Part II
I barely heard Woo Bin's wishes as I storming through the door and found my Ga Eul sitting on the bed sweating while holding her pain. She still managed to give me a warm smile, the smile that haunted my mind days and nights. I held her hand and gave her a kiss on her forehead. After that, I brought my lips to her ear and whispered:
"Chagiya, everything is going to be alright. I'm here now, and I'll never leave you alone. I love you so much."
"I know and I love you too. Arghhhhhhh, yobo it's hurt." Ga Eul started to scream while clutching at my hand tightly.
"I know it hurt chagiya, just relax and be patient. Just wait for a few moments and then with a blink of eyes it's already finish."
"SO YI JEONG, you know that this is your second last time to try right!" Ga Eul managed to shout in between the pain.
Ahh she's normally like that, blaming me for the pain she had to endure every time during our baby's delivering process. Be patient So Yi Jeong, be patient, all will stop once she sees the baby's face. I widely grinned every time I remembered the glowing face shinning by her while holding our new born child, all her pain was forgotten. She's so beautiful and I'm so mesmerised by her beauty even with her sweats drenched her cloth and hair, her pale looking face and her tired eyes, she still looks so stunning. Strange uhh? Well someone said to me love is blind and it's really true, trust me. I'm the living evident here. I can't wait to see that face again in a few moments from now.
"Yes I know it is my second last try, but still it's not my final try." I teased her along with a playful smile across my face.
"SO YI JEONG YOU..."
"Mr So you can come here, we already see the baby's head now." The nurse called me. Haha saved by the bell, next time Ga Eul.
I always wanted to witness the birth of my children. Yes it was unpleasant and scary, count the haemorrhage and her painful screaming but I wanted to experience the pain too so that I can always remember her sacrifices to deliver my children and appreciated them more. But today I have added a reason to witness this birth. I've work so hard to wait for this moment. That's right, the moment of truth…
"Chagiya push harder, the baby's head is almost out." I eagerly encouraged her while looking at my almost-out-head child. All the nurses were also help encouraging her and the doctor was waiting to grasp the baby.
Slowly the head was out and paused for a while when it reached the shoulders along with the sound of the baby's cries. Almost there, I can't wait to see that part, come on Ga Eul, just a little push more.
The doctor assisted the process by gently pulled the baby's shoulder and...
"Congratulation Mr So, it's a boy. Now please cut his umbilical cord." The doctor flashed a smile at me.
Of course I knew it is a boy...AGAIN. I can see it CLEARLY! With a heavy heart, I slowly cut the cord and the nurses bathed my son before handed him to me. I stand there while holding him in my arms, watching him crying with a blank expression.
"HE won't change into HER even if you stand there forever." I snapped out when I heard Ga Eul's voice. I lifted my head and saw her smiling while extending her arms. "Come here, I want to hold my little guy."
I slowly approached her and handed him to her and sat by her side on the bed. She naturally tried to calm our son and successfully managed to stop his cry. Her face started to glow, emitting the feel of blissfulness and warmness of the gift from God. I watched them amusingly. I mentally whacked my mind regarding my action earlier. It was true I highly hope to have a daughter, but he was also the gift that marks my love and Ga Eul.
"Poor son, your appa doesn't love you, but don't worry omma and hyungs will love you with all our heart." Ga Eul mockingly made a sad voice while hugging him.
"Of course I love him with all my heart! He's my son too. I just...well you know that...I've working so hard to get a baby girl. I'm so sorry to have a slightly disappointed reaction earlier but please understand me." I'm begging her while making a puppy eyes and a cute face.
"Stop that look. Okay I understand why you were disappointed of our FOURTH son but remember yobo, I'm only willing to give you five children only. So, we can start trying again two years from now."
Hah, Ga Eul and her organised birth control plan, every child must have at least two years age gapped. I've no voice to argue about it.
"Chagiya, I forgot about something."
"What?" she still contented and just focus on our son's cute serene face.
I slowly descending myself towards her and planted a soft kiss on her forehead. I can see a smile forming on her lovely lips and she lifted her head to meet my gaze. We stayed gazing at each other for a few minute before I shifted my gazed to her lips. I captured her lips for a light kiss and cup her cheeks with both of my hands to deepen our kiss. I let go of her lips to let her breath and resting my forehead towards hers and whispered to her;
"Thank you chagiya. Thank you for giving me four lovely angels which some of them have already turn into little monsters. Thank you for patiently staying by my side for ten years and most of all, thank you for loving me and taught me about love."
I shifted my gaze to my new born son and caress his chubby cheek. I kissed his forehead and nuzzled my nose on his body, inhaling the sweet baby scent from him. He's sleeping soundly in Gaeul's arm. I can feel my heart grow as I watched him, hope started to build up in my minds. I smiled while imagining him moulding the clays with his three brothers. Then suddenly the smile turn sour as I remember the sound of my precious vase scattered into million pieces yesterday, done by none other than my three year old little monster. Worse of all, that was not the first time it happens. All my children have histories of destroying my precious work of arts and rare collections.
So no one can blame me why I wanted a daughter. I can imagine her well-behave attitude, polite and of course have good manners. I will pamper her with everything and she will be daddy's favourite girl. Don't get me wrong, I still love my boys but sometimes it takes a lot of patient to handle them and now added one more to the soon to be little monster on my list.
"I've thinking a name for him."
Again Ga Eul's voice snapped me to get back to the real world.
"How about Yul Jin, So Yul Jin."
I just smirk when I heard the name.
"Anything you want dear. Like I have the power to say NO" and I got a light slapped on my arm after I said that.
