Carl & I

Chapter Thirty Its Coming

My stomach cramped horribly. Similar to period cramps but much more intense. I grabbed my stomach and grabbed the wall, I couldn't hold my own weight.

"Y/n are you okay?" Lena appeared in front of me.

My eye sight began to blur and I was sweating. I felt myself start to lose feeling in my legs and it went black.

"Y/n, wake up." Karlie was patting a cool towel on my head and Carl was sitting beside me.

"What happened?" Thoughts raced my mind, what if I lost the baby. What if I'm dying. What happened?

"You're in labor." Karlie smiled and my heart dropped.

"I'm only 8 months a long, it's too soon."

"Well it's coming, and we can't stop it." Karlie placed a hand on my stomach and smiled.

After hours of agonizing pain I was ready to push my child out. Karlie spread my legs and I felt uncomfortable. I didn't like the thought of another person other than Carl seeing down there but it was necessary if I was going to give birth.

Carl held onto my hand and I saw tears sliding down his cheeks. "I love you so much. Always remember that." I whispered to him. I know he's scared that I won't make it through the delivery, and I'm not sure if I will either.

Lena stood by Karlie ready to help in whatever way was needed. Kyle, Kaden, and Lucas stayed in the hall.

The first push was incredibly painful. My eyes glistened with tears from the agonizing pain but my determination to get the baby out overcame the pain. I continued to push for almost 10 minutes until I heard Karlie gasp.

"What's wrong?" I heard Carl ask.

"The cord is wrapped around the neck, it's going to suffocate it." I could sense the fear in her voice. Kyle barged through the door and looked at me and noticed I was in pain.

"Hurry, she's hurting." He yelled. He pulled the cord out with his fingers so it wouldn't choke the baby and I pushed for 5 more minutes until I felt the whole baby come out.

I began to cry instantly as I heard my baby cry.

"It's a girl." Karlie smiled.

Carl smiled and kissed me over and over. "What are we going to name her?" I asked.

"I was thinking Phoenix." he smiled.

"Phoenix Ann Grimes" I said softly.

Karlie handed me my baby and I have never fell in love with something so fast. I made this baby. She grew inside me for 8 months, she's my daughter. I'm a mother.

I tilted my head upwards and thanked Kyle for helping and he smiled and walked back to the hall.

"You have to get the placenta out now. So I'm going to give the baby to Lena to clean up." Karlie reminded me I wasn't done.

Carl cut the cord and I began pushing until the placenta came out and I was finished. Lena gave Phoenix back and I fell in love again. I want to stay in this moment forever.