The contractions were getting stronger by the minute, closer together and regular. Time seemed to crawl as Rene writhed, battling the pain. Her husband was by her side, reminding her to breathe in and out. The nurse had suggested an epidural but she had declined. Hooked to a foetal monitor, she tried to focus on her baby’s heartbeat. She was secretly missing her mother despite their strained relationship since her wedding.
“Rene?” called out a woman’s voice.
The voice soothed her. The next thing she knew, Lisa–her mother–was by her bedside, holding her hand tightly. It was all the analgesic she needed, Rene thought. In that instant, Rene knew she ought to stop resisting the pain. Instead, she started noticing the changes her body was undergoing to make way for her baby. The pain suddenly seemed more tolerable.
“You came…” was all that an overwhelmed Rene managed to say.
“I’ve missed you terribly,” her mother confessed.
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