I wiped it absently and stared at the blood on my fingers. It dripped slowly onto the table.
My chest tightened, breath coming shallow and sharp. I lifted my eyes to Victoria.
She met my gaze and smiled, mouthing a word when no one was watching.
‘Peanuts’
I huffed clawing at my chest, deathly allergic.
"Lianna-" Zyan noticed first before Victoria screamed.
"My stomach! "
She doubled over, clutching herself as panic erupted instantly around her.
Chairs scraped back. Zyan rushed to her side. My father and brothers surrounded her, voices overlapping in fear.
"Call the doctor! "
No one looked at me.
I gripped the edge of the table, blood trickling down as my vision darkened, my lungs burning as if the air itself had abandoned me.
They rushed her out.
And I was left behind struggling to breathe.
The ambulance siren wailed through the night.
My vision swam in and out as I was wheeled inside the hospital.
"Miss! " The doctor caught my face gently, forcing my unfocused gaze to hers. "Listen to me. If you can hold on for one hour, we can save the baby. But I need to give you this injection right now."