BIRTH:

Lin Xiao, who was screaming with pain was lying alone in the bed now, but her screams were masked by the sound of thunder. Nurse Cathy was on her shift at the hospital and no one could help xiao to take her to the hospital for childbirth. It was as if the whole universe was against her, but she kept her mind sane with only one thought she had to do it for the sake of her husband. Her water was broken, and she could give birth at any time now. She had been waiting for this time for a long time but never knew that it will be like this, alone in a shabby bed without anyone attending to her or helping her.

Since she couldn't get up and knew that the closest hospital was at least 5km away from her, she knew that she has no other option but to give birth here in this small bed. She started pushing the baby out as she had seen in movies. The pain became unbearable, but she kept on doing it. Slowly and gradually, she could feel the child coming out of her womb and when she knew it was almost done, she gave one last push. The sky suddenly screamed and sounded like someone was beating thousands of drums at the same time along with a scream of a child. The child was born. The memory and testament of her love and wedding with Lin Carter was born. With that final push and hearing the first cry of a child, xiao lost consciousness due to fatigue and pain.

When she regained consciousness, the first thing she heard was the voice of Nurse Cathy, who was sitting at the bedside with a baby wrapped in clothes in her hand. When Cathy saw xiao regaining her consciousness, she quickly left the child in Xiao's arms and ran to bring the medication and water for her. Cathy raised Xiao to a sitting position and gave her the medicine. Xiao took the medicine and asked Cathy, "Dajie, how long have I been unconscious and how is the child?

Cathy looked at her and said, "Xiao, I don't know how long you have been unconscious, but I came 4 hours ago, and you were lying here with the child in your legs. I understood what happened and cut the cord for the child and cleaned him. I wrapped him in one of your clothes and then cleaned you and changed your clothes. It's God's grace that both you and child are alright, but you could have called me, and I could have sent you an ambulance".

Xiao smiled and said" Dajie, it was sudden, and with the rain, I could not find anything. The phone was not working as well. But you said He? Right? Is he okay? Why is he still not crying or making any voices?

Cathy replied, "He is okay. I gave him milk, so he slept half hour ago and yes he is a boy. What do you plan to name him?"

Xiao, "He is the memory for my husband. I will name him Lin Zhan".

Cathy, "Zhan will suit him since he is the most precious to you."

Xiao, "Yes Dajie, he is the most precious for me and the last memory of my husband. I will raise him like his father, fearless and aloof from these material things. He will have to take revenge for his father and take back all that belongs to him".

Cathy, "Ok, now don't talk much and rest. You have just had a difficult delivery and need rest. He is also sleeping but might wake up any time for feeding. I will go out to bring you some meat for soup and some other medicinal herbs for your recovery".

Xiao, "No Dajie, you have already done a lot for me. I don't want to make you work so hard, please you rest as well. You came tired from your work."

Cathy, "You again started with your formalities. Don't you take me as your sister?"

Xiao, "No Dajie, you know you are the only one I have as a family now apart from him".

Cathy, "so be a good girl and take a rest, I will be back soon".

Xiao, "Then you have to work hard Dajie."

Cathy got up and left the house. The daylight had broken, and the sky was blue as there had been no storm last night. If not for the water puddles everywhere on the roads, one can never say that last night this place has witnessed a terrible storm.