War Babies
“‘Rachel – it’s your mother. The pains’ve started. I’m going for Miss Lofthus, I think her name is . . .’ Wide awake now, she almost fell out of bed. Opening the bedroom door, she heard a muffled groan from the other end of the house. It was disturbing – she did not know anything much about babies being born.
‘You stay with her,’ Fred instructed. There was no arguing, though the idea of being left on her own with these strange sounds made her legs turn to jelly.
He was off down the stair...s. Rachel crept along the landing and stood outside her mother and Fred’s bedroom door. She heard nothing for a few moments, then there was a low whimper and she heard her mother say, ‘Oh dear God.’ Trembling, she tapped on the door and went in. A dim light glowed on the bedside table. All she could see in the bed was a humped shape under the bedclothes. As she went close she saw that Peggy was facing down onto the mattress, on all fours in the bed.MoreLess
‘You stay with her,’ Fred instructed. There was no arguing, though the idea of being left on her own with these strange sounds made her legs turn to jelly.
He was off down the stair...s. Rachel crept along the landing and stood outside her mother and Fred’s bedroom door. She heard nothing for a few moments, then there was a low whimper and she heard her mother say, ‘Oh dear God.’ Trembling, she tapped on the door and went in. A dim light glowed on the bedside table. All she could see in the bed was a humped shape under the bedclothes. As she went close she saw that Peggy was facing down onto the mattress, on all fours in the bed.MoreLess
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