her.

"Are you good?" He asked her.

She nodded.

"I guess I am. My baby is alive, that's all I care about." Carmen said.

Steven nodded.

"Yeah, he or she is a fighter." Steven said. "Just like you."

"No I wanted to die, I just wanted my baby to be saved." Carmen said, not looking at him.

He just nodded.

"Well the nurses should be in here to check on you soon." Steven said. It was getting awkward.

Carmen smirked.

"Can't bring your self to do it can you?" She asked him.

"Do what?" Steven looked at her.

"Saying you sorry."

Steven just stared at her. He shrugged.

"What am I saying sorry for again?" Steven folded his arms.

"Nothing." Carmen said.

"Oh okay." Steven walked over to bed. "I apologize. I should have kept you home and not pushed you away. It's my fault you laying in the hospital bed and I hope you can forgive me." Steven said.

Carmen rubbed his face, and slapped the pissed out of him. Spit fly out his mouth.

"I forgive you." She said, as he glared at her.

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Damn 😂😂😂 that last part though, but 😔😔😔😔 poor Carmen .

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