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Jade woke up

With a jolt of pain

In her stomach.

The darkness scared her

But not as much as this

Cause she knew

It was time.

Luke felt her sit up

In the bed

And turned sleepily

To lull her back to sleep.

But he saw her eyes

Filled with fear

When she turned

And said the words he'd feared

for months.

"It's time."

He shook his head

Not believing her

She was only 

8 months along

surely it wasn't time.

But she gasped in pain

And told him he needed to wake up.

"I'l pack a bag."

She knew it wasn't urgent

But it sure felt like it.

She turned on the lights

And timed the contractions

As he put on clothes

And packed her bag.

She breathed in and out

And tried to remember

To stay calm

But she knew

These were her last 

Hours.

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