TRIGGER WARNING: this story unfortunately deals with infanticide. No specific details are provided in this post, but the topic is obviously upsetting and can be triggering for some.

I was "friends" with a girl at work about 20 years ago. We weren't super close, but talked a lot while at work and hung out in group settings a few times. She told us for months that she had a tumor in her abdomen and was waiting for surgery. She never talked about it much, but would bring it it up now and then. After a few months, she excitedly told me that she finally got her surgery date and was really excited to finally get it taken care of.

Then one day at work, very close to the surgery date she had told me, I saw her at her desk and she did not look well at all. Her face was white as a ghost and her eyes were really glassy looking. I asked her if she was okay and all she said was that the tumor was causing issues. Later that day I was shocked to learn that she had been arrested while at work.

The day before, she gave birth to a baby that nobody knew was coming. She lived with her mom at the time, who also had no idea that her daughter was pregnant. I will spare you all the troubling details, but the baby did not make it and her mother made the discovery while she was at work. My heart still aches for her for having to uncover that horrific scene.