It’s Triplets!

“Take,”The old woman stretch out a glass of water to Adrianna.

“Thank you,”She replied and collected it with shaky hands. “Thanks for bringing me here, I would have died in the cold weather if not for you, thanks,” She muttered.

Her dress drenched, she was in the rain and Gina didn’t bother.

Thanks to the old woman who saw her passed out in the rain and bring her to her house.

The old woman sigh deeply as she stare at Adrianna pitifully, “How could someone that calls herself your mother chase you out in the rain? That’s cruel!”

Tears dropped from her eyes, the old woman move closer to her and pat her gently on her back.

“Don’t cry,” She told her “Let me get you food, you must be hungry,” The woman said and went to bring her fish.

“Here, eat.”

** ** **

Few minutes after she finished the fish, she came out to sit with the old woman outside. “Hey, you’re done eating?” The old woman asked and Adrianna nod.

“Yes,”She replied softly and took a seat.

“I will be going back to my home town soon, “ The old woman said and Adrianna raised her eyebrows.

“Is this not your house?” She asked.

“Yes, I only stay here when am on deliveries,” She utter and took her hand giving it a soft massage. “you should plead with your mom so you can go back home especially now that you’re pregnant.”

Adrianna shook her head, “I don’t want to go back, it’s going to be hell,” she begin to cry “take me with you.”

The old woman widened her eyes, “Are you sure? My hometown is a rural area and I sell fish! You can imagine how my house would look like,” The old woman said but Adrianna doesn’t mind.

“I don’t mind, I just want to get out of this wicked city,” Adrianna said in frustration. The old woman understood her well so she nod slowly.

“You can come with me,” The old woman finally came to conclusion and that made Adrianna smiled out.

She didn’t know when she pull the old woman into a warm hug. “Thank you! Thanks grandma,”

The old woman smiled, “Grandma? Tsk, you can just call me Hilda.”

“Adrianna.”

The both of them smiled.

(Adam City, At a marketplace)

**Eight months later***

“Buy fresh fishes! 50bucks each!” Adrianna could be seen advertising her fish business, her baby bump visibly shown and big, anytime soon, she will be delivering her baby.

“Adrianna, you shouldn’t stress yourself huh? Don’t stress the baby,” Hilda advice but Adrianna shook her head with a smile.

“I feel great selling fish, I bet my babies also do so,” She muttered and then look down to her big stomach, “-right babies?” She asked and Hilda laughed.

“Babies?”Hilda asked.

She nod,”Yes.”

“What made you think it gonna be babies?” Hilda asked.

“I have this feeling that it gonna be twin! You can’t imagine how much I love having twin,” She replied with a giggle.

“Well, I can’t wait to see them, whether twin, triplet or quadruplets,” Hilda gave her an assuring smile.

“You’re so funny, grandma-“

“Is that not water coming out between your legs?”Hilda snapped rushing over to her. “—your water broke!”

“Is it time yet? It’s just eighth month, how-“

“Enough of talking, let’s get you to the hospital. I bet your due time is early,” Hilda told her, she wasted no time to stop a tricycle passing by.

“The town hospital,” she told the driver.

“140bucks,”

“Let’s go,”Hilda said getting in alongside with Adrianna who is now in labor. The driver started the tricycle engine and zoomed off to the town hospital.

* * *

Hilda couldn’t stop herself from praying as she rub her sweaty palm together, Adrianna has been in labor for the past two hours and the doctors in charge haven’t stepped out of the delivery room since then.

“I hope she’s okay, gracious God,” She prayed.

Then, a stretcher was pulled out from the delivery room and that made Hilda smiled out tears, “Adrianna,” She called though Adrianna had fell unconscious.

Then she look around, “Where’s her baby?” She asked one of the nurses.

“Here,” One of them replied and brought forth three babies. “They are so cute, A girl and two boys.”

Hilda’s smile grew wider, “They are Triplet?” She asked taking the baby girl from them.

“Yes, Triplet,”