My Baby My Girl

Episode 32

It’s a few hours later when the doctor comes out, they gather him..

”Parents?”
”Mother, single mother” Megan says
”We are her family, she is my granddaughter” Ruth
speaks up

”Okay, I have good news and bad news, she is out of danger, thankfully we were able to stop the bleeding and stitch it, she has a broken arm but nothing good casting cannot fix in a few weeks,

the bleeding came from her head, she had a mean fall and it fractured her skull”‘

”Oh my God!!;” Megan gasp
”But, barely kissed it, it was due to the hard fall and her head is still delicate… so hence the pool of blood from there and also her arm and of course tiny bruises. Good thing that she is young, she would heel faster than a grown adult and in a few weeks all that would be clear and she would be back to normal. Like I said, she is out of danger,
she is a miracle.”

”Okay, what is the bad news?” Sean asks
”She lost a lot of blood and the blood bank do not have her blood type presently, and we need to give her blood…so…”‘

”That is no problem, I am her mother, take mine, take mine”

”Okay, come with me.”
”Doctor, what are the charges” Charles speaks

”You get away from here… You did this you-“‘

”Megan”!! Sean holds her “Now is not the time”

“‘We would pay for anything, please tell us” the couple says,

”You don’t have to worry about that “‘
”I do not understand ” Megan looks at the doctor,

”Mr O’Conner paid for the bills not so long ago, “‘

Megan turns to look at him “When did you do
that?”

”When I went to get everyone coffee, I spoke to the nurse and she told me of the charges… but that doesn’t matter, you go give her blood”‘

”We are so sorry, we would do anything you ask of us, please, we are sorry” they look at Megan

”It wasn’t your fault, you may have ran her down, but you weren’t the one who made her run.

You can leave, there is nothing you can do here… I will not press charges, the one who is at fault has to suffer through the guilt alone”‘

Megan’s eyes pools as she follows the doctor.

The couple plead for more forgiveness before they leave .

”Ruth?” Charles turns to his wife
”Don’t Charles, don’t ever!!” Ruth walks away holding onto Tonia who glares at Charles..

Zachary turns to Sean “I swear it, I could crush his skull.

How are you, you look shaken up.”

”I am glad she is okay…”‘
”Yeah. It was a nice thing to do, pay the bills
without being asked”‘

”It’s nothing, life is more important “‘
Zachary nods

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They come back a few minutes later with Megan’s face sullen..

”What is the matter?”

“What is a wrong sweetheart?” Ruth gets to her, the doctor speaks

”She is not a match!!”

”I do not understand, she is her mother?”
”It’s a medical thing, it is how genetics works, a child can have a mixture of genes from both parents or he picks one from one parent. From every independent gene, you get two copies, from either parents, now even though these copies are off the same gene, you can still get different
versions of genes and these are called ALLELES…”

”we don’t understand doctor, too medical, can you break it down for us”

”Okay let’s assume this ALLELES is likened to
cars, with designs and doors, but these same cars can come in different models with a one door or two as against others. But we all know that all cars do the same thing which is to take you from one place to another right? Okay but these cars are made, shaped and modeled differently. So is the case for human genes. Now there are two main genes in humans, one is for the ABO type, that is
the gene codes for a protein that is on the surface of your blood cells, and the different variations or

ALLELES for the blood type protein are called AB and O.

The other gene is another called the RH factor,
here the ALLELES are called plus( ) and minus (-), ordinarily it shouldn’t matter what type your blood is unless you need a transfusion or loss of blood and you need blood, and in this case it is important that you receive blood that is the same type as yours unless the wrong type of blood you are being transfused with will make one really sick because your body will see the received transfused
blood cells as foreign attackers and will destroy the new blood cells.

So again, the two main genes are inherited
separately, so here a child can either have a mix of his/her parents blood type or they take one separately from the other. It does not in anyway suggests the child isn’t the biological child of the parent, it’s just the biological makeup of man or how the universe or God designed it to be”‘.

”So what are you saying doctor?” Sean asks, he wasn’t the only one still confused
”Speak doctor”‘ Zachary says

”I am saying that family members should follow me so I can check their blood to see if it’s a match for the girl, and if they are not, there is another type which is the Type O, people with this blood types are called the Universal donors because they can give blood to anyone regardless of their blood type, why because their blood cells do not have any versions of protein of the afore
mentioned coded proteins coded for by the genes on their surface and if none of them is neither a match for the little girl but they are of the O type, they can give her blood”‘

”Okay so, you want to check the family members of Kiki to see if they are a match?” Zachary asks

”Yes!” The Doctor nods touching his temple
“Fine, you should have just said so instead of
confusing us with medical talk..” he frowns
”I will follow you doctor”‘ Ruth says
”I will too, I am, her grandfather!!” he steps forward

”I do not want him giving my child blood, I don’t!!”
Megan screams

”Megan, save your daughter first and then you can trash it all out later ” Sean tells her, all that matters is Kiki, she can deal with her father later.

”Yes Megan!!” Tonia nods
Ruth eyes Charles, then she nods to Megan “this isn’t penance for his sins Megan, but if this helps to save your daughter, you will take it and save your little girl”‘

The doctor beckons for them to follow him, when Sean reaches for Megan, she doesn’t resist him or push him away… she leans into him… praying .