Bridesmaid Blitz
“The guard helped us get Shelly into the lobby of the Parnell Street Maternity Hospital. She’s in the examination room now, and Clover and I are sitting on red leatherette seats in the waiting area, frantic to hear what’s happening. I’ve just tried calling Mum and Dad again, but with no joy.
Clover pats my hand. “Don’t worry, Beanie. Shelly will be fine.”
I bite the inside of my lip. “And the baby? I should have rung an ambulance as soon as her waters broke. What if something bad happens? It’ll ...be all my fault.”
“No ambulance could have got us here as quickly as that guard,” she says. “Cute, wasn’t he?”
“Clover, you have a one-track mind. And you also have Brains, remember?” Then I pause. “You two haven’t had a fight, have you?”
“Nah. Chance would be a fine thing. He’s always away these days — festivals, weddings, gigs. His band’s really starting to take off.” She stares down at her left hand and twists her silver butterfly ring around and around on her index finger.MoreLess
Clover pats my hand. “Don’t worry, Beanie. Shelly will be fine.”
I bite the inside of my lip. “And the baby? I should have rung an ambulance as soon as her waters broke. What if something bad happens? It’ll ...be all my fault.”
“No ambulance could have got us here as quickly as that guard,” she says. “Cute, wasn’t he?”
“Clover, you have a one-track mind. And you also have Brains, remember?” Then I pause. “You two haven’t had a fight, have you?”
“Nah. Chance would be a fine thing. He’s always away these days — festivals, weddings, gigs. His band’s really starting to take off.” She stares down at her left hand and twists her silver butterfly ring around and around on her index finger.MoreLess
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