Love at Divergent High

Birth number one

Love at Divergent High

Chapter 15: Birth number one

It has been three months since it was revealed that I am going to have a niece and some of my best friends are going to have a son. In those three months we have managed to decorate two nurseries, one in the main house for Caleb’s and Susan’s baby. And the other in the summer house for Marlene’s and Uriah’s baby. I have to say that we have done a pretty good job on them. They look amazing. Tobias, myself, Christina, Shauna, Zeke, Uriah and Will decorated them as Susan and Marlene went shopping for baby clothes. That was last month. The two of them are becoming really good friends. I don’t know if it’s because they are both pregnant at the same time or what, but they seem to be getting along really well.

We also had a baby shower for them. We gave them a load of toys and clothes and things for their baby’s. We also played truth or dare and other things. It was fun.

My mum came home from work a week ago; she has three months off so she can be here when the babies are born. She also wants to help them both out for a bit and give them help in their first couple of months of parenting, I find it really sweet.

I have just arrived home from school with Caleb, Tobias and Uriah to find my mum, Susan and Marlene sitting in the living room watching TV. All of them have their feet resting on the coffee table. Susan and Marlene have their hands on their large stomachs. We all enter the room and sit on the floor, myself in Tobias’ lap. “Hey guys.” I say.

“Hey.” Marlene says. “I’m going to get a drink.” She says before standing up and waddling to the kitchen to get herself a drink.

She isn’t in there for long before she calls my name. I get up and walk into the kitchen to find Marlene hunched over with her hand on her stomach, she also has a worried and pained expression on her face. I rush over to her and hold her hand. “Marlene, what is it? What’s wrong?” I ask.

“My waters just broke.” She says before another contraction hits her and she squeezes my hand tight. She starts crying.

“Hey, it’s going to be all right.” I tell her.

“It’s too early.” She says.

“I know. But everything is going to be all right, I promise.” I say. “GUYS, GET IN HERE NOW!” I yell and they all come rushing in the kitchen to find me rubbing Marlene’s lower back and holding her hand as she is hunched over in pain. Uriah and my mum come rushing over to us.

“What’s wrong Mar?” Uriah says.

“The baby’s coming.” She answers.

“We have to get you to the hospital.” My mum says. “Four, go and get Marlene’s bag from the summer house, we’ll get her into my car.” She instructs. Tobias runs to the summer house to get the bag and Uriah and I help Marlene to my mum’s car.

We get Marlene in the back of the car and Uriah sits next to her, whispering soothing things in her ear and holding her hand. I sit in the passenger seat at the front. Tobias comes out a minute later with the bag for Marlene and gives it to my mum. She gives it to me before getting in the car and driving to the hospital.