She was sitting down & softly singing to her unborn child. She then looked up Huh? Oh, Hello. I’m Mira. Nice to meet you! I’m currently 1 of 100 slaves on route on a ship in the middle of the ocean. She huffs Hoo…Sorry. I get nauseous if I sit down. I get more rest if I sit up right & take it easy. She rubbed her belly My baby will be born soon. I’m thinking of naming her Diana. She might arrive around the time we reach the continent. (Thump! Thump!) Oh! She's kicking because she’s full of life. Haha! The movement feels strange, but very warm.. She then sighed & frowned a little But the thing is… I’m not as amazing a mother as you think.. I had a son, a young teenager… But he was killed by slave traders. He died while trying to protect me & his baby sister. I’m a mother who couldn’t save her own son.. To this day… I still clearly remember his smile…I know I’m a failure as a mother. But even so… She holds her belly My son gave up his life for this baby.. So all I want is for her to be born safely. My only hope is that my daughter is born safe & sound… & lives a happy life. If I can have that 1 wish, I don’t mind suffering for the rest of my life. No one treats us with basic human decency… so we slaves value compassion. That’s why we’re willing to lend a hand for nothing in return. What’s the point, you ask? It lets us maintain our pride as human beings. From here on out, I want you to know this… Even in a world like this, love & kindness do exist. So I beg you…don’t give up on your fellow man. Oh, & 1 more thing. Babies can only express their needs by crying. They have no other way. That’s why they cry as hard as they can when they need someone. They’re saying ‘Please don’t leave me all alone.’ I’m sure being born into a world they know nothing about frightens them. So you need to hold them tight, smile at them… & soothe all their worries. Tell them, ‘I’ll always be with you.’ It’s kind of strange, but when I say that.. it calms me too, makes me feel like I’m not alone either.