Next Born

Thi Nguyen
Nov 4 · 1 min read

Back at the hospital with its sterile walls and bloody tools. Doctors, nurses in masks and rubber gloves. All too familiar a scene as we’ve been here before.

Mom is back, ready to go. Push, hold, push. Push, hold, push. Inhale inhale, push with the exhale. I’ve done this before.

Next Born pops right out. So quick and nearly painless, Mom is numb. She forgets to feel as the baby passes through her and starts to cry.

Dad brings in First Born to meet her younger sister. They stare at each other. Too young to comprehend, empty minds left empty.

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