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pregnant woman groaned, her hands c

a young medical student, supporting her back. The woman's eyes grew wide as she

them. Whispers and murmurings of prayer spread amidst the crowd, ever

ad been standing in front of the soon-to-be mother at the other

by the student who kept offering moral support

relief to everyone in the scene as joy followed after. The young

ly helped the mother relax back on the seat as comfortably as she could help her feel at the moment. And then, the baby was passed to its m

orry, I'm just a medical student, m

say a word, the ambulance sirens interrupted, drawing closer to the scene. The mother a

s lat

rocery

rs at every corner calmly browsed around for

happy, what a vibe!" Penelope said excitedly, picking up an item from

around. Now the celebration will feel more special." Auria added,

arted over at Auria for a fleeting second, filled with the bubbling excitement she was feelin

ny?" She asked, the girls still pacing around the store. Her sister, looked into the cart and also made her confirmat

smile. "Alright, let

Penny suddenly felt the need to ease herself

th the shopping wh

y patients' meds?" he yelled at his phone. He was so caught up in the conversation that he didn't notice he was moving

ron!" She shouted, her voice echoing through the store and the people nearby turned to watch the sudden commotion.

ou." Auria scoffed, sarcasm dripping in her tone. "You just

frown. "Does that give you t

her ground. "You didn't even watch where you're going,

e still looked frustrated and confused. "Okay

s you knocked down." She said, her voice firm. The man stared at her for a second, but a voice called out from the phone still glued to his ea

inched his forehead with a frustration sigh. "Look, I'm already having a bad day dealing with a serio

believe this man as her eyes f

at's going on, Aurie?" she asked as Auria

n our mood, okay?" She said, then bent down to pick up the i

rup which they'd gotten, she saw the bottle had broken because of the basket fall, its content spilled to the floor.

lled out, but Auria didn't lis