Chapter 21

MADELINE'S POV  I sat on my bed, cradling my swollen belly. Something was wrong. Ever since I consumed the herbal tonic, everything went wrong and awry. I hadn't felt my baby's pulse in hours. This was very strange. I wasn't sure what, but I could feel it deep down that something was wrong.  Confusion clouded my mind, my thoughts were muddled. Fear gripped my heart and I couldn't bring myself still. Maybe it was just my imagination, maybe it was tiredness seeping in.  I tried to push the negative thoughts away. My mind swirled with terrifying possibilities. I needed to convince myself that everything was fine. I decided to indulge myself. Maybe reading a book could gnaw away my anxiety.  Around midnight, I was woken up by a sharp pain on my abdomen. It felt like a knife had been thrusted in to the side of my stomach, my baby twisted and turned. I let out a gasp of pain, doubling over as the sensation overwhelmed me.  I tried getting myself off the bed, but it was very difficult. The pa