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“Dear, I will go home. I will prepare the baby’s room.”

“Zed, you’re just so excited! The baby will stay with Ara for as long as she is here.”

“Ara said she wouldn’t look at the baby. So that the pain of having to be away from him would be bearable for her.”

Glints of massive shock must have spread on my face because Zed rubbed my back. I couldn’t believe Ara could do that. But perhaps, she had already thought about that and I had to honor her decision. Some people appear tough on the outside, but they are too weak inside. If she couldn't handle more than her stress over Tim's betrayal now, who am I to judge her? Perhaps, all she needed was time.

The nurse picked up the baby and held it out for me. And there was the cute bundle, sleeping soundly in his sky blue bonnet and nappies!

"I can't wait to hold her, Zed!" I exclaimed, giggling.

"You have all the time to do that later. Go to