Lily looked up at the brick wall and huffed in pain. She heard footsteps, so with great caution she stood and hid behind a bunch of cardboard boxes. The police looked down, but could not see her. Lily slumped down and scratched the ground as another contraction flooded over her and more blood seeped out. Why is it blood? I thought is was just water… she began to cry. To that point, she had resisted, but now… the thought of possibly losing her baby made her break down in tears. She wrapped her arms around her belly and felt a kick.
"Shhh… Momma's here darlin' Momma's gonna take care of you… she whispered to the unborn child. She knew she'd have to give birth here. She didn't want to, but she had no choice. Lily growled in pain and bit her lip until it bled. She couldn't scream, is she did, they'd find her and take her away, they didn't care if she was delivering a baby in an alley with a puncture to the bone in her leg, they only cared about sticking her back in that jail cell.
Hours past of pain and blood. She had lost so much that she was losing control of her body. She felt to see if she could push yet, and when she discovered the answer to be yes, she did so, as hard and as long as she could. Rooster…why did you leave me like this? I wish you'd treated be better; we'd still be together today… She pushed again and began to whine, trying to keep quiet, but she screamed. A deafening scream. A blood curdling scream of lost souls burning.
Molly was walking with her adopted parents, though, they were her real parents to her, when they heard this. She looked at her mom and her mother picked her up "Dennis, I think we should find out what that scream was for…" The woman looked at him and he nodded. They walked around the street looking for where the horrible sound had come from. They passed by the alley and she screamed again. Dennis held out his hand to his wife and told her to stop. He walked daintily down the alley and saw Lily.
"Miss, are you… giving birth?" Lily looked up, obviously afraid. "No, dear, it's alright. Diana get over here now!" She ran over and sat Molly down.
"Miss Lily?" Molly looked at her and sat beside her. "I remember you." She took Lily's hand and Diana put her hand on the poor woman's knee.
"Miss, I'll help if you want."
"I- I'm supposed- to be- in-in jail…" Lily began to cry harder and Diana simply smiled.
"Well, Molly seems know you, so we will get this baby out and take you somewhere. Alright?" Lily nodded and Diana told her to push again. She raised her skirt and helped her along, until she took her husband's pocked knife and cut the umbilical cord. The baby is okay… it's crying… She felt herself continue to bleed.
"Molly? Where do you want us to take her?"
"To Annie and Mr. Warbucks." She said and let go of Lily's hand. Dennis picked Lily up and put his coat over her so no one could see her face, just in case she was supposed to be in jail like she said. Diana wrapped the baby girl in her sweater and held her close. They made their way there, and the gateman, recognizing them opened it. Molly knocked on the door and Grace opened the door
"Hello Molly, Diana, Dennis, what is going on?" They hastily explained and she let them right in. They uncovered Lily and Grace gasped. "Lily St. Regis!" Lily fluttered her eyes and coughed.
"Baby…" she whispered and Grace sat on the floor and took her. Annie walked in, Daddy Warbucks right behind her.
"What is going on?" he boomed and looked at Grace.
"It's Lily St. Regis, the escapee from jail…"
"Do you want me to call the police?"
"No! Uhhh… no… She, she's dying. She's bleeding to death." She noticed Lily's leg and unwrapped it. "Oh my god…" Warbucks walked over and looked at her.
"She's bleeding on the floor." Annie observed. Warbucks looked at her.
"So she is, let's get her to a bed. No, I will get her to a bed." He picked her up and Grace took her baby.
"Thank you." She said to the family as she walked away. They went out the door. "Annie, would you like to hold Little Miss?" Annie nodded and took the child.
"Pretty baby! Isn't she!" Annie exclaimed and followed her parents. Warbucks laid Lily in the bed and Grace dressed her leg.
"Poor dear." Grace whispered and the other two agreed.
"She will be okay right? She'll be able to take care of her pretty baby? We could bail her out right? I know what she did, but I just won't have them take her like this!" Warbucks and Grace looked at each other and shrugged.
'If she pulls through Annie, I promise we will take her in."
