father - home

"It's started! It's started!" Lily ran down the stairs to meet me, and ran back to the bedroom ahead of me.Her ecstasy stems from girlish innocence, utterly unaware of danger, deceit, and death.Love is blessed and a new life is coming. This is the most important moment and the happiest thing in a woman's life.Lily and Yu, two girls of similar age, share each other's happiness and joy.

Yu was lying on the bed with her abdomen protruding high, her face was pale, but her spirit was abnormally good.

The mother sat beside Yu's bed, holding Yu's hand. "Here we go, Marty. This will be the first child born at the estate in 20 years."

"Yes, ma'am, I still remember when Sophie was born..." Mrs. Reininger suddenly felt a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly shut up, but the sad memories brought up had already made her eyes red.

Mother shook her head slightly, as if she didn't care. "Don't worry, son, everything is ready. I told Paul to get out the cradle just now. It was Marty's childhood."

I asked everyone to go to bed, and stayed with Yu by myself, and called them in the middle of the night or if I had something to do.

I went back to Yu's bed and looked at her with a smile.

Yu's eyes were shining, and his face was full of excitement. "You know? I've always been worried that I would make a mistake, and that he would come suddenly before I was ready. How ridiculous, now I know that it will never be a mistake. This kid has been dishonest, how could he come out so easily? He There's going to be a lot of noise and let everybody know. The labor pains are the drums and horns that he's coming, he's coming. That pain oh... But it's okay now, he's coming. It's on, it'll be fine in a minute ,Is it right?"

"Yes, it will be fine in a while."

hope so!I hope all goes well and ends as soon as possible.People who haven't experienced it can't imagine the pain.In medicine, human pain is divided into ten levels, and childbirth pain is the highest level, which is more severe than severed hands and feet, gouging eyes and cutting flesh.

"what time is it now?"

"It's almost midnight."

"It's so late. No wonder it's so quiet. They're all asleep, even the frogs. Why aren't there any frogs? I used to hear frogs when I couldn't sleep at night."

"Yes. You can hear it if you listen carefully."

"Is there a moon today?"

"Very bright."

"Then tomorrow must be good weather, there must be a sunrise, and when the sunrise, he will be born?"

"Yes."

"How wonderful. Zhao likes to watch the sunrise. He said that the sunrise is like giving birth. How wonderful." Yu looked forward to yearning, and then smiled shyly, two red clouds flew over her pale cheeks.

"Master, do you know where Wedec is? He walked with you just now?"

It's Lily.I should have told her earlier, I didn't want to tell her about it in front of Yu, but now...

"Master."

I pondered for a moment, then slowly turned around. "Lily, there is one thing you should know. Wedec may have been working for the Gestapo."

"The Gestapo? What are you doing?" It was so sudden that Lily couldn't understand it at all.

"I don't know, monitor the manor, or monitor me."

"Impossible! Who said that?" Lily stared at me with fear in her eyes. "It's impossible, master! You know, Wedec has always respected you, and he has never done anything to apologize to you. This is framed! Who? Who is so vicious to frame him." Lily began to hysteria.

I was afraid that what she would say next would become more and more ugly, and Yu felt uncomfortable listening to it. At the same time, Yu was looking at me uneasily, and she also wanted to know. "Lily!" I interrupted her sharply. "Wadeke has been in the manor for so long, even if he does something, I will not do anything to him, at most let him go. But now is an extraordinary period, I can't take this risk. I just let him stay alone and quietly After a while. He will come back after the baby is born and sent away safely."

"and then?"

I couldn't help but turn my attention from Yu to Lily.The girl in front of me who was always confused, lost and cautious, and timid, what made her suddenly become bold, there was no fear in her eyes, and anger and resentment were replaced by anger and resentment.I was speechless, not knowing what would happen next.

Yu covered my hand, and I realized that Lily had left.

"sorry!"

"No, it's none of your business."

I sat in a chair, looked at the carpet, and prayed for Jade and her baby.

Now the labor pains come every half an hour.When the pain came, her face twisted into a ball.

I helped her to lie on her side, put my hands on her back, and felt the muscles all over her body tense and stiff.I gently stroked her back with my hand, and waited with her for the pain to pass.

Yu was very excited.When the pain was severe, she said it was good.She said that the vivid and real feeling was what she had been looking forward to, and the deeper the better.She said just this once.As soon as the pain subsided, she felt disappointed and embarrassed.

The labor pains were fairly regular and then eased.

"Marty, can you put your hand on my back again like you did?"

I put my hand on her back.

"It's very kind of you. Better this time." She smiled. "I want to be a good wife, a good mother, and give birth to this child well, just this once."

At dawn, Yu was very tired.I told her to take the time to rest, but the labor pains always came unexpectedly, making her exhausted.

"It looks like it's too late."

"what?"

"He's not coming out so soon, is he?"

"There's still a while."

"I should have thought of that. What a fool I was. I thought it would be soon. He won't be out at sunrise, it won't be that smooth. We've lied to God, and he's got to show it."

"No, Yu, don't think about it."

"I'm not afraid. I take responsibility for what I do. I just hope he won't embarrass the child."

"Honey, don't think about it, I won't let you have anything, just a few hours late, just a little later."

"It's good to have you here, Marty. If... I mean if... encounter any... difficulties, promise me and save the baby."

"No, I want both you and the child."

"I mean if it can't be..."

"Then protect your lord."

"But this is Zhao's child, maybe the only one..." Yu almost screamed.

I hold her hands tightly. "He will decide so now. He entrusted you to me, and I will not disappoint him."

"I'm sorry! It's all my fault. If at the beginning..."

"Don't cry! Don't cry." I wiped the tears from the corners of Yu's eyes. "Good girl, you have always been brave, don't think about it, nothing will happen, I won't let anything happen to you. Trust me."

It was daylight outside.

I checked for Yu.The cervix barely opened three fingers, but the good thing is that the fetal heart rate is still normal and strong.

Yu asked me in a reluctant tone. "No progress yet?"

"Relax, everything is normal."

Yu's face gradually turned pale, and her whole body shrank.I touched her belly, it was as hard as iron.

"Yu, take a deep breath and relax, it will make you feel better."

Yu followed suit, but not every time it worked, it could be done.

Finally passed.Yu opened his mouth, panting like a drowning person, and his whole body seemed to be fished out of the water.I wiped her sweat with a towel and brushed away the wet hair from her ears.

"Well done, good girl, you are wonderful."

Mrs. Reininger brought Jade breakfast.Yu can't eat it.I coaxed her to eat more and drink a glass of milk. "You have to eat as much as possible, otherwise you will lose your strength."

"You've been up all night too, now go get something to eat, honey, and come back. I can't do without you."

I went back to my room and took a shower, then went to the kitchen and had three cups of coffee.I told Mr. Reininger that Wedecke was in the wine cellar, and I gave him the key and asked him to send some food.

The labor pains are coming quite often now.Every less than 5 minutes.

Yu was very tired, his eyes were dim, and his face was haggard.When the pain was unbearable, she clutched the bed sheet tightly with both hands, almost breaking her nails, raised her head high, and opened her mouth wide.

"Call out, Yu, call out, call out when it hurts." I grabbed her hands and felt my heart tighten.

Yu did not cry out.As the labor pain eased, she slumped on the bed, so weak that she was almost out of breath.

"Yu, how are you feeling?"

She was in a daze, her eyes open but out of focus.

I wiped her sweat and turned her face gently. "Jade."

Yu faced me, but couldn't see me.Her gaze fell somewhere in the sky above my head.

"I saw Zhao."

"What?" I panicked.

"There's only one figure from the back, but I know it's him."

Jade looked like she was sleepwalking, but I couldn't be sure. "Jade?"

"Promise me to be the father of the child."

"Yu, if you baptize the child, I will be his godfather."

"Not the godfather, but the father!"

"Yu!" I shook my head disapprovingly. "A child has a mother and a father, and I will only be his godfather."

"Why don't you understand, do you have to tell me?" Yu was a little embarrassed, and slowly turned away. "I can't do it, I'm crushed. I thought it would be soon, but I didn't expect it to take so long. I'm worried that this is God's punishment. I want to be a good wife, just this once. I'm afraid that I will be blamed for not listening I have been holding on to what you said, but I can't take it anymore. I'm sorry! I tried my best to live, but I didn't have the strength. But... But, Zhao came. He forgave me. He said I can no longer suffer , he said I could go with him..."

"What about the child?"

"The child has you, you will be his father, Zhao entrusted him to you."

I couldn't restrain myself at all, and I slapped him before I realized it.Seeing the red palm prints on Yu's face instantly became clear, my brain thumped, I took two steps back, and held on to the bedpost so as not to fall.Breathe, take a deep breath, I said to myself, calm down, you can't break down.

Jade didn't notice my gaffe, and the slap didn't help.Still in a trance, she said leisurely: "Marty, you have a scalpel, don't you? Let's cut it now. The baby will be gone later."

I walked over, grabbed Yu's chin, and gently but firmly turned her face around so that her eyes met mine. "Yu, look into my eyes." I said word by word, "Zhao is not dead! He is alive! You will not die either! You are Zhao's wife, you have sworn before God, you will live and die together, and you will never leave Don’t give up. God arranged for you to have children, you are the mother of his children, you have no right to give up.”

Yuzhi stared at me blankly.There was a pang in my heart, and I touched the hot palm print with my fingers.The red palm prints were extremely dazzling on her pale face.I knelt down by the bed, eye level with her. "Yu, you are suffering, I can't help you, but I won't let you have trouble. Zhao entrusted you to me, because you are the most important and most important person to him. He wants you to live well, with Your children are waiting for him to come back. He is alive and will come back."

Yu rubbed her face against my palm, her expression relaxed. "You mean the baby will be born?"

"Of course it can be born."

"Will you stay with me?"

"I will accompany you."

"Is everything under control?"

"It's all under control."

"It's nice of you, it's nice to have you here."

"Go to sleep."

I stroked Yu's forehead lightly, and the girl slowly closed her eyes.

Poor poor jade.This is the price you pay for love.That's the price of being wrong.What have we done?Nearly one day and one night of long torment; nine months, the pain of losing her husband, the torment of the pregnancy reaction, the near death in the Gestapo prison, the unbearable pressure of ordinary people, and all of these are just for a love that does not belong to me ... I have been afraid to think of the word "love" for a long time.Love and love?It is a miracle that Yu has persisted until now. We have no right to ask for more. We can only protect her and her child with our lives.When a woman becomes a mother, all her sacrifices are worth it.But as soon as the labor pains began, the woman stepped into the grave with one foot.What if she didn't hold on, what if I made a mistake in judgment?What if she died?what to do?She won't die, I won't let her die.I have to think so.But what if she died?She won't die, she just suffers for a while, suffers for a while.Childbirth will not be so easy to die, she has gone through so much, breaking through every level, God will not let her die at this last moment.She can't take it anymore, if she collapses again, if she really dies?

die!I was cold and shivering uncontrollably.For a long time I suppressed my fear of death by hoping for a miracle.Zhao is alive, not dead.Jade will not die.I will not let her die.The child will be born smoothly.The miracle of life will eventually overcome the shadow of death... But if these are just illusions, wishful thinking... I stand up and go to my room to take my medicine.