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17. A martyr Max
Seven years ago
After her parents cast her away and abandoned her because she got pregnant at an early age, Max has no idea but to come with her boyfriend Greg.She's already nine months pregnant but those months were rough for her because Greg started to act sadistically to her. He always gets home drunk and sometimes he beat her when he just wanted to.
Now it's ten in the evening but Greg wasn't home yet. She felt pain in her womb but her husband was still nowhere to be found.
She decided to dial his number but it's off.
" What is he doing at this time? I think I'm going to give birth now!", she screams in pain as she finds a chair to hold to.
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Max POV
"AAhhhhhh!!!", I went screaming as I felt that my water burst out.
I can't help it because I was in so much pain. I called him once again but his phone was turned off. I don't know whom to call because my parents
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