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Author: Alyssa J
The peace lasted only one day.

James received the divorce papers at his office that morning. By afternoon, he had tracked me down to the hospital, accompanied by his uncontrolled roars and Emily's shrill voice echoing down the corridor.

I heard them before I saw them. James's heavy footsteps. Emily's whimpering complaints. The sound of nurses trying to quiet them down.

"Sir, this is a hospital. You need to keep your voice down—"

"Get out of my way!"

The door slammed open with a deafening bang. The metal handle struck the wall so hard it left a dent. James was the first to rush in, his expensive suit wrinkled beyond recognition. His hair was disheveled, his eyes bloodshot. Dark circles shadowed his face, evidence of a sleepless night.

When he saw me lying pale in the hospital bed, his gaze immediately dropped to my flat abdomen. The change in his expression was instantaneous. Panic transformed into terror, then into something close to madness.

"Sarah!" His voice cracked. "You... what ha
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