Casey H.

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2021

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“Was he worth it?” by Casey H.

Submitted to Contest #136

[Trigger warning: birth experience / labor (I know this can be traumatic for some people, so please proceed with caution. Thank you.)] He arrived at 42 weeks exactly. Everything was normal. Expected. Anticipated. Water breaks. Pain. Drive an hour to the hospital. Every bounce in the car felt like hell. I can't describe the pain of it, because I can't remember it anymore. Wheelchair. Emergency room entrance. Hospital. Maternity ward. Bright, fluorescent lights dulled with the fading memory of that time.... I kept my eyes closed for so m...

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Just a mom in her 30s trying to figure out life after kids.