When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 22

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child. He must have searched the heavens far and wide before choosing me to be his mom. And here I was, wrestling with the decision to keep him.

Christine gently cleaned my tears, embracing me with a warmth she seldom showed in public. “Why the tears? Your baby’s doing just fine, very well-behaved and tough.”

“Really?” I asked in surprise.

“Of course, it’s true. Don’t you believe me? Ask the nurse,” Christine said.

The nurse, who had come in with her, chuckled helplessly. “Don’t just worry about the baby. You hit your head, and though we’ve bandaged the cut on your forehead, we haven’t done a CT scan because of the pregnancy. How do you feel now? Any severe dizziness?”

“I’m okay.” I nodded, feeling only slightly woozy

to rest. Just come back to the hospital if you feel unwell.” While patting

With that, she left.

that, my tense nerves finally relaxed, and I hugged Christine, my whimpers low, crying out all my grievances and

let go

scared the hell out of me, you know? Weren’t you supposed

emergency contact while I was on the phone with you. you’d be

with your reflexes,

word, her eyes reddening, turning away to clean her

her down, to assure her I was okay But all I

looked at me,

want a divorce” I exhaled deeply, feeling a sense of relief I hadn’t felt in

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stared at me in disbelief before