“Sarah, you scared me to death! Running out
in the rain like that, do you have any idea how
dangerous that is?! What would I do if
something happened to you and the baby?!”
He was a mess, hugging me so tight I could
barely breathe.
But I couldn’t feel a thing. Tears started
sliding down my face, and I felt like I was
freezing from the inside out.
He looked lost, frantically wiping my tears
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away.
“Don’t do this to me. What’s wrong? Did I do
something to upset you?”
He always asked that when I cried. I used to
think he cared. Turns out, it was guilt.
“Liam… was the fire really an accident? I
want to visit my parents.”
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His eyes flickered for a second. He forced a
smile and tried to soothe me.
“Sarah, you’re seven months along. It’s been
raining, it’s too dangerous for you to go visit
them.”
“I can’t risk anything happening to you or the
baby.”
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My whole body was ice cold. My heart was
about to burst, but I was scared to even
touch it.
I clutched my stomach and whispered, “I’m
cramping, Liam. It really hurts.”
He bolted out the door to find a doctor,
leaving his cell behind.
Without thinking, I picked it up.
No surprise, the password was Katelyn’s
birthday. Her dog was the wallpaper.
I opened his texts. Katelyn was the only
pinned contact.
I scrolled through them. It was all Liam,
pouring out his heart.
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Katelyn would send back a few words here
and there.
“She’s pregnant, I wish it was you, Katelyn.”
Katelyn texted back with two words.
“Get rid.”
Liam was all apologies.
“I’m sorry. It’s just, I miss you so much. I was
drunk one night. I thought she was you, that
was the only reason she had my baby.”
“I got you a pink diamond necklace.”
“”
I remembered that necklace, it was worth
over a hundred million dollars. It was
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anonymously bought and it turned out it was
Liam.
I could hear footsteps coming back, so I
tossed the phone back where it was.
A doctor came and poked and prodded for a
few minutes, then frowned.
He said I was overexposed to the rain.
But my stomach didn’t even hurt. I was
acting.
Ever since I got pregnant, I had been careful. I
didn’t wear high heels or makeup.
My baby didn’t even kick too hard.
I looked at Liam, trying to make sense of
everything, and their conversation flashed
through my mind:
“Pay off a doctor to make it a stillbirth.”
I shook and couldn’t say a word.
Liam, does your heart hurt?
Sure enough, Liam was right by my bedside
every day, making sure I drank every drop of
his medicine.
It was mixed with honey, but it tasted
horrible.
Every drop was taking away my child’s life.
This was the only parent I had left in the
العصيد
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It was ridiculous. Just before drinking, I was
hoping that Liam would wake up and feel
regret.
Even if he spilt the medicine and admitted
that Katelyn was the suspect.
I would give him a chance.
But he didn’t. He gave me abortion pills.
Before I knew it, my stomach kept aching and
I kept bleeding.
The doctor said the baby’s heart stopped and
needed to be removed.
My body was shaking in pain.
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I keep seeing Liam say he would do anything
for Katelyn.
When the surgery was over, I couldn’t believe
my body was so empty.
The seven–month–old baby was cute in the
image. I couldn’t wait for the baby to come.
But he was thrown away like trash.
He didn’t even get to see the world.
There was no love left.
