Chapter Nine Ava I woke up with an intense pain in my stomach. A startled cry left my mouth and I sat up on the bed, clutching my stomach. It felt like something was twisting inside me. "Ava, Ava. What's going on? What's wrong?" Jasper's voice rang out. He grabbed my shoulder gently. Shaking me a little to get my attention. "My ... stomach ..." I told him in a strained voice. The pain was a bit too intense for me to speak but I managed to get my words out. "Okay, okay. Wait for a second." He said and his touch disappeared from my shoulders. At once the pain got a bit too intense, making my eyes shut close and I passed out. I woke up with a 'beep beep beep' sound, disturbing my sleep. I peeled my eyes open, slowly and blinked at the bright light from the light bulb. When my vi