T.E.E.N (TYLER, EVANS, ERIC & NATHAN)

Chapter 5: 9 Months

Blood curdling screams rang out as Candice pushed for the umpteenth time , drenched in sweat, her blonde short curls now strawny and pasted in clumps on to her face  while she gripped the sheet that was now stained crimson and my leg with the left hand while I propped her up between my legs, stroking her cheeks and whisper a psalms my mom always said to me while growing up. Lori rest between her legs, momentarily raising her head to say encouraging things or the progression of the delivery---which in all my lay man terms seemed to be going sideways.

From 3am Candice has been complaining about severe contractions upon her amniotic fluid which broke before she even  started having regular to severe contractions.... it was now 10am...

"LORIIIIIIIIII!!!!''

" ...Dont worry Candy you're doing fine" shouted Lori from below " Take ...a ...big deep breath and push....the head's almost there"

"I-I can't ...it..hurts really reall-yy bad" cried Candice

"C'mon Candy... just a few more pushes" rubbing her arms and dabbing her head with a wet cloth

" Get it outttt!" she screamed " AHH....It ffucking hurts!!"

The door opens and in walks Sir and his sons.

" Update"

"Push Candy"

Taking a deep breath she did as she was told, screaming like a banshee from hell and squeezed the life out of my hand as well.

" Fucccking Hell" Exclaimed Evans from behind Lori , covering his mouth as his body convulsed forward his face contorted as he swiftly exited.

"UPDATE, GIRL" Repeated Sir impatiently among the chaos of Eric who had followed Evans now barfed in a corner and Tyler laughing at the two before helping his brother out the room

Nathan, just stooped causally  by Lori's side as he passes the instrument for her to cut, I assumed which was the umbilical  cord as the first infant's cry resounded in the room. Wrapping the child in the clean white blanket Lori passed the child to a half awake Candy who smiled weakly with outstretched arms and a lopsided smile.

" Congrats Candy, in all my 9 months swatting of home - births ....it's a healthy baby girl" 

Nathan shook his head as he leaned against the doorway now where he and his father stood like identical twins in their white dress shirt, sleeves rolled just below the elbows showing off their identical tattoos all bore on the right arm of a red dragon with huge wings, denim jeans and black combat boots.

" Even as a new mother you are just as worthless to produce a heir" he spat , then turning to Nathan " Get rid of it" leaving the room

" Wwhat?"  Candy sputtered out, clinging so feebly to her small bundle with fearful eyes and chapped lips while Nathan approached" you cant take my baby!"

"Touch her or her baby and I will hurt you" Lori said standing in the way with her small frame compared to his 6'3 one

A smirk came at the corner of his lips  while he peered down on her.

" Always the protector, aren't you little LORI " He whispered in her ear

"You're not taking my bbaby!...you can't...tell him Jenny"

My mouth opened but no words came out.

What was I suppose to say? do?They make the rules. Not us.

"Pleaseee, pleasee, pleasee,pleasee"

" Girls can't carry on our name" 

"No but we can thrive to serve such purpose, can we not?"

" True. But how when we can't even be sure ...look at your friend's first. Sir won't provide for something he has no regards for"

" We will. With whatever we have"

Nathan took Lori in for a moment and laughed.

"Not on the meager rations Sir feeds you poor souls.

" Then help us"

He laughs. Candice cries. I watch, fearful of the outcome.

" Your friend doesn't look too well" he raises his gaze over towards us

" She has a minor infection. Can be cleared up with antibiotics and a few stitches"

" Is that so, Dr. Lori?"

"Yes"

"Seems like she's lost a lot of blood too, wouldn't you say?"

Lori grew silent.

"Hmm" coming closer he leaned in towards her" ...and if she were to die, what then? what about the poor orphaned infant?"

" She won't" Lori replied stepping back

" I haven't touched you yet Lori, " His voice faltered, his eyes grew dark now

" ...and you never will. Jenny had a miscarriage "

" Hmm. Always the smart one " he smiled turning away

Then" I will talk with Sir, hopefully he heeds to my...reasoning" with that the door closed

Lori let out a huge sigh of relief and fell to her knees.

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Just like that Nathan's words came to past, Candice's infection had gotten worst to the point she couldn't feed Alice anymore and I had to take over while Lori attended to her day and night due to the fact  that Sir made us choose whether over  no food or Candice's antibiotics for however long he had to buy that's how long we would have gone without food or visa versa which Candy choose our food sacrificing herself for the life of her baby and ours. 

" How is she?"

" Bad. She won't make it"

" Alice just went to bed"

"You guys?"

" We're doing ok , I guess"

Lori did a forced smile. Her eyes were red and bloodshot from staying up all day and night for the past week and a half.

"You get some rest I'll stay up just in case  Candy wakes up in the middle wanting something" 

"No, Lori. I'll do it. I've got to feed Alice  so..."

"You sure?"

" Yea"

As soon as Lori hit the bed she was out cold. Just the snores and Candy's soft cries filled the night until the wee hours of the morning were her faint cries were no more. Sir never made us have a proper burial for Candy, Amanda or my miscarriage. He said it was simply a waste of time he hadn't the courtesy to spare.

Nathan came to pick up her body, wrapping it so gently with the crumpled bedding and placing her cautiously over his shoulder without a word to any of us. Evans had come by later passing a rude comment of  how she was stupidly worthless in bed and in motherhood and that he hoped Alice but his words "that thing " dies. 

Oh how I wished I could have said my mind but I was too much of a coward. That I always was.

Lori never spoke a word to me or anyone for that matter that day or the other days that followed, not even when Evans passed that rude insensitive remark.

Eric never stopped raping me, even the very night Candice passed, saying this is what my life would always be and I was and will be forever his. He said this while choking me most times until I passed out. Sometimes he would allow Tyler and Evans turns. But all those bad memories vanished as soon as I looked into Alice's bright brown eyes as she held on so dearly with her tiny hands on my full breast momentarily giving a smile and I would return the gesture while sucking so loudly. I never thought that being a sixteen year old "mother"  would bring so much happiness and pain yet in all so worth it although given our dyer circumstances.