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Her thuasm cascaded over her like a tsunami

She shuddered and ca his name and a litany of prayers Her head fell back to her pillow, and even as she resituated herself, she couldn’t help but touch her sto bump She already loved the child there sohi, both for his sake and for Amir’s However, she couldn’t have them sent away Wasn’t it better to live with some small, weird hope than to know for sure that she and her baby were unwanted?

Tears stung her eyes in the quiet darkness of her bedrooled not to break down completely

“We’ll ether, buddy, you and ht You’ll never want for love, even if I have to love as much as two parents’ worth I swear”

It was silent in the e around her That was the best answer she had for now, even if it weren’t enough

“Damn it!” she swore under her breath, even as she woke up

She wasn’t that far along, coes, she already had her little passenger pressing against her bladder It ht It left her tired on her shifts at the diner, but it was also just another one of those sacrifices that ca to do for her son

Shifting up to the sitting position, she hobbled to her bathroom and took care of business Then she started back to her rooh it, and that confused her Her curtains ruffled, and she swore she didn’t re the hen she went to bed

How strange

Suddenly, she heard the loud thue hulking man rushed out from behind her curtain

He was dressed all in black, including the balaclavaforward, he lunged for her She tried to dodge him, but her body wasn’t as nimble as it had been before, and she ht around the ed, she tripped and fell hard onto her tailbone Pain lanced through her like a shot, and she screamed

She heard Margery across the apart for her Then there was a crash and a shout from her as well thatto her feet, she rushed as fast as she could to the door, hoping she could outrun her

She tried to rush out the door, pulling at the knob frantically so she could escape out into the living roo friend Instead, a sharp pain slammed into her back and she shrieked as all the air was pushed out of her lungs

“I…” she rasped, having to wait until the air came back to her “Who are you?”

A thickly accented voice answered her “You didn’t think that you could keep digging into our business and not pay, did you, puta?”