«What was your gynecologist thinking?!» the doctors shouted during the birth of the 56-year-old woman..

It’s time to think about retirement and eternity, but they decided to have children. Claudia and Mike were stunned with horror when Irene shouted heartlessly, making not only the air shudder, but also her parents’ hearts. «We raised a snake in our bosom,» Mike thought.

«Who did she turn out so heartless and cruel?» Irene got even more fired up and scolded her parents like naughty students. «Have you thought about the future? Who knows how much longer you’ll live? Don’t you dare hang extras on me. I need to arrange my own life,» the girl fumed.

«I won’t support your children, if it comes to that, don’t count on me.» Claudia’s blood ran cold from such words. A feeling of resentment and bitterness took over her.

«Did I raise my daughter so badly that I deserve only such treatment?» the woman thought, but found no answer. Tears welled up in her eyes. She swallowed her daughter’s rude words like a bitter pill.

She tried to pull herself together, calm down, but nothing worked. Suddenly, Claudia felt nausea rising to her throat, and a second later, unbearable pain in her abdomen burned her body. The woman screamed hysterically, leaned her hand against the wall, and slowly slid to the floor.

Mike ran to her, grabbed her hand. «Claudia, what’s wrong?» «Mike, I feel bad, call an ambulance.» «But it’s not time yet!» the man muttered in confusion.

«Call!» Claudia pleaded and broke into a new scream. She paled, and her face contorted from the strongest pain, which was impossible to endure. Then Claudia rolled her eyes and lifelessly slumped in Mike’s arm.

He got so scared that he couldn’t hold back tears. With shaking hands, he dialed the ambulance number. «Hold on a little, the ambulance will come soon, we’ll go to the maternity hospital.»

By the time the ambulance arrived, Claudia was in a semi-conscious state, interrupted only by the strongest pain attacks. They arrived at the city maternity hospital almost an hour later. On the gurney in front of the large wide doors to the operating room, Claudia, losing consciousness, could only whisper to her husband…

«Goodbye, Mike, take care of the children, don’t abandon them.» «And you?» the man asked with tears in his eyes. «I probably won’t be anymore,» Claudia said with difficulty, feeling her last strength leaving her.

The time spent in the maternity hospital’s admission department seemed like eternity to Mike, though only a few minutes passed, and fear and anxiety completely took over him. Even he, a person far from medicine, understood that the children would be born seven-month premature. And that means there could be big health problems.

Claudia herself felt terrible before the birth, afraid it would end badly. Her last words and today’s experiences took their toll. The pain tore at Mike’s heart.

He could barely stand on his feet, and when he sat down, he threw his head back and dozed off. He woke up from someone’s hand touching his shoulder. «Sir, you can’t be here,» said a middle-aged nurse with a kind face.

«But my wife is giving birth now, difficult birth,» Mike said, stirring. «Everyone gives birth here, it’s a maternity hospital, when the birth ends, the children are born, we’ll definitely call you,» the nurse promised. In fact, she knew about the elderly woman in labor.

And not only her, the whole maternity hospital was buzzing with this news. It’s not often that almost retirees give birth here. Of course, giving birth at such an age is unsafe, and who knows what kind of children will be born.

The nurse didn’t upset the already terribly worried man. She pretended it was ordinary birth and just needed to follow the rules established in the maternity hospital. Yes, of course, Mike reluctantly agreed and, hanging his head dejectedly, trudged to the door.

Despite the fatigue, the man didn’t want to leave. Being here, he was closer to his wife and would be the first to learn the news. And at home, what? Lonely bare walls and memories that make you want to howl like a wolf.

That’s exactly what Mike wanted to do, burst into tears, if not for his daughter Irene. When Mike saw her, he was indignant to the depths of his soul. The girl, as if nothing had happened, was laughing merrily and chattering on the phone, arranging a meeting with a friend.

What heartlessness and cruelty towards her mother. She sent her unfortunate mother to the hospital prematurely and doesn’t care about her at all. Yes, we missed her with Claudia…