Chapter Seventeen

Chapter 17

The baby is coming!!

That’s all I heard.

Nothing else made sense after that. Basically, everything was in a blur. 

Grace met us down the stairs, I think she heard mum’s initial scream. I felt them both gently drag me outside towards the car where Simon was already waiting.

And that’s when it hit me.

My very first painful contraction.

I screamed from the intensity of the pain, ignoring the soothing voices of my mum and Grace. When the pain had subsided, I burst into tears.

“I can’t do this anymore mum.” I wailed.

I felt her hold unto my shoulders, her voice so very far away. I was already starting to sweat in bucketfuls. “Listen to me Cindy, you can do this. You are strong, you are powerful, and this pain will barely be remembered when you are finally holding your bundle of joy in your arms, alright?”

“Come on Cindy, we need to get you to the hospit