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

go home to rest. Just come back to the hospital if you feel

With that, she left.

and I hugged Christine, my whimpers low, crying out

as my emotions steadied, Christine let go of me, pulled a

know? Weren’t you supposed to take Bryant to the cemetery today? Why were

with you. you’d be here all alone, and nobody would have known if

with your reflexes, but

eyes reddening, turning away to

But

looked at me,

feeling a sense of relief I hadn’t felt in weeks, “It’s over between

Chapter 22

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before finally