Chapter 8

"Ugh!" Nicky let out a scream with the capacity to make the ears bleed. The agony she felt was indefinable, a pain she bore for something against her wish. She had no idea what had to be done.

She clutched on to the bathroom tap and the toilet seat to support herself, grinding her fingers into the metal tap, she pushed through gritted teeth and shut her eyes. Her veins were palpable and she stopped pushing to catch her breath. She panted heavily, coated in sweat, her eyes rolled all the way to the back of her head. 

With one last strength, she pushed with her might and it seemed the pain eased. The stunning cry of a baby filled the bathroom while darkness enveloped her in its warmth.

*

The church service was over and Mrs Helen was heading home, the church was two streets away from her residence. She kept on soloing the Amazing Grace, she had a great voice and was once a choir leader.

"Bles