Brooke Jennett
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I would have kept running, but the office was so cluttered with boxes that I fell into a stack and spilled the contents.
I was covered with old bills and paperwork and photos.
I tried to scramble to my feet, but I slipped back down to the ground.
My foot caught another box and it tipped over.
A well-worn journal slid out of the box and cartwheeled end over end until it stopped near my face.
It had splayed open to a page.
The handwriting told me it belonged to Agnes.
Despite being ready to snap, a phrase on the page caught my eye.
The doctors all say I'll never get pregnant, but I might know another way.
Just then, the air was filled with the rising blast of a horn.
I heard the front door burst open.
He looked exhausted and frantic.
He ran to the bedroom and saw me on the ground.