Scarlett’s POV

My periods were never accurate, but still, I should have known.

Nausea, tiredness, change of taste…You’d think it would be obvious, but you never know until afterward how many signs you missed.

Just like how I have been missing the signs shouting at me that the man I was married to would never love me back no matter how hard I try.

I came to the health screening thinking, what’s the worst that could happen? If it were cancer, I could handle it. But this I couldn’t handle.

A baby.

best thing coming at the worst

powerful motherly love that I’ve heard about, but

as well just turn out to be cancer. At least that would make one of us

in the busy lobby of the maternity floor alone, I try to absorb the news. My efforts are in vain. My eyes suddenly water with envy of the happy, loving couples sitting around me. I have a luxury house to live in, a billionaire to

they are the happy

it for what they have: a

touch my flat belly, bitterly. Why come when mama

stare at his name glowing on my screen, finding it hard to find my

the end I just put it to my ear, in silence. It took him a minute to realize that it went through but

voice is grumpier than usual,

glance at my phone. 9: 07 am. That’s all the patience my dear husband can

I close my eyes, finding no strength

grip my purse tight. In it lie two

from the day, the other…long awaited. I don’t feel too good, but then again, I haven’t been for a while now.

lets out a cold laugh. I bite

mocks with an icy voice. I could see his look of

my eyes, but somehow my tears keep

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