Gemotions

"Unexplained infertility… and… multiple miscarriages." The doctor spoke carefully, avoiding eye contact. Maria felt her face flush. She and her husband had been trying for years, but nothing. Now, this… The sense of violation was profound. She wasn't just unable to have children, she was also someone else.

She felt a hollowness in her chest, a void. Her fingers tightened around the file, the edges cutting into her skin. The words swam before her eyes. She wanted to scream, to weep, to disappear. She stormed out of the clinic, leaving the damning document behind.