KERES~When I first heard the crying, it made my head throb violently, as if someone had struck me repeatedly with a hammer. My body, including, felt heavy, as if it no longer belonged to me.For a moment, I didn’t move as the memory came rushing back all at once. The delivery woman’s word; that I’ll have to choose between the mother and the baby… that one life must be prioritized.I remember choosing Ember, because even I could hear my own voice vividly in my head.My chest tightened painfully at the view before me… had they listened or had they betrayed my decision?Slowly, I forced my eyes around. However, it instantly stressed my brain and vision.The room appears to be dim, lit only by the pale morning light slipping through the window. Shapes were blurry at first, my vision struggling to focus.Finally, it settled on the same woman again, standing a few steps away from the bed. And in her arms, is a baby.Wrapped in soft white cloth… tiny, fragile, and alive.The crying grew lou
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