Victoria Part 2

I couldn't watch any longer, but I was unable to close my eyes. It was as if time itself has frozen in front of my eyes, and I was forced to witness the agony of my mother as a punishment for some unknown sin. I strained myself hard, trying to turn away from the scene but my muscles wouldn't budge. I could feel hot tears rolling down my cheeks, and I couldn't even wipe them away. 

I cried and watched my mother cry, bearing through the pain of her childbirth as she knew that the child that she'll be bearing won't even breath. I couldn't imagine what kind of agony that must have caused her, and somehow I felt really guilty for judging her so cruelly. I had thought that she was a monster, not once did the thought cross my mind that she might have been the victim of circumstances.