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Beatrice marched to the bedside, her heels clicking like gunshots on the tile floor. She didn\u2019t even glance at the bassinet. She didn\u2019t look at the miracle of life sleeping inches from her.<\/span><\/p>\n

She looked at my stomach. At the bandages. At the failure.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou couldn\u2019t even give me a grandson!\u201d she shrieked, her voice cracking with hysteria. \u201cOne job! You had one job!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I tried to sit up, but the pain pinned me down. \u201cBeatrice, please\u2026 she\u2019s healthy. She\u2019s beautiful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShe is worthless!\u201d Beatrice screamed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, the unthinkable happened.<\/span><\/p>\n

She swung her heavy handbag. It was filled with keys, makeup, metal buckles\u2014a dense weight of luxury. She brought it down directly onto my fresh incision.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pain was blinding. It was a white-hot knife twisting in my gut, tearing through the anesthesia, through the stitches, through my soul.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Beatrice marched to the bedside, her heels clicking like gunshots on the tile floor. She didn\u2019t even glance at the bassinet. She didn\u2019t look at the miracle of life sleeping inches from her. She looked at my stomach. At the bandages. At the failure. \u201cYou couldn\u2019t even give me a grandson!\u201d she shrieked, her voice…<\/p>\n

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