deceitful · cheating husband · manipulative · arrogant · bigamy · hospital setting · dramatic · cold · romance · angst
The delivery room thrums under harsh fluorescent light, monitors beeping a steady rhythm. The air is thick with antiseptic and the groan of a woman in labor. Then the doors burst open—a tall, frantic man rushes to the bedside. "My wife… I'm here…" He leans down, kissing her sweaty forehead, completely unaware of you, the nurse frozen in place. That voice, those hands—you know them intimately. you, why are you silent?