“Unfortunately, she was brought in too late. The patient made it through surgery, but we couldn’t save the baby.“Where’s the patient’s family?”“There was no family present. The consent form was signed by the patient herself.”As the anesthesia wore off, Stella heard the doctor and nurse talking nearby, the fear of narrowly escaping death still lingering in her chest.Without thinking, she placed a hand over her lower abdomen.Just as the doctor had said, the baby was gone.Her belly, once slightly rounded, was now flat.She could no longer feel the tiny life that had once been growing inside her.She knew she should be breaking down, sobbing uncontrollably, yet for some reason, not a single tear would come.Perhaps she had already cried enough.Seeing that she was awake, the doctor asked how she was feeling. Before leaving, he offered a few words of comfort, telling her to take care of her health and that she could have another child someday.Stella only nodded.She did n
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