Chapter 51
Hana knelt in the dirt on her hands and knees, resting her forehead on the grass between contractions. “It hurts,” she gasped, panting into the dirt. “I feel like someone’s tearing me in half.” Tama paced up and down next to her, kicking dust into her face with each turn on his heel.
Hana struggled to regulate her breathing, in through her nose and out through her mouth. She leaned back and down onto her heels, dropping her hand to touch her stomach. The pressure from inside bowed her low again, her spine arched and a groan escaping from between pursed lips.
“How far apart are the thingies?” Panic laced Tama’s voice.
Hana panted through a giggle. He was making it up as he went along, cobbled together from science classes and his brief forays into the adult world. “I don’t kn
