Memories Of The Sun - Chapter 20 CHAPTER NINETEEN

By Prescoviah Merilyn

When my water broke, the pain was like having my insides pulled, twisted and squeezed. Labour pains are menstrual cramps multiplied by one million. I have always been told that it would feel really bad, but that’s not what it felt to me, it is the worst cramp anyone can ever get, like someone is stabbing you in the stomach! I therefore conclude by saying, fuckTV shows, fuck pregnancy magazines, fuck pregnant women groups…your all liars!

By the time we reached the hospital, I was having a long contraction. Everytime it came up, I felt my lower back seizing up, and cramping in my belly. It felt like my internal muscles were being squeezed harder and harder until it was unbearable. When I cried, the pain worsened. When I surrendered to, and accepted it, the pain sizzled.

Simeon never left my side. Not even a minute. He kept holding my hand, saying it would be okay.

When the pushing time came, Oh, the pushing! After the horrific and intense pain for over four hours, I started my labor at five in the morning. I had no idea what to do. The nurse told me I had to push like I was pooping, so I went for it. I wanted to push correctly.

I felt my hips being pulled apart. I was stretched, pulled and torn… The baby couldn’t fit. It was mostly vaginal pressure, deepening. When my first baby came out, I felt a fire. A wild fire! It was the longest burn. But I knew I had push even harder to meet the second one, my princess. How long I had waited to meet them, how long I had dreamed about my prince, my babies! I pushed again.

Simeon says after delivery, I passed out. I wake up to his beautiful face. He is what I want to wake up to… Oh and now my twins. Where are my babies?

“Hey”

“Hi”

“How are you feeling?”

“My babies?”

“They are sleeping , they have been crying since yesterday…” What?

“How long have I been asleep?”

“seven hours… “He brings the first one. I can’t help but cry… My son is so cute. He brings the second one. My princess! She is are so beautiful, priceless , so peaceful. When Eleanor opens her eyes they are brown, she yawns like him. My prince too, he has his eyes, Simeon’s eyes. I’m confused. Simeon breaks the silence.

“They are so cute”

“Yes! And they have your eyes!”

“They are dark brown… Do you think?”

“I want to… Honey… He looks exactly like you, your small face, your straight aquiline nose… Simeon!” They start crying.

“They don’t want talking about them, do they?”he asks smiling.

“No, they don’t!” Why am I crying!

“What shall we name them?”

“Eleanor”

“And Louis… Welcome to us!” we both smile. They are so cute. They feel my heart with ecstasy. I never knew giving birth could bring me such joy. I can’t stop crying. They are everything.

Someone knocks on my door.

“It’s probably the doctor…i will get it ” As am still holding Louis. Ashanti comes in. She is pregnant less…yes! Bump less Wow! She gave birth too?

“Hey”

“Hi… Come in”

“Wow… You mean you had twins? Wow They are sooo cute.” Simeon places the babies back to their beds and excuses himself.

We stare at each other smiling for along time until we burst in, at once.

“How was it?”

“Okay you go first” I tell her.

“It was the worst.. Like a painful gas?” I can’t help a laugh.

“What have you named her?” I ask her

“Hope… Just thought I do something for Evans. He is her father after all… So your going to conduct a DNA?”

“Yeah.” There’s a long silence of thinking. They are definitely Evans. It’s just a doubt. Their eyes mean nothing. Ashanti wakes me up.

“Am sorry”

“What?”

“We never hugged, so you practically never forgave me.” I can’t help a laugh.

“Okay. Come on.” We hug.

I rest on my bestie as Mty mind wanders back to the babies, whose are they? Simeon or Evans? Tomorrow holds the answer.