A Fragile Heartbeat

“Is my baby still alive?”

The doctor didn’t answer immediately.

He lowered his gaze and exhaled, then looked back at me.

That silence was enough to make my heart stop.

“Please,” I whispered. “Tell me.”

“The baby still has cardiac activity,” he said carefully. “At this moment, we are still detecting a heartbeat.”

Every muscle in my body went weak.

I closed my eyes for one brief second.

“Tha