Chapter 0201

As she walked peacefully down the street, she suddenly felt her legs grow wet. She looked down and saw a puddle. Thinking the ground was wet, she moved away, but people around her started staring. Finally, a man approached her and said:

“Miss, I think your water just broke.”

Mary’s face turned pale as nerves set in. ‘No, not yet, little one. It’s too soon,‘ she thought anxiously.

The middle–aged man took Mary’s hand and said gently:

“Come, sit down. I’ll call the ambulance.” He pulled out his phone and dialed emergency services. “Do you have any family you want us to notify? The baby’s father, maybe?”

“No, no, I’m alone,” she said, her face still frozen in fear.

“Alright, alright, just stay calm. The ambulance will be here soon. Are you in pain or anything?”

shook her head, her eyes brimming with tears. She didn’t know how to react to the sudden turn of events. She wasn’t ready–or maybe she was–but the reality that her daughter was about to arrive had left

public hospital. At the hospital, they asked for her identification. She handed over her

but it was her chance to start fresh. It had felt strange, even wrong, to lie, but it was the only way she could

situation, she still wasn’t experiencing

process.

her belly was wracked with unbearable cramps. After a check–up,

but feel a pang of sadness. The social worker had confirmed that no one had inquired about her. Approaching Mary, the nurse asked gently, “Sweetheart, tell me the truth. Did you run away from

her enormous belly, Mary

I don’t know where he is. And my mother died giving birth to

hand on her shoulder. “It’s alright, it’s alright. You’re almost

the bed. As she watched the trembling, sweat–soaked young woman, her heart ached. ‘What’s this girl going to do all alone with her baby?” she

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