Personal Narrative: Finding Hope

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Exhaling a soft sigh she placed her right hand against her back, messaging it gently as her head tilted from side to side. She had been on her feet for a little over 4 hours already performing a heart transplant surgery, and would soon be heading into her next surgery. Inhaling a deep breath she dropped her hand from her back and lifted it to stretch across her chest, she dropped that arm and did the same with the next one. “I don’t know why I thought I’d be able to do this… you know with out Bailey being here…” She muttered, head turning to look at Meredith. “I’m already starting to get fat… I didn’t think I’d start showing this soon… I’m pretty sure some of the other already know I’m pregnant, I don’t want them to tell Bailey… I want him to finish what he started first… I don’t want to be the reason he doesn’t pursue his dreams. I..” She exhaled a soft sigh and shook her head, dropping her hand to press it against her stomach. …show more content…
“If anything it looks like you’ve gained a little weight since Bailey left, don’t worry about it, blame the extra weight on depression eating, they’ll believe it for awhile.” She muttered with a shrug. “But,” She walked over and placed her hands against Phoenix’s shoulder, “I do think you should tell him though, that’s his baby and my grandchild.” She muttered, removing her hands from her shoulders to point at the small baby bump. “Have you told your mother yet, or your father?” She asked. Phoenix shook her

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