It looks bad now but believe me we are going to make sure shed be fine, just fine.  Dont worry.  We are doing our best.  Your friend is going to be ok.  I promise you.  She looks like a tough lady.  It was very wise of you to call us as soon as you found her.  The young paramedic reassured her again.

Candy:  Thank you miss, thank you.  What are the chances of the baby, would you know miss?

Candace asked back with tears still in her eyes and fear in her heart.

Well first you can call me Carmen.  I am sorry I cant be sure of that but we’re going to try our best once we get her to the hospital.  Lets concentrate on helping her first.  It all depends on how strong she is and of course she is going to need all your prayers.  By the way, did you say your name was Candace?  I need to put it down on the report, if thats ok with you?

Candy:  Yah thats ok miss.  Yes it is Candace miss, oh sorry Carmen.  Please she mustnt lose the baby.  Its her only hope.  Shes lost so much in her life.  Oh god I feel so helpless and really awful for her.

Carmen:  Candace calm down.  She will be alright.  Youve just said shed survived a lot; pray shed survive this one too.  Shes tough and shell pull through it.  I am sure of it.

Candy:  Thank you, Carmen.  I hope so.  She is a tough girl, and well be praying for her for and her baby.

Carmen looked at Candace and smiled a sweet little smile which took Candaces breath away.  She leaned back still holding her friends hand and relaxed a bit.  She had a feeling then that her friend is going to be ok and that she was in good hands.  She didnt know what it was but she was feeling drawn to Carmen in a special way that she couldnt understand.  She has never felt like that before but she was all warm and fuzzy inside.

Candace was a young woman.  She was in her twenties and she lived alone in her flat in the same building where her friend lived.  She was a lawyer and had her own office.  She was very successful and had lots of cases on her desk most of them were dealing with domestic violence.  Thats why she was so angry with her friend on so many occasions because of the way she dealt with that bastard Dodger.  Shed advised her many times before to press charges but to no avail.  Every time she knew her friend has been beaten and assaulted shed rush to her side to help her, and of course advise her to press charges but she never listened to her.  This time Candace was determined to make her friend press charges or at least report it to the police, liked or not.  Right now she had to make sure her friend gets out of this one alive and hopefully still pregnant.  It would be terribly sad and horrible if shed lost another baby again.  She knew how much she loved children and wanted them.  The last 2 pregnancy she was forced to abort by that dreadful man.  She hated him with vengeance.  She never thought he was good enough for her friend and wanted her so much to get out of that business.  Dodger was a violent pimp and he was very greedy too.  He could work her all hours of the day not caring if she was tired, hungry, or sick.  Money was his god and he had to make it no matter who gets hurt in the process.  Candace didnt want to think much about that.  She really hoped that this time her friend would have some chance of happiness she wanted that so badly for her.  She deserves to be happy after all the awful things that happened to her.  Candace was very loyal to her friend even though they didnt have much in common, and had argued a lot about Dodger and his dealings. But now Candace had something else completely different and new on her mind too.  This young Carmen had stirred something in her and she wasnt sure what it was and why?  She was hurting badly for her friend but she was also sure that her friend is going to be ok.  Candace had a peaceful smile on her face.  Its going to be ok, it’s going to be ok she kept saying to herself, I am sure of it, Candace reassured herself and kept her eye on the young Carmen watching the sings and hoping to foretell the future.