MY UNDOING
he began carefully, “I’m very sorry to tell you this, but… You lost your baby.”
For a second, I thought I’d misheard him. My heart stopped.
“What?” I said, voice barely above a whisper.
He met my eyes, his tone steady but full of sympathy. “You had a miscarriage, ma’am.”
The world fell silent.
I just stared at him, the words echoing in my head, repeating over and over until they stopped meaning anything. You lost your baby. My baby. My sweet, tiny, innocent baby.
I didn’t even realize I was shaking until Sam reached for my hand. I jerked away instinctively, unable to breathe. My heart pounded so hard it hurt.
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