“Sayonara!”
My eyes opened with the gentle call of my name. I must have fallen asleep looking at and studying the paintings in the gallery. I yawned and got up on the couch, realizing I wasn’t in the room anymore.
Is this another Paul’s surprise? Magic?
I walked into an unfamiliar room, and when I opened the door, I found a woman on the bed, screaming in pain as she pushed the baby out of her body. My mouth opened, stretching my lips as she pushed, breathing hard and crying as she pushed something, as if giving her all just to let the burden, the one causing pain, out of her body, and when she breathed out, I also took a deep breath. After a short while, I heard a beautiful cry of a newborn baby. Only then did I realize it was not a burden but a beautiful beginning.
“A girl! She’s so
