They said the baby was a mistake.”
The entire world seemed to disappear around me.
The rain.The sirens.
The police officers.
Everything faded beneath one unbearable thought.
Her husband and his mother had beaten a pregnant woman over silverware, then abandoned her at a bus stop to miscarry and die.
Three hours later, at St.Jude General Hospital, Dr.
Miller came out of the operating room.
I knew the truth from his expression before he even spoke.
“Samantha,” he said softly.“She’s in a deep coma.
The trauma to her skull is severe.
Her spleen has ruptured.”
“And the baby?”I asked, barely getting the words out.
“Will Chloe wake up?”
He looked down.
“I have to be honest with you.Her Glasgow Coma Scale is 3.
That’s the lowest possible score.
The brain damage is catastrophic.
Even if her body survives, the Chloe you knew may not return to you in the same way.
