Traumatized

"Look who's decorating your room?"

She smiled while arranging stuffed toys on the white shelf. Another addition to the Disney family. Piglet.

"Woooo mummy picked your favourite colour for your bedroom! Mummy loves you more than me now! Hmmph!"

She can't stop the laughing gas coming through her throat, so she let it all out.

She laughed and shook her head. She has never seen the childish side of her own husband.

"Silly you, I can't believe you're jealous at Jayden. Besides, why are you so sure that this will be Jayden's favourite colour?"

"Because it's OUR favourite colour, Honey. Jayden is our baby. He's got our blood running in his veins! Of course I know!"

Again, she smiled.

Whoever said a pregnant woman is bulky, they're horribly wrong.

It's the swellings they have on them that make them the prettiest woman in the universe. So worthy to be loved and cared for.

The video has been playing on and on for countless of times.

Tears rolled down her cheeks. Her eyes were red and swollen.

The husband stared blankly at the TV. He has not shave for 2 days now. He couldn't seem to bother either.

The house is empty albeit the fact that there were 2 human beings sitting in the living room staring at the TV.

***

Their life were filled with colours when they learnt that they can no longer sleep in peace through the silent night in months to come.

***

He marched left and right, up and down throughout the night kicking off the adrenalin rush that almost drove him crazy.

He won't sit still. Every time he tried to calm down he finds himself pacing towards the labour room trying to peek through the covered glass. He wished he can do something to ease the pain of his wife. Hearing her screaming in pain sliced his heart piece by piece.

The only time he can sit still on the waiting chair provided outside the labour room was when he murmured prayers for his wife and his first born son, Jayden.

It's been a while now but he still see no signs of creatures clad in white opening the door greeting him with his wife and Jayden.

He continues to march a while, sit a while. The cycle repeats.

The red light finally went off.

Weird.

"This is really weird." He thought to himself.

Weird. He frowned.

"Ain't I supposed to hear my baby crying out loud now?"

He laughed to himself.

"Ah.. too much movie watched. Geez! Can't wait to see Stella laughing at my sillyness when I tell her this!"

The moment he chuckled the doctor tapped on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry Mr. Kong. Your baby didn't make it. He died right after Mrs. Kong pushed him out. My deepest condelence." The doctor bowed his head down and walked away.

His heart is pounding wildly as he tries to sink in the latest news.

"No, no, no, this is supposed to be a happy arrival. Not a sad departure!"

Words began to play in his puzzled, shock mind.

"This can't be true!! This can't be true!! We scanned the baby! We did everything we could to protect the baby! This can't be true! This can't be true!!"

He protested.

He wailed.

He collapsed on his knees hoping to wake up from the nightmare.

Out of a sudden, he looked up.

"Stella..."

With tears dashing down his cheeks he rushed into the labour room where Stella is.

"Stella honey..."

He is trying hard to hold back his manly tears but his shaky voice ruined it all.

"Our baby.... our Jayden..."

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