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She scrubbed a hand over her eyes, letting out a frustrated sigh.  She had been up longer than the sun, woken by the cries of her young son in the early hours of the morning.  As she was still off from work on maternity leave, she had spent the entire day tending to the kid, and as a result she had had no peace.  She knew that the leave hadn't been given to her so that she could have a relaxing vacation free of work, but this was just ridiculous.  She was sure babies weren't supposed to cry this much.  Having tried playing with, feeding and bathing him, she was at a loss as to what to do. For the past week she had only ever been able to snat

Her quiet hitches of breath could still be heard from across the room, where a boy was stood peeking in through the doorway, pausing in his intense game of hide and seek. The woman didn't look up as she let another pained sob wrack her small frame, choking out from between her lips. Her flaxen hair hung limp and dull, obscuring her face, as her head slowly began to move from side to side. "No," escaped from her quivering mouth and she sucked in a long, shuddering breath. "W-wh... why, he... no." There was a rustling sound as her hands started to shake, crumpling the piece of paper that she held in them. Her eyes scanned over the page restl