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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before

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

glass.

later, a nurse comes to let us know that Ava is now in surgery. I thought I would

wounds, especially the one on her head, wasn’t pretty.

touch with. I bargain with him, I threaten him, and finally, I fucking beg him. Beg him to listen to my prayers. Beg him to save

to eat, Ro?”

stomach the thought of food right now, let alone eat it. I

side. I don’t like admitting weakness, but

from the doctors. Before I know it, the waiting room door opens, and Noah comes running

not by

entering with Gunner. I give him a nod to say

them, but Kate’s eyes fill with tears when

is mom? I asked Cal why he was picking me up

says, a mask of concern firmly on his

I had time to come up with a way of delivering the news, but

Is that why we

breath before opening my mouth to

hurt really badly, Buddy. The doctors are with her right

make sure that she’ll be

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his eyes. He shouldn’t be going through

about

His voice is hoarse

baby sister, Noah. Just like you

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

“Can I see her?”

doctors are done checking her out to make

place for a while until it starts

cheek. He doesn’t make a sound though.

I don’t want her to leave me, dad.” His voices catches at the end and I

into my arms.

hug him to my chest while fighting my emotions and

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

dearly. He or she messed

are going to feel

mom is strong. I’m very sure

while before he lets me go and climbs

holds me tightly. Noah is a strong boy, and the fact

vulnerable he is.

and then sit down over and

passed without a word, I slowly die inside. I was afraid that

that things weren’t going as was

had been taken in for surgery when her

is my daughter?” Nora rushes in. Her eyes