Julian's Stand in Wife

On that rainy night, the roads were practically empty.

Rain fell like shards of glass illuminated by the streetlights, making one feel light-headed.

Oliver stepped all the way on the accelerator.

Fanny was slumped across the back seat, grasping her stomach in pain as she groaned in disbelief. “Oliver…”

No matter how many times she called out to him, he continued driving like a lunatic.

He refused to look back at her.

Fanny curled herself up into a ball as the pain became increasingly intense. She felt as if her body was all drained of blood and her breath was taken away. Her body trembled with excruciating pain.

“Oliver…” she cried, tears streaming down her face.

Oliver continued looking straight ahead as if he heard nothing, accelerating like a madman.

Yet, it hurt so much.

“Our baby…”

The baby was gone.

The baby was gone!

could sense life slowly ebbing away from

in pain, Oliver finally

his

while raindrops hung on the hair that rested on his forehead. There was a vicious look on his face when he turned back

had never seen him like this

know…the baby’s gone.” Compared to the panic Fanny was feeling, he sounded

the rainy night. She felt broken, bitter, and in deep pain. Knives were carving her heart, layer

both pain and shock. She

looking at me

was carrying his

good news on his birthday, and present

she didn’t expect…to lose the

made her choke up

still staring

cold look, as

to me about the baby,” Oliver said, in a tone that remained calm

he spoke through

the muscles on his face were

shock and heartache. She felt as if someone was

blood continued flowing from down below. “Why can’t

repeated it

body was in such a terrible state. Could he hear

her in wasn’t the hospital,