MOONLIGHT 《H.S》

TWENTY-SEVEN

Shit was going down. People calling for help, and sloshing of water dragging cars and trees.

We were thankfully very far from the wave. It wasn't really affecting us at all.

A few floors down, maybe four or five were getting more affected but I was grateful we were safe for now.

The lights went out after a while and I managed to convince Eli it was okay, since he was so scared of it.

I hadnt been out to see the damage yet, but Harry had and he came back with a shocked and a sorrowful expression.

He laid with Eli and Athena while I slept on the mattress, I had been waking up and falling asleep all day, so I wasn't sure if I was even going to be able to get up.

I was pushing my limits and he knew it, promptly getting mad at me and telling me to sleep.

I passed right out, only to be awoken by terrified screams in Jade's part.

Harry seemed to be already washing his hands thoroughly, maybe this wasnt the best time to give birth but it certainly wasnt the cleanest. At least we had Harry, who knew how to handle things properly.

I mean, people had given birth on airplanes and subways before, this was technically an ideal place as of right now.

I was starting to feel a wave of nervousness, so I sat back, not really wanting to watch since it wasnt my kind of scene.

About two seconds after I sat down, a wave of Writhing washed over me and for a second I was grateful, but then I realized I have Athena.

I scurried to get her with me, I strapped her to my chest and kissed her tiny head. This wasn't going to end well today.

I could hear the screams coming from Jade. The poor girl was probably suffering, harry had given me painkillers while I gave birth.

Elena was next to her, comforting her girlfriend as they both went through the process. Eli was thankfully distracted with headphones on so he wasnt paying attention.

I suspected she was in labour when she first arrived here, the reason why she's already giving birth. Given her circumstances, her tiny frame and her age, she'd probably gone into early labour. It's not always a bad thing, but it's definitely something they'd have to watch out for.

I didnt think they wanted to keep their baby. We didnt know how or why the child was conceived.

It was a long three hours until Harry finally delivered a little girl, she looked healthy and strong, just a little tiny.

I could see the way mother and child didnt connect that it wasnt a wanted pregnancy.

Upon seeing the detachment Jade had towards the baby, harry asked as respectfully as he could, "So, what's your story?"

Jade rolled her eyes as she sighed. She was tired and worn out from the birth, harry had already cleaned everything and delivered the placenta. She needed rest.

"You go to sleep, I'll tell them." Elena told her, to which Jade nodded and rolled over.

"She was raped by her ex. It was an ugly scene, her parents didnt have money to get an abortion, so the only other option was adoption. Jade and I arent the child type couple like you. We never talked about having children, well once, but it was to officially confirm neither of us wanted them. So when she got knocked up by that homophobic piece of shit, she immediately wanted nothing to do with the child, however, Jade is the most caring person in the world, even though I know she would've gotten an abortion if they had the money, when they couldn't, she wanted to provide the kid with the best care possible."

I nodded along with the story, I never wanted Athena but again, here we are.

"Anyways, so Aher, her ex, is a psychopath, be murdered both his parents and Jade's. So we arent running from the tsunami, we're running from him. He's dangerous. One of the most wanted people."

"How old is she?" Harry asked.

Elena snickered, "Seventeen, I know, she looks younger."

Everyone turned to the sleeping newborn that was asleep on the mattress.

"So, you're not gonna keep her?" I cringed at Harry's choice of word. That was a child, not a dog.

"I suppose not. Until we can find a good place for her." Elena looked like she cared about the child.

"Harry." I called, "I said I'm not having anymore kids. You want more, I'm done. I can take another baby that's not mine. I can't just leave her."

Harry ran his hand through his hair, "This is completely out of plan, darling, we cant."

"Yes we can." I sighed, "Harry, you know I'm not letting this opportunity get away."

"Soren, this is so unrealistic!"

"So is travelling to another world. So is having two kids at nineteen. It doesn't matter if its unrealistic or not, it's a baby we're talking about."

"We should talk about this tomorrow."

"It's ten in the morning, harry we have plenty of time."

"Let me just sleep on it. I just delivered a baby." He sighed, going over to open the closet door to go to the bathroom, "I'll be right back."

I sighed as I flopped onto the mattress.

"So, what's her name?" I asked, not knowing if they had something in mind for her.

"Sloane." Jade piped up, "That was my mother's name."

I smiled, "Um, do you mind if I pick her up and stuff?"

The tiny baby was sleeping all alone in the mattress with a diaper and a swaddle.

"Go ahead. I don't... care." Jade sighed.

I picked her up, holding her to my chest.

"Hi, Sloane. Hold on okay? We'll figure everything out." I whispered to her.

Everything was going to be fine.

Guys, hello, I'm sorry for the late updates, life hasn't been the best right now. And yeah ik my story is super unrealistic and boring but I'm really proud of it, and I hope you guys keep reading it! Thanks for all the support and love.
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