Tagged by @doctoraliceharvey for WIP Wednesday (though itās Thursday here now welp Iām lazy) to post something from one of my WIPās (Dee bb youāre lucky I actually have a WIP to post something from itās been so long) so this is a little bit from the beginning of the next chapter of my Turnadette fic.
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Tragedy had struck Poplar again. A dark cloud of grief hung over both the Kelly household and Nonnatus, guilt and doubt plagued Nurse Miller like a dog nipping at her heels. Sister Bernadette knew what that felt like, had felt the same after the death of Tessie Baker. She knew in time the pain would pass, but that knowledge would be of little comfort to Cynthia now, nothing would.
No one had seen Cynthia since she had been sent to her room with an aspirin and hot chocolate by Sister Evangelina. Trixie and Jenny had come downstairs not long after making sure she was tucked up in bed, their steps lacking their usual jaunty flair and their faces masks of matching downcast expressions. Everyone knew to some extent what Cynthia was feeling in that moment, and none of them could do anything to make it better which hurt them all the more.
She had been fortunate that day to have been called out to a delivery of her own that had not been moving along as quickly as initial signs had suggested. During the lulls between contractions and she had found herself sitting beside the lit fireplace reciting the fourth offices of the day to herself. She had been surprised when her patient had rolled towards her on the bed and requested she speak louder, claiming she found her voice and the words of the prayers she spoke comforting. Sister Bernadette had smiled and done as the mother had asked, letting her voice soothe the mother into a short, restful sleep, thankful that they would at least help one person that day. As she finished she spoke a small private prayer for Nurse Miller, barely loud enough to be heard, wishing she could have been with her sisters, to say their prayers for the young nurse together as one voice, though she was content with the knowledge that their small Nonnatus family would give Cynthia unwavering support and whatever comfort Cynthia could take from them.
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Iām rewatching the relevant episode at the same time as trying to write this while also yelling at myself to go to bed because I have a treatment session in the morning so itās not going as quickly as I would like but eh, itāll do.