Shattered
Chapter 59

Hazel blinked slowly, opening her eyes and smiling with relief as she awoke to reveal her husband. He remembered the previous time being smothered by a bunch of people. Even he was so panicked that he did not find Muaz around him.

"where were you at that time?" ask Hazel once in a while. He was shocked by what he had just experienced.

"relax baby, relax I'm here. Now we have to hurry out." said Muaz who looks a lot of sweat occasionally staring around the room occupied by them. Hazel realizes that there is smoke behind the door,

"astaga Az, this house is on fire?!" he was still deaf when he realized the situation now. Muaz nodded slowly, then tried to find a way out of the house. Unfortunately, the house and windows were locked tightly so they could not get out.

"huft, think Az." said Muaz accidentally nudged the vase around him, the vase of flowers rolling under the mattress. Muaz was about to take the vase so that when they ran later did not stumble the vase, in anticipation that nothing would happen that he did not want.

When Muaz took the vase, he was surprised to see that there was a small door under the mattress, making him stand up again.

"Hazel, get off the bed." he asked Hazel, Hazel herself started coughing because she smelled smoke.

Muaz with all his might pushed the mattress aside and revealed the door he had seen earlier.

"Az, there's a room below" Hazel said when she saw the small door, Muaz nodded and opened the door quickly, he goes inside to make sure there's nothing dangerous in it before he puts Hazel in. After feeling safe, Muaz went up again and told Hazel to go down first.

"you come down first quickly" he said, guiding Hazel down through the door. It is not easy to balance his body position in order to get inside. With mixed feelings, Hazel finally got in there. Only Muaz followed inside while closing the door. It's not easy to just take refuge in this basement. Smoke began to appear through the small wooden door they had just passed earlier. Muaz looked for a way to get them out of the house.

As for Hazel, she sat quietly in a chair while grimacing softly withstanding her abdominal pain. Hazel tried to keep stroking her stomach to relieve her pain.

"Az." - Hazel said to Muaz, the pain in her stomach grew. Muaz went straight to Hazel, "what's wrong? why stomach? it hurt?" ask Muaz to worry. Luck sided with him, he saw a small crack behind the old closet.

"Hazel wait here" said Muaz and walked slowly to the old cupboard. He shifted the old closet and found a big hole. Muaz was relieved to immediately take the hammer that he got there and crack the wall that perforated quickly.

Just pounding firmly the wall cracks to make a big hole, many times he pounded hard until his hands poured blood.

Bugh.bugh.

Hazel who saw it goosebumps and wants to stop her husband's brutal actions, but her stomach pain overcomes everything.

"jeez, kid, don't tell me you're going out now??" lirih Hazel walked slowly towards Muaz.

Attempts not to betray the results, Muaz manages to make a bigger hole for Hazel to get out.

"Hazel!" he cried when Muaz saw fluid flowing on the sidelines of Hazel's legs. Hazel endured the pain while holding onto a large stomach.

"astaga Hazel, are you going to give birth?!" her panic immediately led Hazel out of the fire house. He was surprised, the wall he destroyed it, it turns out there is another room in it. It means they're still in the basement. Muaz walked slowly towards the closed room, he opened the door slowly to find there was a room that looked still clean and tidy. Muaz asked Hazel to sit on the bed, and she hurried to open the closet and was relieved to find some cloth piled up inside.

"Azz...saki!!!!" lirih Hazel felt that her stomach was becoming more and more her pain. He looked short of breath while holding his stomach.

Muaz was so panicked and confused as to what to do, he had never been into a situation like this. Especially now there are no medical personnel around them, making Muaz who incidentally no science in medicine inevitably have to be able to do something for his wife. Fortunately he knew a little about the things about childbirth that he had read at that time.

Az, you can do it!!. Muaz assured him he could help his wife give birth. Muaz did not expect his son to come out soon, but Hazel was still eight months old.

"Hazel, I'm sure you can, baby. I-I beg of you to help me okee." said Muaz nervously, he also helped Hazel lay down her body, using makeshift tools, Muaz took a bucket to hold water. Muaz immediately spread a cloth to put his child after birth.

"fyuuuh, bismillah" said Muaz to calm himself. Hazel also took her breath slowly, so that she could help her husband in labor. She did not expect to give birth right now.

Muaz was suddenly a thermorer, when he was about to see the core of his wife. Muaz sighed softly, while preparing to welcome his son.

"okay, are you ready?" muaz asked a glance at Hazel biting on the pillow to endure the pain.

"Hazel start!"

Hazel continued to push occasionally to catch her breath, with Muaz watching her son begin to come out, "Hazel continues, our son's head is already in sight!!" muaz once cried out his tears not having the heart to see his wife in pain.

"Ooeek..ooeeek."

Finally their first child managed to come out, Muaz immediately carried him and glazed over to see his first son was born. He did not expect to be a father now. He also cut off the umbilical cord of his son, and put it on the cloth he had prepared earlier.

"Azz is still sakiit!!" lirih Hazel again, Muaz was preparing to welcome his second child. Shortly after, the two boys came out. Muaz carried his second son slowly, and he did the same as his first son.

The birth of their child, made Muaz even Hazel so moved. They didn't think in a place like this would give birth to their children. Muaz immediately cleaned up his children and punished them both, after which he immediately took them to Hazel's place.

"Az." call Hazel, she now looks pale and weak.

"what's up? you take a break first, they both let me take care of it." said Muaz looked at his wife, she was so amazed by his wife's struggle to give birth to her children.

With his own eyes seeing the process of giving birth is not easy, it takes the life at stake in it, Muaz wept softly staring at his two sons are now sound asleep.

"Az, you're great, baby." praised Hazel as she glimpsed at her two sons who had fallen asleep next to her.

"a-i'm afraid of losing you Zel, seriously I don't know anything about this labor, how about later if for example what I did was wrong? what if later our two children are not—" Muaz's speech stopped when Hazel hugged him tightly, the woman's sobbing sounded.

"i love you so much Az, really. You're a great man, I salute you and I'm proud to have a husband like you Az." so hold Hazel in Muaz's arms. Muaz hugged his wife, "thank you for giving birth to my children, thank you for accepting me, thank you for loving me sincerely Hazel. I love you so much too." - Muez closed his eyes hugging his wife even tighter.