The days grew shorter, and soon, the time came. There was no grand hospital, no private room, no family waiting outside. When the day finally arrived, I was alone in a small, modest clinic on the other side of the city, with only an elderly midwife by my side. The walls were whitewashed and peeling in places, the equipment simple and well-worn, and the air smelled of antiseptic and old linens. The other women in the ward had husbands holding their hands, mothers whispering encouragement, families pacing outside the door. I had no one. Just the midwife, and the quiet strength I had built up over months of facing the world alone.Mahigpit kong hinawakan ang gilid ng kama hanggang sa pumuti ang aking mga daliri na tila ba tiankasan ng dugo, nakabaon ang mga kuko ko sa manipis na kutson, at tiniis ko ang bawat hilab, bawat alon ng sakit na dumaan sa aking katawan. Kinagat ko ang aking labi hanggang sa dumugo, huminga ako nang malalim sa gitna ng matinding sakit, alam kong sa kabilang pan
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