The Envelope She Couldn’t Hide

An hour later, the surgeon came out.

I stood before she even reached me.

“Your wife is stable,” she said.

Air rushed back into my lungs.

“And the baby?”

A small smile.

“A boy. He’s in the NICU, but he’s breathing on his own. That’s a very good sign.”

My knees nearly gave out.

Noah.


I saw Sarah first.

She was pale, exhausted, but alive.

 

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