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Paradise Lost
The doctor confirmed what she had been waiting to hear for her entire life. Growing up orphaned and hopping from abusive home to abusive home, she knew her silver lining would eventually come, so she received her gift from God whole-heartedly. Although carrying a baby was going to be extremely difficult and tiresome, she knew that this little being growing inside of her would be her only happiness in life — her paradise.
Every single week, she would excitedly stand in the mirror from side-to-side, watching her little baby bump grow just a little bit bigger. Even though she signed up for pregnancy classes as a widow, her joy overcame her the way food would a beggar. Despite all of her prior sufferings, she prayed to God in thanksgiving every single day. She was so ecstatic to have her little baby that she lied sleepless most nights just imaging what this little miracle would bring to her life. Some nights she would dream that her little angel would look like her daddy and would want to be held at all times. Other nights, she would dream that she would give birth to a little mama’s boy. Either way, she decided her baby would be her only pride and joy in her life, other than God.
Three months went by, and she had her first ultrasound. The doctor was pleased to tell her that her baby was extremely healthy and had a very strong heartbeat. She could not stop smiling when the doctor handed her the…