Kentrell Desean Gaulden
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"You straight?" I asked standing over Ashiah as she laid on her side in the hospital bed
"I'm thirsty, I want some water" she said lowly and I sighed
"They said you can't get no water til you take that medicine" I reminded her and she rolled her eyes
"aight" I started rubbing her stomach before a machine started beeping fast
"You having a contraction?" I asked looking at the machine then down at her
"No my contractions three minutes apart" I nodded before my momma came walking through the door with the doctor
"hey" the doctor said smiling as she came over to the bed "how are you feeling?"
"alright"
"Are the contractions still bad?" Ashiah looked at her like she was stupid
"Yeah"
"Okay so we're going to give you your epidural, I need you to sit up"
They gave her the epidural and the doctor left out
"it's back" Ashiah said causing us to look at her, she was having contractions again
"You want me to hold yo' hand?" she nodded and I got up and held her hand until it went away
this what pregnancy come with?
I hope she can go through this seven more times
"Can you get my water?" I nodded and grabbed her water bottle opening it for her. She took it and starting drinking it
A few minutes later we heard a knock on the door and her daddy came walking through the door
Ashiah ain't talk to her daddy since that day she came crying to me
"wassup y'all" he said and we all spoke except for Ashiah. He looked over at her looking a little disappointed
"if you gone be looking at me like that the whole time then you can leave. I don't wanna see that shit"
"Who is you talking to?"
"You"
he ain't say nothing and I chuckled, I don't think he wanted to argue with her anyway
She crazy as hell, he wasn't gone win anyway. Every time I argue with her shit don't end up my way
"Don't come in here with that shit" her momma said and he shrugged and sat down
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"Well it's time to start pushing" the doctor said smiling and Ashiah eyes widened
Everybody started laughing except for her and her daddy
he still mad
"I thought I was finna take nap" Ashiah complained and the lady shook her head
"Nope it's time to start pushing, your dilation is up to ten "
I started dancing and they started laughing
"boy can't nobody take you nowhere" my momma said and I stuck my middle finger up "I'll cut that shit off"
they got her settled and she did the first push
"good job, now breathe okay. Take big breaths to make the process easier" she gripped my hand tighter and did as the lady said
"Damn you squeezing my hand tight as fuck" I said causing her to tighten the grip "bae let go a lit' bit"
she ignored me like she normally do
