Hana opened her eyes the moment she felt an excruciating pain surging through her abdomen and lower body.
"Hah... hah... hah..." Hana’s breathing came out in ragged gasps.
"Hey! Come quickly! This woman is awake again!" shouted a nurse beside her.
Everyone in the room immediately hurried over. They stared at Hana with disbelieving expressions.
"She’s really alive again. Quickly, prepare the equipment before something happens again!" shouted a woman dressed entirely in white.
Hana shifted her gaze, looking around.
The white light above her was shining brightly. Meanwhile, there were unfamiliar people surrounding her. Hadn’t she just fallen asleep after crying because she had broken up with her boyfriend, Brandon?
What the hell is this? Who are they? Where am I?
Hana’s face turned pale. She stared fearfully at the doctors and nurses beside her.
"Ma’am, please take a deep breath. Then slowly breathe out."
Hana looked at the doctor. Seeing the woman’s serious expression, she unconsciously followed her instructions.
"Ma’am, again... take a deep breath, then slowly breathe out."
Hana followed her again and again without knowing why she was doing it.
"Ma’am, now please push from within. You have to try your best so you can deliver your baby."
Hana’s mouth fell open at the doctor’s words.
Give birth? Wait? What did she just say? Give birth?
"Doctor, who is giving birth?" Hana asked, her face still unable to comprehend the situation.
The people around her looked at Hana in confusion.
"Ma’am, of course you are the one giving birth. You couldn’t breathe earlier when you tried to push. Your breathing suddenly stopped, and even your heartbeat was no longer there. We almost had to perform an emergency surgery to save the baby in your womb."
Hana’s mouth opened even wider. Her gaze immediately fell upon her clearly rounded abdomen.
She looked back and forth between her belly and the faces of the doctor and nurses around her.
Her hand moved to touch her abdomen, making sure that it was really her stomach. Not plastic, let alone a ball that had been placed inside her belly.
How could she be pregnant? She was still a virgin! Let alone having intimate relations, every time her boyfriend tried to kiss her on the lips, she would always slap his face.
It wasn’t because she didn’t want to, but because she was afraid her boyfriend would want more than just a kiss afterward.
And now? What the hell was this?
Hana’s hands quickly moved to examine every part of her abdomen.
"Damn! This is really a belly. And it’s my belly! Not someone else’s!"
Hana shook her head, still refusing to accept reality. After all, who could possibly accept all of this?
She was a girl. She was truly still a virgin.
Was she having a nightmare like this because she had broken up with Brandon?
Hana nodded, then quickly raised her hand and slapped her cheek hard, hoping she could wake up from this dream immediately.
Smack!
"That’s right, this must be a dream!" Hana exclaimed, slightly hysterical.
"Ma’am!" several nurses shouted as they immediately restrained Hana’s arms.
"Why are you slapping your own face? You need to push, not slap yourself."
Hana struggled against them. "I’m dreaming! Let me go! I need to wake up from this horrible dream!" she shouted in horror.
"Ma’am, what’s wrong with you? Weren’t you the one begging us earlier to help you give birth even though our service hours had already ended? Are you shocked because you died once?" the doctor asked in rapid succession.
Hana shook her head.
"I’m not pregnant! This isn’t my belly. You’re lying!" she shouted while trying to free herself from the nurses’ grip.
"Ma’am, please calm down!" another doctor snapped sternly, her voice sharp.
Hana’s movements stopped immediately. In the past, she had always been afraid of being yelled at. She had never been yelled at, not even by her parents.
Her face became calm again, but before she could truly calm down, Hana’s expression tensed once more.
Her abdomen began contracting violently again.
"Ugh..." Hana groaned with a pale face. She grabbed the clothing of the doctor beside her.
"My stomach... my stomach really hurts!" Hana cried out with difficulty.
Everyone swallowed hard, then nodded at the same time.
The doctor beside her immediately positioned herself between Hana’s legs.
"Ma’am... the baby is about to come out. You are fully dilated. Please cooperate properly. This can no longer be delayed."
Hana wiped the sweat from her face, then nodded.
"I will. I will. As long as you help me get rid of this pain."
The doctor nodded.
"Ma’am, take a deep breath, then slowly breathe out."
Hana took a deep breath, then slowly breathed out as the doctor instructed.
An excruciating pain continued to stab through her lower body.
"Ma’am, please keep doing it repeatedly, then try to push as hard as you can."
Hana nodded again. Her hands gripped the hospital bed she was lying on tightly.
She bit her lips so hard that they became injured.
"Ma’am, push harder. The baby needs to come out quickly, or he will die on the way out," the doctor said.
Tears streamed down Hana’s face. This was her first time giving birth. She had no idea what to do. It truly hurt.
She had already followed the doctor’s instructions, but the pain was still unbearable.
"Boo-hoo... Doctor, I really can’t. I’ve already tried, but he won’t move even a little."
The doctor shook her head.
"Ma’am, we can’t perform surgery right now. Your baby is already in the birth canal. If we do it now, it will be dangerous for both you and the baby."
"Please, push harder again."
Hana finally nodded again. She couldn’t think about anything except following the doctor’s instructions.
"Aghh!" Hana screamed as she tried to push again.
Her body trembled violently. The pain felt as though her abdomen were being torn apart from the inside.
The doctor frowned.
"Damn... you, quickly help push the baby out. The baby isn’t moving at all. If he still refuses to move after five minutes, this could become dangerous. The baby will really die."
The nurses nodded quickly. They pulled Hana’s clothing slightly upward, exposing her rounded abdomen.
Their hands moved to massage Hana’s abdomen, trying to provide additional pressure to the baby inside her so that he would come out immediately.
"Agh... it hurts. It really hurts!" Hana screamed desperately.
"Just a little longer. The baby’s head is already about to appear," the doctor said, ignoring Hana’s screams.
After three minutes had passed, the sound of a baby finally echoed through the room.
"Waaah... waaah..."
All the nurses immediately gathered around the baby in the doctor’s hands.
The doctor smiled as she looked at the baby in her arms, then looked at Hana, who was drenched in sweat.
"Ma’am, congratulations. Your baby was born safely. He is healthy, and he is a handsome baby boy."
Hana wiped the mucus from her nose as it began to run toward her mouth.
She had done it.
She had successfully given birth to a baby despite having no prior experience.