NINA POV
The hospital’s fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, casting a harsh glow on the sterile white walls as I sat in the waiting area, my hands nervously resting on my growing belly. Two months and a week. I hadn't planned on doing this alone, but somehow here I was, alone again, trying to figure out the next step. The receptionist at the front desk had told me I needed to pay for the checkup, but my wallet felt so light, it might as well have been filled with air, I have no money ever since I left Raymond's house.
Raymond was done with me. The man I once called my husband was now like a stranger, cold and indifferent. "I won’t care unless the baby is born and it’s mine," he'd said. The memory stung. He didn’t even have the decency to pretend anymore. I had no one to turn to. My paren
