Surrogate

“ I have made my decision,” I inform doctor smith, a decision I’m still unsure of, she’s looking at me hopefully, taking in breaths, and I take one of my own.
“ I accept,” she smiles, and gets up from her seat. “ don’t forget your promise to protect me, protection and money,” I remain her and she nods her approval.
“ we’ll start the process tomorrow,” she informs me “ Ava, I’ll give you 30% of your money, then the rest he’ll give you,” she says confidently, getting her Cheque book. She cuts out a paper, when I look at it I widen my eyes.
“ 200,000?”
The next week was about screening and running tests and as planned, Mrs smith came to get me in the morning taking me to her clinic. I was in a room with over about five doctors in the room, I look around until I suddenly felt the urge to close my eyes
the next thing I wake up they tell me it’s done but I don’t feel different at all, in fact, I feel very energetic and I have a good feeling about this, no I don't.
It's been a week, and everything is going well, Mrs. Smith calls me to check up but I am mostly at the hospital since she traveled for work in Asia, I don't do anything just take messages and calls, but today she is coming back
On my way back home, I see her car in the parking lot at her home, going closer,
Mrs. Smith, her head against the steering wheel with blood on it
Dr. Smith, I call but she doesn't wake up.
I get my phone to call 911 and within minutes paramedics are here.
" She's breathing!" shouts another nurse getting a stretcher and getting her out of the car.
I follow closely as they take her to the ambulance, I get in with her, how can this be happening?
I don't know any of her family members, does she even have any? now I have a stranger's baby?!
Waiting outside for what feels like hours with some of the nurses
" Here Aviana, you must be thirsty," Connie hands me a glass of water, she is one of the nurses I see around doctor Smith, I drink the water greedily, indeed I was very thirsty.
The doctor finally comes out and everyone stands up going to him.
" Any family?" He asks but again shakes his head as if realization just dawned.
" Oh she doesn't," I touch my belly, maybe that's why she wanted this child to be born so much, she wanted a family.
" How is she?" I ask the doctor, worried
" She's in a coma, she'll wake up but we don't know when," he says, continuing to explain something but I don't listen.
...
I reach my apartment and sigh, as I get in but I find my things trashed and panic sets in me, did they find me? What is going on,? Questions buzzed in my head all at once.
Who was it? A bugler? Mikael? Or Mario's people? I don't care I have to leave now.
I grab my emergency bag and rush out of the apartment
4 days later
Now I'm sure someone is after me, I keep going from hotel to hotel so am not caught. Leaving the hotel I was staying in, a jeep stops in front of me.
A man that gets out of the car leaves me breathless, he's mighty, tall and handsome as hell with a chiseled face and brown hair. I immediately recognize him as Nikolas but I still back away.
We didn't exchange a lot when we met the first time because of his intimidating demeanor.
"Let's go," He orders, leaving no room for argument. But I'm stubborn,who does he think he is?
"No,"
I start to walk away in the opposite direction but he grabs my arm, not in a way it would hurt maybe carefully as if not wanting to harm me,
" Let me go!" I shriek, Nikolas closes his eyes momentarily as if my voice hurt his ears.
" Fucking humans," he murmurs.
" Oh don't be all high and mighty now, what are you?" I laugh sarcastically but he starts pulling me to his car despite my protest. I try to wiggle my hand out but I can't get free, seeing as no match for his strength I bite his hand but he doesn't even react. When he gets me in the car, he sighs and looks at me wit his mesmerizing green eyes.
"I won't harm you," he says slowly and start the engine of his car. Something within me tells me to trust his words but my mind says to run.
"That's what a kidnapper or murderer will say," I retort before grabbing the pepper spray from my bag and spraying it in his eyes. The man hisses, bringing his hands to his eyes almost and I make a run for it.
" Taxi, please stop!" I holler.