66. The Hardest Decision

"It's a girl." The nurse in the labor room enunciates.

I'm barely awake, utterly worn out, all of my energy has drained off from the body, but still I hear the nurse before closing my eyes. The new-born begins weeping at the top of her voice. Before her I was screaming due to the strong cramping in my abdomen and below.

I hear Katherine's happy laugh after the nurse's announcement. She is with me in the labor room and I'm thankful to her because I was very scared with the entire baby birth process and my level of fear reached to its peak the moment I started feeling labor pain.

"Goodness, Sanaya. She looks so delicate." Katherine whispers in my ear.

My lips slowly stretch and form a weak smile. I force my heavy eye lids to move up. My eyes didn't fully open, but still I manage to see the baby who is covered in blood. The nurse takes her outside and the labor room falls into complete silence.

An hour later, they shift to the private room of the