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

you can go home to rest. Just come back to the hospital if you feel unwell.” While patting my shoulder reassuringly, the nurse added, “Just

With that, she left.

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

go of me,

supposed to take Bryant to the cemetery today? Why were you alone in the

on the phone with you. you’d be here all alone,

that car with your reflexes, but you

rose with each word, her eyes reddening, turning away

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

at me,

want a divorce” I exhaled deeply, feeling a sense of relief I

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before finally speaking,