Mrs. Quincy overheard her from the side and wanted to ask what she meant, but the doctor was still speaking with Claire, so she held her tongue.
Once the doctor finished drawing Claire's blood and setting up her IV drip, Mrs. Quincy finally asked, "Claire, what did you mean about a pill just now?"
Claire's eyes were slick with tears. Enduring the sharp pains in her abdomen, she said, "This morning, I was taking a walk in the courtyard when a man disguised as a garbage collector came in. He caught me off guard and forced me to take a pill. Then my stomach started hurting. Mom, is the baby going to be okay?"
Mrs. Quincy quickly reassured her, "No, he'll be fine. If that pill were poison, something would have happened to you by now. So, the pill itself is probably not the issue."
"But... but... I'm so scared..." Claire was on the verge of passing out from the pain. 'Why does it hurt so, so much?'
