#Chapter27

A special delivery

Gloria

Maurice left for a couple of months. It was the end of February, and I awoke to cramps and used the bathroom. My water broke, and I called people to help me, and no one bothered, so I called an ambulance.

The paramedics arrived and took me to the hospital. The labor was difficult, but I delivered a boy. The doctor placed my son in my arms, and I cried, and he was beautiful.

I stayed in my hospital room for two days without visitors. I spent time with Dylan. I finally had someone that loved me, and I wasn’t alone anymore.

The hospital released...