A story - A beautiful surprise

I sat in the hotel lounge and nervously looked at my watch. It was half past three and my friend should have arrived at two o'clock.

She was allways a bit late but never so much. I was getting nervous more and more. "What the hell has happened?" I asked myself. Her mobile phone was still switched off. I decided to call the airport to find out information about her flight. They confirmed that the plane had landed on time but they refused to tell me if my friend had been on board. I felt desperate. She was my best friend and in spite of her pregnancy she had been determined to visit me in England. "If only I hadn't invited her," I blamed myself. I hesitated for a while - call her husband or not? I didn't want to scare him but the fear for her was stronger. I dialled his number but the line was busy. I sat down on a cosy hotel sofa. I was exhousted and stressed and felt sleepy. Suddenly the phone started to ring. I jumped up and answered it. It was Paul, my friend's husband. "What happened to Jane?" I asked nervously. He told me the whole story and I felt a big relief.

My friend Jane was in hospital but fortunately, nothing horrible had happened. She gave birth to a beautiful girl.