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The worst part wasn’t the water. It was the silence. The split-second after I hit the pool and the world snapped from chatter and music to muffled nothing, like someone had pressed mute on reality. One moment, I was on the deck at my own baby shower. The next, I was underwater, fully clothed, seven months pregnant, sinking. My yellow dress ballooned around me, turning heavy and useless. Chlorine burned my eyes. Instinct told me to swim, but my arms and legs felt sluggish, like they belonged to s

The call came during leftovers and spreadsheets: a gentle voice from a fraud department asking me to verify “a few unusual transactions.” I could have said no. Instead, I opened the account page and watched a list of purchases scroll like a travel brochure I hadn’t ordered—premium cabin, island resort, shore excursions, on-board shopping, photo package, room service as if hunger were a hobby. I kept my tone even. “Those weren’t me.” “Did anyone in your household have permission?” she asked. “For

Looking to win back-to-back games when they take the field this afternoon, Bob Lorenz and Jack Curry look at how the Yankees can take steps forward the rest of the way. Pregame coverage is LIVE on YES and the YES App: http://bit.ly/3plg8Ou | YES Network