Lyla

A few months later…

“Push, Lyla! You’re almost there!”

My hand gripped the one wrapped around mine, my entire body bearing down on the pressure between my legs. I gasped when I felt the baby shift, my entire body on fire while sweat dripped down my face.

I’m already so exhausted. Laboring for two days straight with hardly any food and water here and there had made for a miserable experience so ...