I stayed in the hospital for three days straight.
For the first two days, I refused to speak or eat a single bite, shutting everyone out no matter who came to see me.
My mom finally arrived on the second day. She burst into the ward, her eyes bloodshot and swollen from crying.
"Nina! You were pregnant and never told me? Are you trying to break my heart?"
I stared blankly at the ceiling and said nothing.
Mom sat by my bedside and cried for a long time. When her tears finally stopped, she held my hand tightly, her voice hoarse from crying.
"Nina, tell me the truth. Is the baby Ezra's?"
I nodded slightly.
Her grip tightened at once. "Does he know?"
"No."
"Why on earth didn't you tell him!"
I turned to look at her and stayed silent for a long while before answering softly, "What goo
