SORRY IT TOOK TO LONG TO GET THIS UP. I'VE BEEN IN WRITERS BLOCK...
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It had been a long, hard year for those at Mt horizon and they were entering the summer term. It was the 1st of May when Charlie was out for her morning jog through the forest, that morning for some reason she decided to take a different route. She wasn't sure why however just in her heart it felt right. Deep down she knew it was the route her mom always took while she worked at Mt horizon, perhaps that was why she felt such compulsion to take a different route.
“Mom?” She asked slowing down and eventually coming to a halt right in front of her when she found Hannah sitting on a log rubbing her bump, not looking too good. “What's wrong?” Charlie asked and sat down next to her.
“Not really: it's the baby... I'm in Labour...” Hannah replied trying to hide just how much pain she was in.
“Do you have your phone?”
“No... I forgot it....”
“Don't worry. I have Sophie's Nokia on me. I can phone Peter and tell him to bring the car up to get you to a hospital.” Charlie said and hugged her mum before getting her phone out and calling her father.
“Hey Soph.” Peter answered the phone thinking it was Sophie.
“Dad it’s me Charlie... Hannah's gone into labour. Can you get down to the off road, kinda road in the forest on Hannah's daily jogging route. She's sitting on the log. Hurry!”
“Be right there Charl!” Peter exclaimed concerned, knowing time was limited and as Sophie arrived at work he told her where he was going and quickly got into his car and drove off without further ado.
Charlie sighed, reassuring her mom, and trying to distract her from the pain. It felt like the longest 15 minutes of her life. As soon as Charlie noticed Peter's car she sighed with relief and hugged her mum before she and Peter both helped her get into the back of the car.
“How often are the contractions?” A midwife asked Hannah, when they were in one of the maternity ward rooms.
“Uh... recently... every 3 minutes...” She replied wincing due to another immensely strong contraction.
“Have your waters broken yet?”
“Yeah... uh I think so...”
“Ok well...”The midwife looks to see how dilated she is. “Your 10 centimetres, with the next contraction I would like you to push gently.”
“Charlie... Peter... can you stay... me and Jerry split up... again.”
“Oh... well of course we can stay until you've had the baby.” Peter replied.
After a couple of hours of persistent screaming and pushing from Hannah the baby finally was born. A little girl. Weighing 7lb 8oz named Rachyl Kate Bower – Barnes.
“Congratulations mom.” Charlie said after the nurses took the baby to be checked and she sat down on the edge of the hospital bed Hannah was in.
“Thanks Charl.” Hannah smiled and held her hand. “I love you… you know that right?”
“I know… I love you too and I’m sorry… I shouldn’t have refused to talk to you for all those years…”
“Charl it’s ok. Don’t worry. That was in the past.”
“She’s perfectly healthy.” The nurse returned with Rachyl and handed her to Hannah. “Congratulations.”
“Thanks.” Hannah smiled and cradled Rachyl before putting her in one of the hospital cots and settling down to sleep as she was exhausted after giving birth.
