《-Born in the wrong time (3)-》

For the remaining days, Zháng Měisì and her twin were talking almost non-stop, only stopping when they went back to sleep after their Mother reading them with stories.

In the final month, both of them started to move downwards. In a ready position to be born. being upside down was a bit strange, and it had been hard initially to do so since there was the two of them. But by working together, they managed to do it with the least amount of fuss.

As the time got nearer to 'exit' time, and the contractions had begun, Zháng Měisì suddenly asked her twin, "Uhm, Are you a girl or a boy?"

"Did you just asking me that now?"

"Just curious. If you were a boy then, you'll head first but if not, It's still the same because I'm a girl."

"What if I am a boy?"

"Then, you go first." Zháng Měisì replied. It matters to her if she was the first because she was a girl. Her twin was her other half, so she was worried if her twin was a girl. If not, then she doesn't mind to have a big brother.

"Alright, see you outside." her twin comes first.

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When a soul-wrenching scream disrupted their rest, making her very annoyed. At the same time, Zháng Měisì could hear the sound of water flowing, and then her body was repelled by some unknown force, and she was sliding downwards headfirst.

"The water break!" the maid noticed it where it shows a trace of blood pooling down to her legs.

"It's time." Zhang's family doctor said.

Huǒ Mèi frowned from the pain and clutched her bulging stomach with her palms then, and a took a long breath before she urge to push it.

"Yi er san!!" (1..2..3..)

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After her twin born, this time it was her turn to get out. She wasn't able to catch the voices of what gender her twin is because she was also busy doing her way out

Zháng Měisì felt a huge pressure on upon her head, as the soft part at the top of her little head was pushed in to accommodate going through the narrow passageway. Zháng Měisì closed her eyes instinctively, to shield her them from the pressure and the bright light that would naturally come.

She could sense the presence the light from such a long time.

It was struggling at first, she could hear screams and shouts with the doctors and other maids telling her mother to push. She could feel the pressure push her through once more.

Once her head and shoulders got through, it was like she was popped out from the cherry. From the total darkness, bright lights burned to her eyelids making her to shut them tighter.

She could feel fingers inserted on her little mouth. In irritation, she wailed in protest. From being warm and safe place, she was out in the cold, bright place.

"Mistress, the young miss is healthy !" the doctor yelled, as he raised a large scissor infront of her, making her shut her eyes.

Not good.

He went to cut the umbilical cord, and made a neat tie.

Ouch, that's kinda hurt. She cringed.

She let out a wail and then, she heard her own screeching cries.

Zháng Měisì would never admit that those were her wails-that would be too embarrassing.

The doctor handed her to the nurse where she was wailing non-stop, as the nurse wrapped her up, weighed her then cleaned off the muck before wrapping her again in a clean blanket. Zháng Měisì was hardly paying any attention to all this, and still haven't recovered from the pain from her belly. Until she snapped out from her misery, when another cry were heard from another side.

It's her twin.