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"You're gonna make me do this by myself?"
"Yes! I'm not having a child, Taylor. Don't test me Taylor, this happened before."

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"I'm not killing this child, Joe. I already aborted the last one. I'm twenty-six weeks pregnant now. I can't have an abortion this time!"
"You son of a bitch."
Glass shatters.
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August 23rd, 2020

Phone rings.
S: Hello? ... Tay?
T: Selena— please I need your help.
S: Are you okay? You sound like you're in pain..
T: I need you to call 911. Please before he gets back.
S: What? Who? .. Taylor what are you talking about? Is Joe there? Taylor?!
Door slams.
Phone disconnects.

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"We need to get her to the hospital now if we want to save her and the baby's life."
"Is she going to be okay? Shit, is the baby okay?"
"Im afraid I can't answer that as of now. Is the father around?"
"It's his house— I don't think so though."

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"Ms. Swift, we're glad you're okay, truly. But the baby's not gonna make it unless we take her out now."
"It's too early! Her due dates in November!"
"Not having the baby now can risk your life as much as it'll risk the baby's. We'll make sure that both you and her are safe, we will keep her in the NICU."
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Monitors beeping rapidly.
"She's desatting! We need to get her to an OR now!"

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"Prepare for a C-Section!"

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"Damnit she's crashing!"

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September 12th, 2020
"I want to see my baby. You cant hold me against my will anymore it's been over a week!"
"That's why I'm here, Ms. Swift. you're stable enough to go see your daughter in the NICU.

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"You can hold her if you'd like."
"Oh my god. She.. she has some of his eyes."
"..Well, babies facial features change overtime. I'm sure she'll grow into you. Social workers are aware of the situation and will not let Mr. Alwyn near you, don't worry."

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November 6th, 2020
"Ms. Swift? We checked over all your charts and medical history. Both you and your baby girl are ready to go home."
"Are you sure it's safe for her?"
"Selena, I'll be fine. I'm not going back there anymore anyway."
"Right, but you'll also need someone to take care of you and help out so you don't tear anything. Oh, and I never got your baby's name. We need to put it in the charts. What would you like to call your baby girl?"

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Scarlett Marjorie Swift.
Born: August 23rd, 2020/November 15th, 2020

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