Departed, Yet Never Apart

Synopsis

When I met him again after not hearing from him for three years, we were standing on opposite sides of the nurse station in the maternity ward. Siegmund Herrndorf was holding his beloved tenderly as the two of them decided on their choice of doula. "Let's go for Ms. Genevieve Gauer. I'm acquainted with her. Genni, I'll be counting on your support." Smiling sweetly, Nikoletta Falkbeer picked me out without hesitation. After returning to Nikoletta's ward, Siegmund stayed by her side patiently until she fell asleep. When I passed him Nikoletta's birth plan, he said gently, "You have lost weight. How have you been all these years?" Siegmund's words were full of concern tinged with a hint of heartache and perhaps, guilt. I didn't answer him. Instead, I calmly told him to sign the document before leaving swiftly. I didn't tell him that I almost died on the operating table once when I was giving birth to his child. I was strenuously fighting for my life while carrying his child. I also prayed desperately that he would return to save me…