Hazel Dakota * I was not frightened nor was I afraid, what I felt was beyond such mere nouns as i sat in the reception waiting for the doctor's report .... a feeling of dread crept up from the pit of my stomach and a cold shiver went down my spine .... It could have been me! I could have been the one fighting for life! I could have been the one in a critical condition but my baby miraculously saved me! A sharp pang of guilt shot through me as I beat myself up in grief My stubbornness! see what it resulted into !arrgh! how I wish I had listened to Hardin! how I wish I never pleaded on "the snake" behalf! Wiping off my tears, I shifted my attention to Hardin who was pacing up and down the reception restlessly ..... he was sweating profusely despite the air conditioning and his whi

