Summary

As this story begins, Julie, the story's main character, is in labor. Discovering that she was pregnant five months earlier, she has run away from home and made her way to London, where she was taken in by a prostitute named Debbie. Although Debbie had promised Julie that she would help her give birth to the baby, when the time finally arrives, Debbie is out of the country, and Julie is alone to manage the birth.

As Julie prepares to leave Debbie's apartment, she is puzzled by the fact that no one there seems to realize that she is pregnant. Her water has broken, soaking her clothes, and her face is flushed with pain. Even so, the other people in the apartment do not seem to notice her or her predicament.

Julie leaves the apartment briefly and then returns to retrieve...