Through Every Cycle Of Withered Years

Summary

Just out of the clinic, my body still trembling from anesthesia, my phone buzzed. Someone tagged my husband Hugo in our main group chat. “Congratulations, Hugo! You’re finally a dad!” I froze, my mind struggling to process the words. Another notification popped up from Nora, my supposed best friend. “Thank you, everyone! We’ll have you over for drinks once we’re settled.” The chat flooded with messages from mutual friends congratulating them. “She got her happy ending.” “Five years in the shadows couldn’t have been easy.” “Hugo finally gave you his name.”