*I didn’t … You…., Can’t you….”

My heart pounded wildly in my chest as I slapped my hand over my mouth to shut the scream that emitted, clutching my arms to my chest.

Doctor Max repeated the news of my baby being alive, and I couldn’t help but burst into tears uncontrollably. I stared at him unblinkingly, trying to process what I had just been told, waiting for the explanation to elaborate on this topic further.

three years!

I spent three years wrongly assuming that my baby died during childbirth, considering myself a failure for my inability to protect my innocent child.

Holy cow!

Rubbing my eyes mercilessly, I placed my hand on my chest as though trying to stop my heart from escaping, stuttering in response.

“W–Why? Why did you lie to me, Doctor Max?”

The shadows of fear clouded his face as the horizontal lines of worry appeared on his forehead, he confessed shakily,

“I didn’t intend to hide this, but I was threatened to say otherwise, Laura. A dangerous man threatened to kill my family if I let you see your child alive.”

The mention of a vile man perked up my ears, helping me control the tsunami of emotions in my heart. I hardly composed myself.

was your professional obligation to

a doctor at that time.

you aren’t telling me a fabricated story to extort money

me?”

from Doctor Max, he began to beg for mercy, “I

is alive, Laura. I have a birth certificate and all the necessary documents

the side table, bringing out a

Laura.

a part of my soul was shrieking that my baby was alive, waiting for me in a corner of the world. It was a fact that it was impossible for me to believe that my baby was no

blinking my eyes rapidly to clear my blurry vision. Diving in the ocean of emotions, I rummaged through the papers desperately, only noticing the significant details. My

a baby

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a mother of

son warmed my heart, but it wasn’t the time to be

it was evident that Doctor Max had made a back–up plan

for

punish my tormentors. As I turned the last

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