Peter felt like a coward, but he needed his job desperately. He turned away from Grace with tears in his eyes. Feeling ashamed of himself, Grace saw Peter turn away and felt completely abandoned by the whole world. Grace tried to stand up, but the pain was too much for her weak body. She crawled slowly down the street looking for help, but all the houses were dark and locked.
Nobody heard her cries in the quiet, wealthy neighborhood where people minded their own business. The pain in her belly grew stronger, and Grace knew she did not have much time left before the baby came. Grace’s dress was torn and dirty from crawling on the rough ground. Her knees were bleeding, and her hands were scraped raw.
But she kept moving forward because she had to find help for her baby. Grace prayed to God asking why this was happening to her. She wondered what she had done to deserve such cruelty from the man she loved. After crawling for many painful minutes, Grace reached the main road. She lay there on the cold pavement, unable to move anymore.
