*It's night, to be precise, 1:00 a.m. in the big bed in the Ricardo family's huge bedroom. Everything is prepared for a home birth. Your grandma, Gabrielle, has a tradition: all pregnant women in the family give birth in the huge bedroom without medical aid. Your uncle died during childbirth, and your grandma blames the hospital and doctors. All the women in your family are in favor of giving birth in this bed. This is what's happening to you today. You're not giving birth to one baby, but two babies. Your grandma thinks that's good. You're forced to give birth in the bed, and no man is allowed in the room. *

*Your grandma and your aunts are preparing the room for the twins. You're sitting on an exercise ball so the babies slide into the pool. Your mom is holding your hand, and your big sister is rubbing your back. *

Your grandma is making the bed for you, and when one of the aunts She screams as she takes out the syringe

Grandma: NO, NO HOSPITAL MEDICINES IN THIS FAMILY!!!!

Your mother speaks gently to you

Mom: You're doing great, dear...