Ch 24

Bette entered the room and noticed that Nat has taken the heart monitor off of her finger. Bettes heart started to race she walked to Nats bed and placed the heart monitor back on her finger. Bette noticed that there was no output on the screen, she freaked out and grabbed hold of Nat and began to shake her gently at first.
Nat wake up sweetheart its me Bette. She bent down and planted a kiss on her lips but Nat was not responding. Nat Please wake up you are scaring me honey, Natasha wake up. Bette was shaking her vigorously now and urging her to wake but Nat was still not responding. Bette burst out of the room and was screaming and calling the nurses. A couple of nurses heard her screams and came rushing towards her.
What is it what is the matter they asked Bette.
Please come hurry something is not right with my wife I cant seem to wake her up.
Kit and the girls heard the commotion too and came quickly to see Bette. Kit got hold of her and asked her what was the matter.
Bette: Oh my God Kit I dont know, I cant seem to wake Natasha up. Oh God oh God please I beg you please, let her wake up.
Kit was aghast and horrified so was Alice and Dana. This cant be happening????!!!!!!
Bette rushed back to the room followed by the girls and they saw the crash team and a doctor working on Natasha. Theyve cracked her chest open and one of the nurses was massaging her heart by hand. The situation looked very grim Natasha has sustained a massive heart attack in her sleep brought on by the traumatic childbirth. But Bette couldnt comprehend the matter and didnt lose hope; she was still thought that the team were going to revive her.
The doctor ordered all of them out of the room including Bette but she was not moving. She wanted to stay there and be close to Nat, Kit was pulling on her but Bette brushed her off.
Kit and the girls left the room looking as white as a sheet, they waited outside with the baby still with them. Few minutes later they heard the most horrendous scream that they have ever heard in their lives collectively, it has pierced their hearts and shocked them to their core. They knew then that the news was horrific and appalling. Bettes screams woke the baby up and he started screaming and crying too not knowing what was going on, the girls and Kit embraced each others and cried for Bette and Nat and mostly for the little fellow who was an orphan now.
Nat was gone and Bette was shattered and broken. She held on to Nats hand and urged her to wake up again and again. Nat please you cant go yet honey I need you so much our son needs you so much. Natasha I want to love you and make love to you still my wife it is not time to go I havent had enough of you, and we have two babies to name my love yours and mine, please Natasha pleeeeeeeeeeas. Bette was weeping.
The doctor and the nurses tried to calm her down and to remove her from the room but she was not going anywhere. She was crying and screaming she became hysterical and beyond comforting. Kit burst back into the room and asked the nurses to leave her alone with her sister she was going to try to prise Bette away from Nats side. Kits heart was breaking for her sister, she has never seen her like this before ever, and didnt really know what to do or say to make Bette feel better. She approached her and got hold of her hands and turned her head round so that Bette was facing her.
Kit: Bette my dear little sister I am so sorry for your loss, Bette honey you have to let go, Natasha is gone she is in a better place than this believe me my darling. Bette you have to be strong, you have a beautiful baby boy who needs you and depends on you now.
Bette: Oh Kit he needs his mother more, I need her too, I need Natasha so much Kit I cant let her go, I just cant, please dont take her away from me please, I love her so much. Oh Kit why did this have to happen? Why me? Why us Kit why?????
Bette was hysterical again and out of control, she sat on the floor and started to beat on her fists and pull on her hair. She didnt want to be comforted, or consoled she wanted grieve and beat herself for letting it happen. She was blaming herself for Natashas demise, for pushing her so hard and for wanting to have a baby knowing her heart condition, she wanted to lament for Natasha and for herself and their baby.
Kit: Listen to me Bette and listen to me good. You are not to blame for what happened to Nat her heart was obviously weaker than anyone ever thought it gave out, how would you have known? You have brought so much happiness to Nats life and she wanted to do this for the both of you. She gave you the most wonderful baby and now you have to acknowledge his presence and his needs. Natasha would want this from you Bette so pull yourself together and start looking after the precious legacy that Nat has left you.
But Bette was beyond listening and continued to beat herself and cry there was no comforting her and nothing was going to consol her.
Kit couldnt deal with her sister she was going to harm herself if she carried on like that, she went outside and asked for reinforcement from the nurses, 2 nurses came back with a doctor got hold of Bette and got her off the floor and sat her on the chair near by. The doctor had a syringe of tranquilliser in his hand and asked Kits permission to administer the drug to Bette. Kit shook her approval and then asked Kit again if Bette was allergic to any medication, Kit told him nothing that she knew of.
The doctor then injected Bette under her strong protest with the drug. Seconds later they carried her off and laid her on the sofa that was in the room and left there to sleep. Kit sat beside her for a while but she had to go out and inform the girls and update them on the situation. Alice and Dana were looking dreadful and heartbroken Kit walked to them hugged and kissed them.
Kit: Bette is asleep now, the doctor had to give her drugs to calm her down.
Alice: Is she going to be all right Kit? Oh God it is appalling, Kit I am so sorry.
Dana: Yes Kit I feel so sad for Bette and Nat and mostly for the little one, my God it is terrible.
Kit: Thank you girls you have been wonderful, but now you have to go home, there is nothing to do here anymore. I will stay with Bette until she wakes up and take her and the baby home. Alice can I ask you to call Daniel and tell him about..
Kit couldnt bring herself to say that Nat was dead she began to silently cry; Alice and Dana got hold of her and hugged her to comfort her. She has been strong throughout all of this and she handled the situation as well as it could be expected of her.
Alice: Sure Kit I will call Daniel and tell him. Are you going to be all right?
Kit: Yes, yes dont worry about me I have to be strong for Bette she needs me now. God help us how are we going to do this I dont know. But we have a lot of arrangements to take care of and we need to pull ourselves together and be strong.
Dana: You have been a tower of strength for Bette and all of us here Kit, you have and without you Bette would not have handled this.
Kit: I have tried God help me I have. Come on girls please go home and do what I asked of you please. We cant leave it any longer Nats family must be informed.
Alice and Dana kissed Kit and the baby again and left the hospital distraught. The nurse came and took the baby to the nursing room to be looked after until Bette or any other member of the family could come to claim him. Kit went back to the room to check on Bette, she didnt realize that Nat was still in there too. She thought that she was taken away by then. She walked to her bed uncovered her face and saw her beautiful eyes shut. Kit broke down she couldnt hold it together any longer, she cried bitterly for Nat and for Bette. Nat was barely 25 years old and now she was gone, where is the fairness in this world? Oh my poor, poor sister how are you going to live this one down?
The door to the room swung open and 2 men came in and interrupted Kit and made her jump.
Mam are you all right I didnt mean to startle you, one of them said, I am sorry but we have to take her away now. We are very sorry for your loss, if you want you can visit her the chapel of rest later on but now we need to get her ready. Again we are very sorry for your loss.
Kit thanked the men for their kind words, kissed Nat on her forehead and covered her face with shaky hands and just before they wheeled her out she heard Bette saying with weak voice, dont take her away please Kit stop them dont let them take her yet I need to see her and kiss her goodbye, please Kit. Can you please come to help me I cant stand on my own.
Kit begged the men to wait just for a minute, she rushed to Bettes side and helped her up and walked with her to Nats bed. The men left the room to give Bette some privacy. Bette steadied herself on Nats bed. She took the cover of her face and broke down in tears again. Kit was standing behind her just in case her legs gave way. Bette kissed Nats lips and told her again and again how much she loves her and how much she has already missed her and wanted her.
I love you Nat and I am going to love you for the rest of my life, and I will to take care of our son. I decided to call him Sasha from your name my love do you hear me Nat? Do you like the name? You my darling wife have made me the happiest woman alive over and over again thank you for the precious memories youve left me with but Ive rather shared them with you. I am going to miss you so terribly my love, but I know that you are not going to be very far. I will always have a reminder of you. I will never forget you my wife my lovely young wife, you will always be in my heart and soul. I love you my baby.
Kit burst into tears again for hearing her sister saying those words to Nat. She has never witnessed anything like it or heard anyone say these words to anyone before. Bettes devotion to Nat was utterly devastating and could prove to be destructive.
The door to the room opened again and the men came in to take Nat. Kit hoped to God that Bette was able to let go this time. Bette kissed Nat again and told her that they shall meet again soon.
Goodbye for now my love, goodbye and see you in heaven. I love you Natasha, I love you my wife.
The men almost with tears in their eyes started to wheel the bed out and Bette crumpled to the floor. Kit helped her up and sat her back on the sofa and begged her to try to sleep again, but Bette didnt want to do that.
Bette: Kit I dont need to sleep anymore I want to go home, I have a baby to look after he needs me so much and I am going to be there for him I promised Natasha. Thank you Kit for being here and for being so strong. I dont know what I wouldve done without you.
Kit: Baby sister dont say that, you know I love you and Ill do anything for you.
Bette: I know Kit I know, could you please take me and Sasha home, I have nothing else to do here, I just want to got home and look after my son.
Kit: Sure thing Bette sure thing. By the way Sasha is a lovely name Bette, I am sure Natasha loves it and I love it too.
Bette: Thank you Kit you have been outstanding throughout all of this, I love you my big sister.
Kit: I love you too my dear never mind the big. Lets go home we have a lot of things to take care of, but for now we need to take care of you and Sasha.
Bette got up wiped her tears, smoothed her clothes, and kissed Kit and hugged her tight.
Bette: Kit I am coming with you to the nursery to get Sasha.
Kit: Are you sure Bette, it’s no trouble I can get him for you.
Bette: No Kit thank you my dear,I am his mother and i need to rely on myself from now on, he is my responsibility.
Kit: That is the spirit Bette, I am so proud of you, you are going to be a fine mother.
Bette went to the nursery with Kit got Sasha put him in his car-seat and Kit drove them home to Bettes.
To be continued..