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Chapter ten:BURNOUT AND BREAKTHROUGHS

Author: Jollypearl Bassey
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-08 06:56:27
"Mommy, my tummy hurts."

I froze at Ethan’s little voice from the corner of our cluttered bedroom. It was 4:42 a.m., and I was halfway through buttoning my uniform top. The stale air of our apartment was a warning. I turned, heart already racing.

Ethan sat up in bed, his face pale, his little arms wrapped around his stomach.

"How bad is it?" I said, rushing over, putting my hand on his forehead.

Warm. Too warm.

"It's like something's doing somersaults in there," he groaned. "Like a circus."

I sat beside him and exhaled slowly. This could not be happening, not today.

"Did you eat anything unusual yesterday?" I asked gently.

He shook his head. "Just the schedule and peanut stew from Auntie Kattie."

Of course. Kattie.

I stroked his back, kissed his perspiring forehead, and drew the blanket higher on his chest. "Okay, baby. You rest in bed. I'll call Mama Jo. She'll come sit with you while I go to work."

"Nooo," he whimpered, clutching my sleeve. "Don't go. Please."

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