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It was too soon to have the baby.
It wasn’t supposed to be like this.
I had my entire birthing experience all planned out.
It was supposed to be a random day.
A day when Atlas was right by my side.
Maybe we were in the shower together. Maybe we were in the bed together.
Maybe we were on the couch, watching hockey or some romance movie.
Then my water would break.
Atlas would freak out for a second, then laugh.
He’d make a comment about me being wet and then I’d call him an asshole and then he’d hurry me to the hospital.
I had it all planned out.
And it wasn’t supposed to be this.
This looked like a medical emergency…
“Okay, Hazel, it’s time we have a talk here,” a voice said.
A doctor looked at me and smiled.
“Atlas,” I said. “I need Atlas. I’ll squeeze my legs shut tight!”
“Should have done that on the first date,” I heard Hannah say.
I remember looking at her.
The look in my eyes must have scared her because she jumped back and apologized right away.
I remember screaming for Atlas over and over.
The doctor kept talking to me and I shook my head.
I wanted to hit the doctor but Charles jumped into the frame and held my left hand.
I remember the nurses saying something.
The tension in the room grew.
The doctor said something to Charles.
It was something along the lines of I needed to push or I was going to end up in big trouble…
I remember still yelling for Atlas.
“It’s time to do this, Hazel,” Charles said to me.
“We’ve got you,” Hannah said.
I remember being ready to scream even louder.
