Labors of Love and Pains

Ellie was sitting at a corner of the jail room, curled up and staring blankly at the wall of the room, as if there was something special about it. She felt blank and helpless and at the same time, she hoped for a better future. It had been two months since she had been in prison, still hoping that her beloved lover would come for her, but he seemed not to be forthcoming. The thought of Edward having abandoned her and their unborn child kept on railing through her mind, but she waved it off, each time it did. She didn’t want to believe that and kept on assuring herself that, Edward would come for her, if not for any other reason but for the sake of their child. And then, a day came, when everything changed and she lost the hope of a better tomorrow.

That day, she had her breakfast as she had normally did, but some hours after having had the breakfast, she began to feel discomfort. She had felt a tightening sensation in her lower abdomen, but she didn’t think much of it, as she had tho