The Voice Beneath the Dirt: My Husband Thought No One Could Hear What He Did

They talked through what they were doing, checked my breathing, and asked me to tell them if I felt dizzy.

One paramedic asked whether I had felt the baby move.

“Yes,” I said.

“Not long ago.”

He nodded, but he did not promise everything would be all right.

I was grateful for that too.

I had heard enough promises made to control me.

When they lifted me free, I could not stand.