Excerpt for “My Little Luna”
The sharp stabbing pains woke me
from a deep sleep. I grew more terrified by the minute. The gnawing pain
intensified deep within my body.
The
surges of pain overtook my body releasing abruptly, in a futile attempt I tried
to make the pain go away, rubbing my rock hard belly even tried to change
positions but nothing was working.
The
pain kept coming, getting closer and closer together. I was in labor. I slowly
sat up on the edge of my bed. Took a deep breath as the next contraction came
and slowly went away.
As I stood up a gush of water ran down my leg.
My water broke. I slowly walked out of my room, as I ambled my way down the
dark hallway, the contractions were getting harder and closer together.
I
knocked on my grandmother’s door, quietly letting myself in. I switched on the
small lamp on her bedside table.
“Grandma,”
I whispered. “I'm in labor, my water broke.”
I
got closer to her bed the room was quiet. I leaned into to whisper in her ear.
“Grandma, the baby, I think it’s time.”
Something
wasn't right, as I leaned in closer I could
hear her breathing but her breaths were shallow. I felt
her, she was cold to the touch and her skin was clammy. She was not
responding to my voice.
Another
contraction, another trickle of water ran down my leg. I clenched my fist and
hunched over when the contractions got harder. I screamed.
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