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 he can turn and

so as of now we aren’t sure how things will turn out.” He doesn’t give us time to process anything

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

thought I would see her before they took her to surgery, but she told me that

wasn’t

praying to a God I have lost touch with. I bargain with him, I threaten him, and

you something to eat, Ro?” My

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

dad sitting on my other side. I don’t like admitting weakness, but in this moment, I am. I am weak and helpless, and I didn’t know how to

and Noah comes running to

not

Gunner. I give him a nod to

fill with tears when her eyes land on her

mom? I asked Cal why he was picking me up instead of mom,

says, a mask of concern firmly on

to come up with

baby? Is that why we are at the hospital?”

calming breath before opening my mouth

The doctors are with her

make sure that she’ll

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eyes. He shouldn’t be going through

worrying about

baby?” His voice is

baby sister, Noah. Just

fills his face, right

“Can I see her?”

doctors are done checking her

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

cheek. He doesn’t make a sound

I don’t want her to leave me,

into my arms.

fighting my emotions and

a question he shouldn’t have to wonder. A possibility

He or

are going to feel

strong. I’m very sure that she’ll

me go and climbs on my thigh. He

me tightly. Noah is a strong boy, and the fact that he’s behaving this

vulnerable he is.

then sit down over and over again. Noah never

Every minute that passed without a

things weren’t going as was expected

after Ava had been taken in for surgery

rushes in. Her eyes were