The Last Rope
My body spasmed reflexively, and I curled into a trembling ball.
When no scream came from me, Peyton turned his back and sneered, "One kick was enough to make you shut up? You're truly pathetic!"
I felt blood flowing continuously from inside my body. Despair tearing at my heart.
My unborn child had already become nothing more than a stain beneath me. Meanwhile, the child's father was carefully and tenderly helping his secretary onto the stretcher.
"Hannah, be careful. Don't hurt yourself again."
Hannah sobbed uncontrollably, holding up her burned index finger like a wounded animal.