Dr. Mathers nods and scurries to perform the examination. I just close my eyes and try to breathe. I could fight, but I also want to know if everything is fine. I was in shock after the accident. Everything was happening so fast that I didn’t even think about the baby. But now… I won’t be able to think about anything else.
I fall silent as the doctor squirts some ultrasound jelly onto my belly. All three of us wait for the monitor. Doubt and worry start to seep in amidst the silence.
Dr. Mathers pushes the probe around my stomach, searching for a heartbeat. Every second that ticks by feels like a lifetime.
Please, let there be a beat. Please. Please.
I glance towards Misha, and the look in his eyes makes my blood run cold. It’s the haunted, desperate look of a man who has seen a lot of
