The lights started to flutter.
Tom’s actual arrival date was more than a week after the scheduled one. Sally, already nervous about the new road of parenthood ahead of her, became more and more apprehensive as Tom’s due date passed. What she feared most, however, came true when she learned that her due date fell on a day she regarded as very unfortunate. Also, as they were wheeling her into the emergency delivery room, the hospital lights started to flicker. As things were, they were not promising.