Birth (V.H)

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March 18th, 1959. 7:39 pm. Lubbock Hospital

"Juliet, you're doing great!" I smile as Juliet squeezes my hand.

"Why does it hurt so much?!" She cries.

"There's two children being ripped out of you, it's going to hurt." I say smoothly.

She turns to Russel. "YOU DID THIS TO ME!"

Russel's eyes go wide. "I'm sorry baby, okay, you're doing great! Aren't you excited to meet our babies?"

"THE DEMONS ARE HURTING ME!"

I put my hand on her forehead. "They're going to be worth it, okay? You've always wanted twins, remember?"

"I DIDN'T KNOW LABOR WAS GOING TO HURT THIS MUCH!"

"Okay, Juliet," the doctor says. "One more big push and the first will be out!"

Juliet squeezes mine and Russ's hands. I'm on the left and he's on the right.

"It's a boy!" One of the nurses calls. "Would you like to cut the cord, daddy?" The nurse asks Russ.

"Oh, shit, yeah, sure." Russ says, letting go of her hand.

The nurse hands him the little clamp and he manages to push it down.

Thus baby number one is now a seperate entity from Juliet.

"Okay, you're half way done!" I say to Juliet.

"I REGRET EVERYTHING!"

"Shhh, I know it hurts." I coo.

"Oh, okay, so baby two is breech. We have to flip it around, okay?"

Juliet's eyes go wide as she looks at me in terror. "Vi, what?"

"Hey, they're just flipping him around, okay? Just gonna move him. Nothing more. He's fine." I try to console.

"Is it going to hurt?" She asks.

I contemplate telling her that yes, it's going to be extremely painful or if I should lie and say that it won't hurt.

I shrug. "Maybe, but it'll be worth it."

"Okay, okay it's okay." Russ smiles.

"OH FUCK IT HURTS VIOLET, YOU LYING WHORE!" Juliet screams.

I peak over the curtian and see the doctors hands fully inside of Juliet.

Jesus Christ. Do I actually ever want to give birth?

"Deep breaths, baby." Russ peaks over the curtian too. He shuts his eyes.

Juliet squeezes my hand so hard I think it might break. "WHAT IS HE DOING TO ME?"

"He's just flipping the baby, okay?" The nurse hands the doctor some sort of tool.

"IT HURTS!"

"I know, it'll be okay." I peak over again. It looks like a murder.

The doctor pulls a little bit. "He's positioned." He says to the nurse. "Are you ready, Juliet?"

"As I'll ever be!"

"Push every ten seconds." The doctor says.

"Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix!" I mumble.

Juliet pushes.

"Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix!"

Push.

"Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix!"

Push.

"Okay, another good push!" The doctor calls.

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