Karen looked at the space by Madeline’s feet in a panic.

It was the middle of summer and Madeline was wearing a dress. There was a pool of liquid at her feet.

It was her amniotic fluid!

If her water had broken and she was not sent to the hospital in time, the fetus might suffocate in her womb.

Karen did not know how far along Madeline was in her pregnancy, but she was sure that it was not anywhere close to the due date yet. "E-Eveline! How far along the pregnancy are you?”

Madeline breathed