The Betrayal That Broke Us

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d towards the door, grabbing my keys. The pain was rel

ain. My vision blurred with tears and sweat. I was losing my baby. I was losing the on

n smell of antiseptic filled my nose. A dull ache throbbed in my

by was

his head in his hands. He looked up when I

k with fake emotion. "You're awa

taking my hand. I let

ou lost the baby.

apped in a white bandage, with sma

all when they told me. I was j

for my benefit. The devoted, grieving

lips into

ing my part. "What... what

pathy. "You collapsed. The stress, the doctor said

e. Even now, he

ng in to kiss my forehead. "We'll get throu

a silent scream tr

manila envelope to my room. It was addressed to m

embled as I

hotographs. D

e boy with Julian's eyes sitting on his lap

and on his shoulder, a wedding

rl building a sandcastle at their feet.

now, standing in front of a Christmas tree, all of them we

dren. All of it hidden from me for years. The air left my lungs in

bedside table. A text

oo bad. Some wombs just

lo

For a moment, I couldn't breathe. Then, a cold clarity was

d. A man who cheats with you wi

d deleted the

om a few minutes later, he was ca

aid, his voice soft and

face I had loved for a decade, the face I had trusted completely. All I saw now was a stra

let him feed me the so

another spoonful, the d

r face streaked with

mbling finger at me. "You have to choo

was on his feet, grabbing her by the ar

is voice a low, vicious

, leaving me alone in th