LMH’S POV
Everything around me was in slow motion, the staff around us stopped all they were doing and run to my side, everything was in slow motion! I held Hye Sun in my arms as she cried in unexplainable pain. The staff was all around us, I don’t know what I was going to do until one of the waiters started to call 119.
I grabbed his arm tightly.
“No.” I said, he was confused.
“She’s giving birth here.” All of them looked at each other confused.
My breathing is as heavy as Hye Sun cry as I hold her tight, she held my shoulders and er nails are getting into my skin. Everything was still in slow motion; it feels like my world is falling apart seeing her handle all the pain.
“Get us a room!” I yelled.
“She is giving birth here! Close all the doors and don’t let any costumers notice.” I continued.
I kissed her temple and carried her to where the staff is leading us.
“To the closest room please.” I said as I carried her in a bridal style.
“Don’t allow anyone to take pictures or else your hotel is going down with me.” I said.
I placed her gently on the bed, I held her hand and kissed it softly, and assuring her everything will be fine.
The hotel management called for a group of students practicing midwifery from the university just a street away from the hotel.
The reason why I decided she give birth her is because I haven’t had the courage to settle an agreement with a single hospital in Korea that had no idea about our relationship.
I knew this day would come, and how stupid of me to never even think of a place to bring her safely. But I always taught of letting her give birth at home with just a help of a few of my friends in the medical field. But today was just too urgent.
A doctor might be of great help, but the skills of the students in midwifery are more than that. They majored in it. And it is less hassle to deal with in the public.
I sat next to her bed, holding her hand in comfort.
I heard footsteps coming our way. Then, arrived 7 students with their suitcases filled with medical supplies from cloth to needles and stitches.
One of them bowed to me then to Hye Sun “Great morning, I am Prof. Jang but you can call me Gyu Yeon and these are my students, it is such a great pleasure to serve you.” She said with a smile as she chased her breath.
“Assemble!” She yelled and her students directly gathered and moved to prepare everything. One of the girls went to Hye Sun’s side. “Good morning, I will be in charge of her, and comforting her for you and you can wait outside if you’d like.” She offered.
“It’s fine, I’ll stay here.” I said. She nodded and smiled handing me a blue head-cap like the one they’re all wearing. I gladly received it.
“Your wife is very pretty.”
She said as she wiped the sweat coming from Hye Sun’s forehead.
“Thank you, I bet you do know who she is right?” I said, and she winked her eye while grinning at me.
I laughed too.
One student came with two bigger pillows and placed it gently on Hye Sun’s head.
“Mrs.?” Their Professor asked.
“Lee” I answered. She nodded and smiled.
“Now Mrs. Lee will you give me a good push?”
Sunny nodded and did as she said. She gathered all her breath and pushed harder.
“You’re doing good Mrs. Lee, how about another stronger one please?”
She did as said. She let go of my hand and pulled my hair instead.
And I let her pull my hair off I don’t care if I go bald after this.
The student across laughed as she too held Hye Sun’s hand.
Three more students are right behind Prof. Jang holding a cloth, the other one preparing the bath. And the other one preparing the clothes.
“Another one Mrs. Lee.” She said and Hye Sun did too.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA” She yelled a loud one.
“Don’t worry Mr. Lee, the rooms are sound proof.” A man in the corner said, it was the hotel’s owner. Smiling from ear to ear. Happy of my decision for making Hye Sun give birth in his hotel.
I nodded.
For a moment Hye Sun transferred her hand from my hair to my face and cupped it gently.
“Tell h-him to bring all t-the food you cooked f-for me, here” She said stuttering ash she gave another hard push.
I repeated what she said to the owner and so he did.
Then her hand went back to my hair and gave another stronger push.
“There it is!” Prof. Jang yelled. “I see the head!”
I couldn’t help it and quickly turned my head to her side and… it hurt because Hye Sun was holding my hair as I turned.
A tear fell on Hye Sun’s eye as she kept pushing harder.
“Keep going Mrs. Lee. We’ll see baby in a minute now!” Prof. Jang said positively.
Now she held my hair tighter this time like she’s pulling it off my scalp. And even though it hurt, I kept quiet and kept my hair closer to her, with heavy breathing as well to go along with her rhythm
The student across me held Hye Sun’s hand closer to her to hide her face from laughing.
“I am used to this Mr. Lee, I am always at this position every time.” She said. I only stared at her while holding the pain in. And she looked calm while hiding her smile. Unfair.
Hye Sun smiled to the view of the owner bringing the cart of food to the corner.
This woman is thinking of food even at the point of giving birth.
“Another push Mrs. Lee and we’ll wrap up! Half of its body is already in my reach now.”
“YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA” she yelled pulling my hair even closer to her, I only kissed her cheek and whispered words of comfort.
“You can do it mommy” I whispered with a little squeaky voice. “Daddy will be right here.” I whispered again kissing her cheek.
And once again, everything went slow motion as Prof. Jang finally held my son in her hand, all in one piece.
Hye Sun’s tight grab on my hair slowly soften as her arm fell to her side. Struggling to regain consciousness while looking at me.
Even the way Prof. Jang held my son upside-down slapping its bottom was all in slow-motion, and it felt like all I could hear was a painful ring on my ear that I couldn’t explain.
Everything around me felt blurry as she lost to regaining consciousness, slowly closing her eyes.
