Still night. The dark windows unlit by any dawn. She was sleepy for a moment, then felt pain beginning in her abdomen, intense pain that lasted only a few seconds but that gripped her body fully while it lasted. She waited. A few minutes later, there was another. Less intense this time. Then another. She rose from her bed, put on her wrapper, and quietly went to the kitchen to make herself a cup of tea. Ann entered the kitchen, asking, “Is everything all right, Flora?” “I think today will be the baby’s birthday,” replied Flora, turning to smile at Ann, then suddenly consumed by another pain. “Have you had the pains for long?” When she could speak again, Flora told her that she wasn’t certain, only that she had been brought out of sleep by them. “I will call the doctor now and see what he would like us to do.” She spoke into the phone, then turned to Flora.
What do You think about The Age Of Water Lilies (2011)?
