I stared at the screen.
I didn’t respond.
I simply closed the application.
But that wasn’t the last thing Paula would post.
A few days later, she uploaded a photograph of a jewelry box.
Inside was a diamond ring.
Her caption said:
“Some promises are finally being kept.”
I knew immediately what she was implying.
Diego hadn’t just left me.
He had apparently been planning a future with her.
And perhaps the pregnancy was simply the excuse he needed.
The Ultrasound
That was why I went to the clinic alone.
I didn’t want Diego there.
I didn’t want his accusations.
I didn’t want another argument.
I just wanted to see my baby.
Instead, I discovered I was carrying two.
Dr. Salinas repeated the measurements.
Instead, he stared at me.
“That’s impossible.”
I smiled nervously.
“I know it’s unexpected, but—”
“I had a vasectomy.”
