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I reminded him\u2014

The doctor had said to wait.

That it wasn\u2019t immediate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n



That there was still a chance.

But he wasn\u2019t listening anymore.

He had already decided.

\u201cWho is it?\u201d he asked.

I froze.

\u201cThe father,\u201d he said. \u201cTell me who it is.\u201d

I felt sick.

Not because of the pregnancy.

Because of him.

That same night, he packed a bag.

Not everything.

Just enough to make it clear\u2014he already had somewhere else to go.

\u201cI\u2019m staying with Paola,\u201d he said.

Paola.

His coworker.

The one who used to text me for recipes.

The one who told me how lucky I was.

The one who had clearly been waiting for this moment.

The next day, his mother showed up.

Not to help me.

To collect his things.

\u201cHow embarrassing, Laura,\u201d she said, looking at my stomach with quiet disgust. \u201cMy son didn\u2019t deserve this.\u201d

\u201cI didn\u2019t cheat.\u201d

She smiled like she\u2019d heard it all before.

\u201cThey all say that.\u201d

Within days, the story spread.

Neighbors whispered.

People stared.

The unfaithful wife.

The woman who got pregnant after her husband\u2019s surgery.

Diego didn\u2019t stay quiet either.

He posted a photo with Paola at a restaurant.

Her hand on his arm.

A caption that made my chest collapse:

\u201cSometimes losing a lie brings you peace.\u201d

I read it in the bathroom, shaking, barely able to breathe.

There was no peace.

Only fear.

Fear of losing everything.

Fear of raising a child alone.

Fear that my baby would carry the name of a man who already hated him.

Two weeks later, Diego asked to meet.

He didn\u2019t come alone.

Paola was with him.

And so was a folder.

\u201cI want this done quickly,\u201d he said. \u201cDivorce. And a DNA test when the baby is born.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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