Time passed slowly, until a faint sound suddenly broke the heavy silence in the hospital room.
Daniel snapped his head up so quickly it was almost a blur. There, he saw Carla’s eyelids slowly begin to lift, adjusting to the light.
His voice shook with raw, overwhelming emotion, barely audible at first, "Carla! You’re awake."
She did not respond immediately. Her first instinct was to look down at her stomach.
Daniel knew exactly what she wanted to know. His voice came out thick and heavy, like lead, "The baby didn’t make it."
Carla froze for two long seconds, then let out a slow, quiet breath, one of relief.
Daniel stared at her, and a sudden, wild fury surged through him. "Are you actually glad about this? The baby is dead, and you just sigh like it’s a relief? Carla, what kind of pe
