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Guarding the Haven, Chapter 1

CHAPTER ONE Early December, nineteen-ninety-eight ALEJANDRA HAD AN off-and-on vexing discomfort in her stomach, a strange nagging feeling of queasiness and lightheadedness that had been pestering her all morning long. It worried her because it was different than any other bellyache she had experienced before. She was alone. Her nine-year-old daughter Juanita was at school and her husband Manuel was at work. She thought about resting for a while to see if the rare vexation…
Pedro Chavez
November 15, 2021