Sighing, she carefully maneuvered herself over to her sofa and sat down. She was two days into her maternity leave and just a week away from her due date and she was restless. Being alone in the house made her fitful and anxious. Each time she tried to sleep, a noise or feeling of unease would wake her. Exhausted in her final stages of pregnancy, Erin felt as though she were constantly sleepwalking, losing her connection with reality. The sound of her phone ringing startled her, the harsh shrill causing Erin to get a grasp of her senses and focus. Pushing through the fog of fatigue, she answered the call. “Hello?” Her voice was hoarse and questioning when she spoke. “Erin?” came her mother’s familiar voice. “Hi, Mom.” Erin audibly sighed. As much as she appreciated the daily calls from her mother to check in on her, what she needed was her physical presence. Someone to help her move around now that she had almost doubled in size. “How are you today?” her mother asked anxiously.
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