Harmonizer's Evolution (Balancer's Soul cycle) (24 page)

Towards the end
of the
lecture
something happened.

Sarah had her teeth clenched a
s
she sucked a deep breath through them. Al
l her muscles went rigid and Jenny
was lucky to let go when she did. Sarah grabbed
the
bedrail and its screech filled the air like nails on a chalkboard. The metal bent and yelled for mercy and it was granted a few moments later.
She used the same force on
Connor’s
hand because
he
ha
d
n’t let go. The
re was some crushing pain, but he
fared better than the metal rail.

Jenny
then stated to everyone “Not to worry. Sarah was having her first contraction.
” Then
she
shook her head. “Sarah, if you feel one coming, let those of us know who aren’t as strong as you.
If you do that during a contraction, my arm would be crushed.
”

Sarah’s teeth were still gritted, but she managed to nod. She didn’t finally start to relax u
ntil Connor
gently rubbed her head. She met
his
eyes and smiled in the most beautiful of ways.

For the next few hours her contractions increased in frequency. The left bedrail had given up
all hope
when Sarah turned it into a one handed pretzel and
it
snapped off.
Connor
switched sides so she could have something else to hold onto. Sarah didn’t scream the first time, but it was unmistakable to see that she was sweating profusely and her body radiated a faint glow
of power
.

Eight and a half hours later
his
mom finished looking under Sarah’s gown. It had become dark outside, but everyone
had
made their rotations
to give
Sarah
words of reassurance. That ended when
Jenny
stood up and said “Sarah, you are now ten centimeters dilated. Now comes time for the hard part.”
She
then looked around the room at
Connor
, Kara, Jillian and Mark. “Mark, Kara, it
’
s time for the delivery. I’ll need the two of you to leave, and Kara.”
His
sister stopped at the doorway. “Please fill up two bowls of lukewarm water. It’s to clean the babies.”

Sarah looked pleadin
gly at Connor’s
face.
He
petted the top of her head while looking at her glowing expression. “You’re doing great, Princess. You’ve carried them all this time, but now it
’
s time to
bring
them into the world. You can do this.
I know you can because you can do anything.
”
She nodded and he
could see she was scared, but prepared to go all the way.

His
sister
returned
with two
large
bowls of warm water. She sat them atop the dressers and scanned the room one last time. She shut the door for privacy. The kitchen and living room
became
silent. Connor
glanced over
his
shoulder and saw Sorono and Veronica still close to the window, looking in.
He
then noticed that Veronica was holding up Shannon so that she could see the miracle of birth.

“Jenny, you
’
r
e
going to need these.” He
watched a
s
Jill
ian handed his
mom a pair of sunglasses
, but she
herself
was already wearing a pair
. Jenny
knew what they were for and put them on.

Jillian walked to the foot of the bed and looked directly at her daughter. Jillian
became
all business
at the moment
, but her eyes couldn’t have told her daughter she
was any prouder. “Alright Sarah,
y
ou know the drill. I’m going to catch the first and Jenny’s going to get the second. When you feel the contraction
s
, push.”

He
could already see another
contraction
coming from the
narrowing
in Sarah’s eyes. “Get ready!” Sarah said through clenched teeth. Jillian used her Balancer’s speed to flip the gown back and placed each of
Sarah’s feet in the stirrups. His
mother-in-law widened her stance and reached
out
her arms expectantly
with a new towel to catch her first grandchild
.

Suddenly Sarah sat up a little bit and her body lit up like a light bulb brighter than the ceiling light. As she pushed she finally screamed “
Ahhhhhh
!!!”

She took a quick breath and pushed again.

“I See A Crown!” Jillian stated
joyfully
. “Keep pushing Sarah…” Sarah began pushing and brightening
even more
. “That’s it… I’ve Got A Head!... Now there’s
the
shoulders! … Come on, Sarah! One more
…
push!”

Sarah let out one more shriek
of physical agony
and it was followed by a
grating
wail.
Brightness dimmed for the moment.
Jillian said “We’ve got a new baby girl!”
and from behind the door
they
could hear everyone celebrating
.

They
’ve finally added
one new life to
growing family.

Jillian swiftly cut the umbilic
al cord and brought the covered
and matted body of
the
first born child over to the water.

Sarah leaned back while panting heavily
and tried catching her breath
. Her wide eyes stayed focused on her firstborn daughter. Despite
the
obvious exhaustion she smiled mildly
while her skin continued glowing
.

“Alright, Sarah. Do it one more time.”
Jenny
stated when s
he took over Jillian’s spot. She
ha
d
a towel ready and waiting. “You can do it.”

Sarah waited only a few seconds before sitting up slightly.
The moment the first contraction came,
Jenny
adjusted her sunglasses.

His
mother coaxed Sarah by saying just what Jillian said. “That’s it, keep going, I’ve got a head!”
A
fter Sarah pushed t
w
o more times
his
mother announced “We’ve Got Twins!” and her
proclaim
was followed by a
nother
wail.
She made her way next to Jillian to wash the child before bringing it over to
the new parents
.
After that
, they
could hear cheering from both inside the house and roaring outside.

An
Sarah plopped back against the bed and her glowing skin
greatly
dulled
in intensity
. “Sarah
,
you did it.” She looked at
him
and was smiling while panting. She then said “I…did…didn’t I!?”

She closed her eyes while catching her breath.

Less than a minute later Jillian
glided merrily
over.
She was smiling from ear to ear as she made her way
over
to her daughter. This
had been
the one thing Jillian has been waiting centuries for and she finally
received
two grandchildren for her
im
patience.
Her tone
grew
soft and loving
as she gazed upon her first grandchild
with loving admiration
. “Sarah, meet your first born daughter.”

Sarah’s eyes shot open
,
through the haze of exhaustion
and looked to her mother and then down to the fresh towel. Her hands shot out to her mother and Jillian placed the newborn in her waiting arms. Sarah gently brought
their
fi
rst child to her breast. Then his
mate cooed with her velvety voice “Welcome to the world, Pearl. I’m your mommy.”

Connor
could only see
his
baby’s face, but that was enough.
Sarah did all the work and she deserved the first time alone to hug her. Pearl
had the face that only
the most
beautiful
of
babies have. She had fair porcelain skin and rosy red lips. She was also a little wrinkled, but what would you expect from a child only minutes old.
He
then
noticed
that
their
daughter ha
s
the lightest brown hair that could be given. Pearl was absolutely perfect.

Connor
then saw
his
mom walking around
the foot of the birthing table
. She walked to him
slowly and
his
baby
remained
silent and also bundled up
in a new towel
.

His
mom’s express
ion brightened and said happily
“Connor, meet your new son.”

Theory and Fact

Sarah’s
body was still
wracked
in pain after delivering
her
children. It was by far the most
excruciating
pain that
she’s
ever encountered in
her
entire life.
The pain of childbirth cannot even be compared to any other f
orm of pain, but that was what the female
body
i
s designed for.
She
was completely exhausted from not only the delivery, but from the energy that
had been
transferred to
the twins from their birthing. She
was weakened, bu
t completely
worth it for what she
held in
her
arms.

The
little treasures have finally come.

Sarah’s
introduction
came first. And she
told her what her new name is.

P
earl was named after
Sarah’s
late sister who died in an av
alanche a hundred years before she
was
born. Pearl’s name
i
s given in her
memory.

Jillian
gently handed
Sarah her firstborn
daughter that now laid in
her arms and she
came out
perfect. Pearl
was wrapped in a fresh towel and looked to be sleeping. Her little scrunched nose was adorable and so were the rest of her
angelic
features.
Her hair was a few shades lighter than
her mother’s
, but
still considered
brown
and it
i
s very fine
and soft
to the touch
.
Her little eyes were closed so it was impossible to
tell what color they were.
From the feel if her weight she
w
eighed
over eight pounds
of solid baby
. The love that
combined
between Connor and Sarah
resulted in a perfect child.

From the corner of her
eye
Sarah
saw Connor lean
away from Pearl and her
self
just as Jenny walked around the foot of the
birthing
bed. She looked so happy as she looked
down
at her new grandchild. Jenny walked right up to
her son
and looked up at him with a
proud
smile.