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Some looked horrified, mouths open in silent screams. But others\u2026 others were laughing.<\/p>\n

I kicked frantically, my pregnant body heavy and awkward, fighting the weight of the water and the dress. I broke the surface, gasping, choking, flailing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHelp!\u201d I screamed, spitting water. \u201cHelp me!\u201d<\/p>\n

Nobody moved.<\/p>\n

Calvin stood at the pool\u2019s edge, arms crossed over his chest, a smirk playing at the corners of his mouth. Doris stood beside him, clutching the envelope of money to her chest like a holy relic, her face twisted in satisfied triumph.<\/p>\n

I grabbed the pool\u2019s edge, my fingers slipping on the wet tiles. My stomach felt strange\u2014tight and hard in a way it hadn\u2019t before. A new, terrifying pain radiated from my core. I looked down through the water at my belly.<\/p>\n

A thin ribbon of red was beginning to cloud the pristine blue around me.<\/p>\n

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Some looked horrified, mouths open in silent screams. But others\u2026 others were laughing. I kicked frantically, my pregnant body heavy and awkward, fighting the weight of the water and the dress. I broke the surface, gasping, choking, flailing. \u201cHelp!\u201d I screamed, spitting water. \u201cHelp me!\u201d Nobody moved. Calvin stood at the pool\u2019s edge, arms crossed…<\/p>\n

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