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CHAPTER TWENTY ONE

Author: Agee Umeh
last update Last Updated: 2024-03-04 04:33:49
MADELINE'S POV

I sat on my bed, cradling my swollen belly. Something was wrong. Ever since I consumed the herbal tonic, everything went wrong and awry. I hadn't felt my baby's pulse in hours. This was very strange. I wasn't sure what, but I could feel it deep down that something was wrong.

Confusion clouded my mind, my thoughts were muddled. Fear gripped my heart and I couldn't bring myself still. Maybe it was just my imagination, maybe it was tiredness seeping in.

I tried to push the negative thoughts away. My mind swirled with terrifying possibilities. I needed to convince myself that everything was fine. I decided to indulge myself. Maybe reading a book could gnaw away my anxiety.

Around midnight, I was woken up by a sharp pain on my abdomen. It felt like a knife had been thrusted in to the side of my stomach, my baby twisted and turned. I let out a gasp of pain, doubling over as the sensation overwhelmed me.

I tried getting myself off the bed, but it was very difficult. The pa
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