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"She snuck out the side doors," Shelly infor arhter I felt strangely nuat his beautiful dark eyes hae tears

Once Roave up, the pain lessening, dulling, as thougha final, reluctant good-bye

"Baby, I’el…"

Ro I saw as ave in to the darkness

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At first all I heard was a perfectly ti Beep--pause--beep--pause--beep

My throat was bone dry and each s felt like dry wood splinters scratching along the raw flesh I shiftedas my stomach craht white ceiling and long fluorescent lights A TV was playing quietly in the corner and plastic chairs of all colours surrounded my bed

I liftedwarht and there he was, , both of his hands clutched inaardly in a red plastic chair, his head laid on the edge ofhtly, a strand of his long, sandy hair lifting and falling with every breath

He was beautiful

As I stared at my boyfriend, I tried to rees teased me as they flitted rando, blood… Romeo’s mother… our baby…

My hand fell to my stomach as cold trepidation filtered into every cell I tried toin my hand My head snapped to the source, and I found Ro me, eyes puffy, swollen, the whites bloodshot red and his chocolate gaze burdened with sadness