Character Short Story

You could have heard a pin drop in the silence of the delivery room. None of the nurses dared to make a sound as Megan cradled her lifeless baby in her limp arms. A stream of tears flowed from Megan’s large hazel eyes as she stared at her child. She thought about all the endless things she would have done with her daughter. She could have spoiled her by buying her pink, poufy outfits to dress her. The air felt thick and full of sadness. Ryan stood next to his despaired wife, looking over her slumped shoulder to gaze at his daughter. She was beautiful. She had the cutest button nose and a few blonde hairs on her tiny, premature head. A tear fell from his striking green eyes onto the glossed floor below him.
“Sweet Pea.”, Ryan forced out.
“Everything will be alright.”, he said a few seconds later, hoping that it was true.
Eight months into Megan’s pregnancy the car door hit her womb causing the baby to die. Ryan and Megan were not the typical couple. Megan was not able to conceive traditionally, so they attempted to use In-Vitro Fertilization to help them conceive. Their first attempt failed horribly and with their second try they got pregnant.
“Th-this is my fault.”, Megan said, sobbing.
“I-I should have watched where I was walking.”, she stuttered. As Ryan tucked his wife’s long dirty blonde hair behind her pierced ears he countered, “Don’t you ever say that Meg, this is no ones fault.”
“Bu-ut it is. I ruined my-our chances to be the parents we always wanted to be. We finally got pregnant after all we have been through, and now… nothing. We have nothing.”, Megan shot back, angry with herself.
The devastated couple ignored the soft beeping of the machines and all the nurses surrounding them as they continued their heated conversation.
“We will always have each other, Sweet Pea.”, Ryan responded.
Megan ignored what Ryan said and continued weeping as she held her baby close to her chest. At that point Megan’s heart rate and blood pressure began to