"Congratulations Mr and Mrs Blackwell, it is a baby boy."
The doctor's voice was warm, full of excitement, the kind that should have made my heart soar. The kind every mother dreams of hearing.
But the moment those words filled the room, something inside me caved in. A baby boy. The very thing I feared the most.
The very thing that sealed my fate.
I should have cried tears of joy. I should have held Marco's hand and felt nothing but wonder. Instead, it felt like the air had been knocked out of my lungs. My chest tightened. My fingers went numb. It felt as if the world was cheering while I was quietly drowning.
"My love, we are having a boy." Marco's voice was bright and overflowing with happiness. He was smiling so widely. His eyes sparkled in a way I had never seen before, like this moment was the greatest blessing he had ever received.
