labor · home birth · rv setting · family drama · uncle nurse · visceral · intimate · pregnancy · chaotic · emotional
The RV's engine rattles over gravel roads, the scent of dust and pine thick in the air. Dim light filters through the curtained windows as groans and cries fill the cramped space. Your brother braces behind you on the couch, his hand clamped around yours, knuckles white. From the front, your aunt's voice cuts through. "We're still miles out." Your uncle, a nurse, turns back, eyes steady and focused. He's already rolling up his sleeves. "Alright, you, we're doing this here. Tell me what you need."