ELLIE

Around us, the house was silent and still.

I hated it. I hated the not knowing and the waiting.

In one corner of our room, Sarah was curled up on a love seat, sniffling and cradling her belly.

In the center of the room, Kate was pacing back and forth and looking at the walls like a feral vampire was going to charge through them at any second.

I was staring at the door. 

I hated everything about this. I shouldn’t be hiding. This was my fault for ...