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“Go ahead. Do everything for her,” Zed replied. He saw me coming, so he met me halfway and pulled me to a corner.
“Don’t worry. Ara will be alright. She just needs close monitoring.”
I pulled out my phone from my bag and called Tim. He didn’t pick up right away, so my anger escalated. I was already shaking -- aggravated by that sore spot in my heart.
“Look at what you did. Do you really think this is the best time to drop your bomb on her? Ara is dying, Tim! She’s in the ICU, and the doctors are attending to her right now. If Ara is not going to make it, you will never see your son. And what’s ironic about it? Your son looks exactly like you!”
“Ara has given birth already?” Tim confirmed, shaken by the news.
“What do you think? Can’t anything happen to her after picking the best time to shatter her heart?”
Zed snatched my phone away because my face had
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