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Submitted to Contest #308
This story contains content of child loss, specifically stillbirth. Although I was frightened, the nurses helped me hold you properly. I learned how to support your neck. I learned how to change your diaper and your tiny outfit. I counted your little toes and your little tiny fingers. Ten and ten, just the way it’s supposed to be. I saw your lips, and they were your father’s. Your nose—well, it was your father’s, too. I spent 9 months making you, just for you to come out looking like your dad. But I didn’t mind. You were beautiful. And you ...
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