The instruments were making a regular ticking sound, and I slowly opened my eyes. Every part of my body hurt, like a sharp pain in my heart. I reached out to touch my now-flat belly, feeling an intense emptiness inside me.

The cold wind kept blowing in, making me shiver.

This was my child, how could I not feel any pain?

But I couldn't give him a happy life. I could only hope that in his next lif