Prologue…
Her loud cries echoed in the four corners of the room sounding like a bawl of agony from the pain that she can't endure. A few mournful gasp escaped from her now chapped lips and her sharp intake of breaths was slowly killing her. She could feel herself fading every minute and she knew that she wouldn't last an hour in this room.
"PUSH!"
She gathered all of her remaining strength to exert everything in that one last push. She balled her fists, grasping the sheets for her dear life. Her vision was in haze. Her surroundings looked nothing more like a mere illusion.
"Almost there! Keep going!" The doctor urged.
A silent cry was heard from a distant she knew that it wasn't hers, so it could only mean one thing. She breaths a sigh of relief knowing that she finally succeeded. Four of the other nurse came back to her aid but August knew that it was now too late to save her.
Her heartbeat was beginning to hum a faint whisper. She could no longer see beneath her heavy eyelids making it hard for her to stay awake. Life and death was against her and this time, she gladly accepts her defeat.
"Jade…" she whispered, her voice was becoming softer and softer until the only sound that echoed in the room was the loud beep coming from the monitor.
"I'm sorry for your loss"
Mr. West was adamant that the doctor was talking about his wife. He was a taciturn man, always calm and eerie, yet the news took a toll on him when he heard the doctor's words. After all he did care for his beloved wife.
"Can I see the child?" he muttered.
The doctor nods his head, "That you may, please follow me"
They came inside the nursery room. Dr. Herbert left him for a while to call the nurse who was currently handling the baby. He was swimming in a pool of emotions, he wasn't sure if he was ready to be a single father, and handle the responsibility of becoming a parent without having his wife. His inner monologue was cut short when the doctor came back with the nurse. The lady smiled sympathetically while cradling the baby in her arms.
Seeing his first born child broke his cold demeanor for a moment. She looks exactly like his mother, he thought. His wife had a darker shade of blue while his daughter had a darker shade of green. It was obvious that the child took after her mother's blue-green eyes.
He was glad that the infant didn't get his black dull eyes. It would have been a shame if he has to look at those same eyes with no hint of life and emotions beneath them.
"She's beautiful" He gasps audibly. Dr. Herbert nods his head, blissfully agreeing when he saw that Mr. West was finally letting his walls down.
"Your wife's last word was Jade" He said, Richard gave him an odd look before it finally dawned on him.
"Jade… Jade West" He smirked. The name fits perfectly for his cute little angel. Jade was now curled up in a pile of blankets, yawning earnestly as she falls asleep.
"Will that be her name?" The nurse inquired. Richard didn't notice that she was still carrying the baby. He gently pried her hands away by replacing it with his own.
"Yes. She will be known as Jadelyn August West"
He mumbled languidly while eyeing the drowsy little angel in his arms.