Then another contraction hit, and both immediately retreated under the healer's glare.
The labor stretched on.
The quadruplets were determined to make a dramatic entrance.
By the time the final stage began, I felt utterly exhausted.
Every muscle in my body burned.
My vision blurred.
But when the healer finally said, "I can see the baby," a fresh burst of determination surged through me.
One more push.
Then another.
A cry suddenly pierced the room.
Loud.
Sharp.
Beautiful.
Tears instantly filled my eyes.
The first baby had arrived.
"It's a girl!" one of the nurses announced.
The tiny infant was cleaned quickly before being placed against my chest.
She was warm.
Perfect.
And furious.
Her little face was scrunched in outrage as she screamed at the entire world.
A shaky lau
