All Chapters of One Night, Bound Forever (SPG): Chapter 241

[The Woman Who Woke Up](Paola – First Person POV)Hindi ako umiiyak habang naglalakad palabas ng ospital.Hindi ako sumisigaw.Hindi ako nanginginig.Ang mas delikado sa isang babaeng nasaktan—ay ‘yung babaeng tumahimik.The sliding glass doors close behind me, and for a second, I expect to feel something dramatic. A breakdown. A collapse. Maybe regret.Wala.The air outside is warm. Normal. Offensively normal.May mga taong naglalakad. May tumatawa. May nag-uusap sa phone.The world did not stop when mine did.I press my palm against my stomach.Flat.Ordinary.Empty.And the worst part?It was always empty.Sa kotse, hindi ko binubuksan ang radyo. Hindi ko tinatawagan si Gabriel. Hindi ko rin siya binablock.Hindi pa.I replay everything instead.The first “appointment.”The way the doctor never let me hold the ultrasound device myself.The way Gabriel always answered questions for me.“Normal lang ba ‘to?”“Stress lang ‘yan, Doc. She’s been through a lot.”The heartbeat.God.The