I had finished up my shift at the coffee shop when I received a text from Jack. I had been working at the coffee shop since I came back to Baltimore. It was like a backbone job until I could receive a better job doing journalism with a newspaper company. I had applied to tons, and I was still waiting for an interview set up. Those big industries take longer to come back to you which makes it even harder to sleep a night. Trying to sleep is pointless because you're too anxious to know if you're going to get call-backs.

Anyways, the text read:

Jack: Meet Miri and I at the park after your shift. I need to talk to you about some things <3 :)

I smiled at the message. I texted back with an 'Okay' before shoving my phone in my back pocket. I clocked out of my shift, hung up my apron in the locker room, and walked out of the shop. Lucky for me, I had plenty of time to get to the park since it was only a few blocks away from the coffee shop.

As I walked down the street, I wondered what Jack was going to tell me. Maybe he was going to tell me he was going to get a new job, or he was going to allow me to have part in the auto shop! God, the endless possibilities were enough to make my nerves boil. My anxiety was skyrocketing; I needed to hear Jack tell me what he needed to.

It was a few minutes when I arrived at the park. I looked around to see if Jack and Miracle had arrived. When I didn't seem them, I decided to reserve us a bench by the large oak tree the park was famous for. I plopped down, took out my phone, unwrapped my earbuds, and put them in to listen to some music. I blared a bit of Memphis Mayfire while I awaited my family's arrival to the park.

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I managed to fall asleep on the bench for two hours. I awoke to the bashing of an acorn to my skull. I shot awake, and my hand instantly began to rub the bump that was slowly forming on my head. As my eye sight cleared from its blurry state, I noticed Miracle and Jack weren't around. But, it had been two hours; where the hell were they? I looked around the park to see if they were sitting at another bench -- nope.

I thought that maybe they had forgotten and remained home, so I got up and walked back home. Upon arriving, I was greeted by an empty house. My stomach began to hurt tremendously, and of course, the worst came to mind. Maybe what he needed to tell me was that he didn't want to be with me. That, this was his way of telling me he wanted and found someone better. The thoughts made me weep a little, but I kept my composure. I was about to go upstairs and lay down when I noticed eight missed voicemails on the answering machine. Furrowing my brows, I pushed the button to play the messages. The first message was from a frantic Cass.

"Alex!" she shouted. "Alex?! Are you there? You need to get to the hospital right-fucking-now! Jack and Miacle were in an accident! Miracle is right now in a coma, and... and, I don't know about Jack yet! We need you down here." That concluded the message. My finger was stuck on the button while my body froze over completely. I was shaking like a leaf. My baby was in the hospital -- both of my babies were in the hospital! I finally thawed, and I ran out of the house. I don't care how far the hospital was; I was going to run my ass down there even if it killed me.

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I ran through the entrance of the hospital to see Rian, Zack, and Cass in the waiting room. When they saw me arrive, they all stood up, but I disregarded them completely. I ran to the front desk and scared the woman, behind it, completely. "M-May I help -- " I cut her off instantly.

"Where is my boyfriend and daughter?! Where the fuck are they!?"

"Sir, what are their names?" she asked me calmly.

"Jack Barakat and Miracle Gaskarth-Barakat! I want to see my fucking family! Let me see my family!"

"Sir, they cannot be visited at the moment. They -- " I wasn't myself, so I blamed me grabbing this poor woman by the collar on that.

"Listen to me! My boyfriend and child are in there! I want to see them and know they're okay!" I shouted. Veins were popping from my head, and my face was as red as a tomato. Before I could do anymore to the woman, I felt Rian yank me back.

"Dude, dude, dude! It's okay; get off of her!" He pulled me back and sat me down on a waiting room chair. I sat there and broke down like a crumbling building. Why was this happening? Why couldn't our lives stay happy? Cass hugged me tightly as I hysterically cried. Tonight, I could be leaving his hospital alone... forever.

Notes

:C

xoxo krys