From the moment the doctor announced the baby's arrival, Dorothy's eyes were brimming with tears. Everett gently wiped them away several times before finally warning her that if she didn't stop crying, he'd take her home. That seemed to do the trick, at least for the moment.

Jeffrey and Karen exchanged a flurry of words until the doctor cto check on her. Only then did Jeffrey step away from the bedside, allowing Dorothy to lean in.

"Karen, you're such a trooper! Congratulations, you're officially a tnow." she said.

"Yeah... childbirth is brutal, Dorothy... I don't think I can go through this again...” Dorothy offered a wry smile, “Jeffrey just said the sthing." "That's right! Once all this is over, I'm getting a vasectomy!" Jeffrey chimed in, only to receive a sharp look from Karen. There he goes again, speaking his mind with elders around.

Their conversation continued, with Kenneth standing quietly in a corner of the room and watching the family's joyful reunion. Suddenly, he felt someone approaching him.

Looking up, he saw Everett.

she went into the

nodded, his response void of any boastfulness, simply answering

cout to call the family several times, issuing multiple critical condition notices. I could see the blood on the doctor's clothes. That was Dorothy's blood." The fear he experienced then was indescribable. He wanted to collapse just like Jeffrey did moments ago. But he couldn't afford to. Outside the delivery room,

was enough for Everett

want to smoke?" Kenneth asked instinctively before

out

longer. I'd just be in the way there." Kenneth explained,

the hospital's outdoor corridor. Everett lit the cigarette and then passed it back to

something was

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