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

feel unwell.” While patting my shoulder reassuringly, the nurse added, “Just take care of yourself. That’s the

With that, she left.

I hugged Christine, my whimpers low, crying out all my

Christine let go of

out of me, you know? Weren’t you supposed to take Bryant to the cemetery today? Why were

your emergency contact while I was on the phone with you. you’d be here all alone, and

your reflexes, but

with each word, her eyes reddening, turning away to clean her

assure her I was okay But all I could muster was a faint, “Chris, I’ve made

looked at me, puzzled

deeply, feeling a sense of relief I hadn’t

Chapter 22

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disbelief before finally speaking, you sure about