The Birth That Broke the Boss
I could hear the hushed chatter of the medical staff, their voices fading into the distance.
"Mrs. Scarlett's baby is about to be born, we have to stay with her."
"But this woman's condition is critical. She'll die if we don't help her."
"The poison has spread to her organs, and the fetal heartbeat is weakening..."
"Get the emergency kit, now!"
I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen, different from the contractions.
This was the pain of death.
My hand rested on my stomach.
My once-swollen belly was slackening, becoming flat.