~Jennie’s~

“I’m fine,” I say.

But I’m not.

The second I take a step toward the couch, a sudden and excruciating pain rips through my lower belly like it’s trying to slice me open from the inside. My knees buckle before I even understand what’s happening.

Blue gasps. “Mama?”

I grip the armrest, but it slips. I crumble down, hard, clutching my side as a hot feeling of nausea floods my throat. The room blurs. Everything begins to spin. And then…oh God…it hits again. The cramp is deeper this time. Angrier. My whole body shakes.

“Mama!” Blue’s voice cracks.

And then everything explodes.

“Jennie!” Reo’s voice booms from behind. Footsteps...