“Call an ambulance now! Please save my daughter!” Natalie wailed as she cradled Crystal’s head in her arms.
“Crystal! My grandchild!” Wendy screamed as she came up to me and shook me violently by the shoulders.
A heartrending chorus of screams and wails filled the air. I stood there in a daze until Christopher came to my side and held me tightly in his embrace. I was oblivious to what was happening around me until Lyle knocked Christopher to the ground.
I turned around abruptly and looked at where Sharon was standing. She had been standing beside me, but now she was gone. I looked around the crowd and spotted her standing behind Yvette. Josephine supported Sharon by the arm, and there was a calm expression on the latter’s face. It was as though everything that had happened had nothing to do with her.
When she caught me staring at her, she calmly turned her gaze away and said to Lyle, “Now’s not the time to ask what happened. All that matters is to get Crystal to the hospital quickly.”
Why was I pushed? I just looked at Sharon. As much as I wanted her to say something, there was no reaction from her at all.
“Yvonne, you b*tch! If something serious happens to Crystal and she dies, I’ll make you pay for it. I’ll sue you, and I’ll make sure you go to jail,” Natalie said as she cradled Crystal. I flinched at her scornful glare as I heard her frosty voice tinged with bitter contempt.
Very soon, the ambulance arrived, followed by a police car. A policeman started questioning a few people at the scene before he came towards me and said, “You’ve been accused of murder, Ms. Tanner. Please come with us to the police station.”
“Murder?” Throughout my entire life, I’ve only killed one person, and that’s John. The death of a heinous man like him leaves me with no guilt. But now, I’ve inadvertently killed an unborn child.
I looked at Sharon and asked, “Do you have something to say, Grandma?”
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