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Note: various mentions of miscarriage, religion, and death. Apologies for the grammar and any punctuation errors. “Are you there, God? It’s me, Violet”, I whispered hoarsely. With my eyes closed tightly, I forced myself to swallow hard as I felt my throat threatening to tighten again. It almost seemed amusing to me if I should pass out from crying, but the thought of someone finding me and telling my parents when they just lost a child forced me to control my breathing. My parents did not need that right now.But after trying and failing to s...
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