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est two days ago, hiding the positive stick deep in the bathroom
ngs. He knew before I even
fragile, sparked within me before Shan
hrough the bug, as cold as the Chicago wind. "Mom, you h
b. He was choosing anot
word from his mother on the other
snapped, his voice sharp with irritation. "With her perso
about the baby. He was worried about his publi
y hand through the tears of every negative test. He knew this was my one, fragile miracle. And yet, the man I had promise
he words that would be burned
d. An unfortunate slip on wet rocks, maybe a fall... Doctors will call it a tragic, early-term miscarriage
d the earbuds out, throwing them o
me. This wasn't just an affair. This wasn't just betray
haking violently. My husband, the
carpet as I fought for oxygen, my hands flying down to cover my lower belly in pure, despera
out of here.
and, but my l
ds here, no family. I had given
heard the stu
beating. He was d
ng under the covers and pulling t
use at the bedroom door.
that held no warmth, only assessment. He was sizing
eternity. I could hear the fra
d left, closing the d
asping for air, my nightg
time, I understood that what separated us
d know I knew everything. And a man tha
I had to be the "stupid, easy to
stomach. There was a life insid
for her, I
p clarity se
ed my palm against my stomach, imagining the fragil
would make sure he was the one
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