The narrator tells us that when he first met her, she told him that he was no longer her husband and that he had no right to make any decisions about her life. She tells him that she is now taking care of her business, so she cannot go to the doctor with her. The narrator asks her if there is anything she needs, and the narrator tells her that her baby is not scared. She then tells the narrator that since he left, anya has not eaten any food, and she is in poor health. She asks the narrator to get someone to clean up the room next to the baby's crib so that no one will leave it unattended. She says that since the baby has not yet been born, it might take some time for the baby to be born, and then the baby might not be able to bear it