Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

115. In a coma

Chapter 115

I stand rooted in my spot as the words keep ringing in my ears.

A baby girl.

Ava has a baby girl. She has a little daughter. Noah is going to be so fucking happy. He has been praying that he gets a sister, and his prayer has been answered.

“Can I see her?”

“I know you’re eager to see your daughter, Mr. Woods, but you’ll have to wait a bit until we’re done checking her,” he says.

At first, his words don’t make sense to me, but soon enough, I realize that he assumed that I was the baby’s father. I don’t mind it at all; it just came as a fucking shock.

“She’s premature since she’s only twenty–six weeks old, and given the trauma she faced when Ava was shot and fell to the ground, we’ll place her in an incubator. She’ll be in NICU until we feel she’s healthy enough to be with family.” O

I notice that he has not mentioned anything about Ava. Does that mean they have no hopes of her

surviving?

My heart rate increases at that possibility. She has to survive. She just has to. Otherwise, how are we supposed to live without her?

“You have to be prepared though. We will do everything in our power to make sure she survives, but you

have to know that she may not. If she does, she may have severe disability such as cerebral palsy,

learning difficulties or hearing and vision problems”

“But that is just a probability, right? It is not something that is set in stone.” I ask him, already feeling sorry

for the little girl.

She came into the world too early, and already she’s faced and will face more than most people will ever

face in their entire lives.

“Yes. It’s just a possibility, but it doesn’t always happen. We just prefer giving parents all the angles in

case something happens.”

I nod my head.

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I ask before

of now we aren’t sure how things will turn out.” He doesn’t give us

numbly as his words hit me like sharp shards of glass. They pierce my heart and soul and cause a

us know that Ava is now in surgery. I thought I would see her before they took her

said that her wounds, especially the one on her head, wasn’t pretty. They couldn’t

have lost touch with. I bargain with him, I

to

I couldn’t even stomach the thought of food right now, let alone

the seat next to me when mom vacates it. With dad sitting on my other side. I don’t like admitting weakness, but in this moment, I am.

the waiting room door opens, and Noah comes running to me. His body collides with mine and I

not

a nod to say thank you, which he reciprocates.

but Kate’s eyes fill with tears when her eyes land on

was picking me up instead of

he says, a mask of concern firmly on

time to come up with a way of delivering

she having the baby? Is that why we

breath before opening

hurt really badly, Buddy. The doctors are with her right now and they’re doing

make sure that

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the tears that fill his eyes. He

worrying about his

His voice

baby sister, Noah. Just like

wonder fills his face, right before a smile takes over his

“Can I see her?”

doctors are done checking

stays in place for a while until it starts slowly slipping. The tears that he had

make a sound though.

her to leave me, dad.” His voices

into my arms.

my emotions and

have to wonder. A possibility

to Ava was going to pay dearly. He or she messed with the wrong person.

have caused they are going to feel

strong. I’m very sure that

while before he lets me go and climbs

Noah is a strong boy, and the fact

vulnerable he is.

I stand up, pace, and then sit down over and over again. Noah never leaves my

for a moment. Every minute that passed without a word, I slowly die inside. I was afraid that

meant that things weren’t going as was expected

hours after Ava had been taken in for

is my daughter?” Nora rushes in.