Chapter 5 - The Heartbreaking Discovery Inside The Bin
At the very bottom of the massive bin, wedged between empty delivery boxes, lay a small, sodden pink bundle.
“Lily!” I shrieked, throwing myself headfirst into the open container without a second thought for my own safety.
I plunged my hands past the reeking garbage bags, my fingertips brushing against the damp fabric of her blanket.
I lifted her tiny, motionless body into my arms, pressing her fragile chest frantically against my own pounding heart.
Her skin felt ice cold to the touch, and her little lips were tinted a frightening shade of pale blue.
“Breathe, baby girl, please breathe for Mommy,” I sobbed hysterically, rocking her back and forth in the filth.
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Officer Hayes reached down, lifting both of us out of the trash can and gently placing us onto the grass.
He pressed two shaking fingers against Lily’s tiny neck, searching desperately for any sign of a pulse.
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