Chapter 4

I stayed in the hospital for three days.

The doctor checked on me every single day. At the end of every examination, he would repeat the same reminder.

"The fetus is still there, but your condition is unstable. You must remain on absolute bed rest. No emotional stress whatsoever."

I nodded.

But I knew some things couldn't be avoided just by lying down.

In the early hours of the third morning, I was jolted awake by a sharp, piercing pain in my abdomen.

It wasn't like the pain from the car accident. It felt as if something was being ripped…