Chapter 0509

She looked at me, her eyes softening. "Oh, Nina, you don't have to-"

"I want to, mom."

She smiled, a beautiful, genuine smile that I had only seen a handful of times in my life-and it seemed to be more so lately. "Thank you, darling."

As we left the salon, I felt a little lighter. The world outside seemed a little brighter, the sky a little clearer, and my heart, well, it was brimming with a newfound joy. It was a day of firsts, a day of beginnings, and I knew it was a day neither of us would ever forget.

"So, darling," my mom asked as we headed back to the car, "do you have any gender preference? A boy, perhaps? Or maybe a little girl?"

Her question took me by surprise.

I said, swallowing.

your endometriosis, how are

sighed. "It's high-risk, as expected. I'll likely have

nodded, her face dropping slightly. "I understand, Nina. But it's okay to be hopeful, to plan and dream a little. It doesn;t make the potential pain any less, but it might make the

arranged on tiny mannequins. The fabrics looked

girl," she said softly, her eyes

I glanced up, locking eyes with her. "But mom, isn't this

regretted the words as soon as they left my mouth. Her expression faltered, the joy

"It's just... I'm so excited

hung between us, heavy and palpable. We stood there, surrounded by the laughter and chatter of other shoppers, but our own world felt

pointing up ahead at

cafe. As we sat down, the aroma of freshly brewed tea enveloped

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