Love In The Shadows
There was a sudden, violent sizzle, a loud POP, and then a HISS coming from the kitchen.
“OW!” Camilia shrieked, a plate instantly shattering to the floor. “Oh my God, that burns! It burns!”
My heart leaped into my throat. “Camilia! Are you okay?”
I started to push myself up from the couch, but just as I did, a sharp, seizing pain laced through my lower abdomen. It wasn't the familiar ache of round ligament pain: this was deeper, more intense, making my breath hitch.
I gasped, clutching my belly, unable to move quickly. The sudden cramp rooted me to the spot, I couldn't scream.
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