Her stomach suddenly hurt. The pain ebbed and flowed over her like a rapid tide. - P29
Despite the lack of pain, the fetus in her belly was becoming more and more active. As if making up for months of inactivity, it now seemed as if it was about to somersault out of her womb; she could imagine the baby knocking against the walls of her uterus screaming, "I want to be born, I want to live, find me a father!" - P30
Pain engulfed her. As it subsided, she was left with a pounding headache that felt like her heart was in her skull. - P30
The "baby" kept squirming and suddenly began to shudder. The black-red clot very briefly shone transparent and crystalline, like a blood-colored jewel. - P32
"I told you to find the baby a father. You were the one who left it to grow without one. This is what you end up with!" - P32
She could feel the blood clot looking at her as well. But she couldn’t tell where exactly the eyes were, or quite frankly, where its head ended and its body began. Confused, she turned the blood clot about, examining it. - P32
Sobs at first, soon escalating into full-on wails. Whether they were tears of relief, sadness from losing the baby, or of something else entirely, she herself couldn’t tell. - P33
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