Story

First Part Of " THE CRYSTAL GARDEN"
 
Writer: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
 
Layeh was familiar with labour pains; this wasn't her first time. Twice before, when the time had come, her spine had slowly begun to hurt, as though nothing imminent was about to happen. The pain was gentle and long-lasting. Little by little it had increased. It came and went. A few minutes of pain, a few minutes of relief until her babies were born. These are the facts. Every woman, even if she has never given birth, knows them. But why now? Why so unexpectedly?