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That’s when I heard it.
A sharp, panicked sound behind me. Half-sob, half-gasp.
I turned.
A young woman—early 20s, at most—stood a few feet away. She clutched a tiny newborn wrapped in a blue blanket.
Her skin was paper white. Her eyes were huge.
Her breaths came fast, shallow, like she couldn’t get any air in. Her knees kept dipping, like her body was trying to sit down without telling her.
The baby screamed. That high, raw newborn wail that makes everything else fade out.
And a few feet from her, three grown men were laughing.
One tossed a bag of chips into his cart.
“Control your brat,” he said.
The third snorted. “Relax.
She probably wants attention. Drama queens love an audience.”
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