Chapter 61

Mildred POV

Even though Arnold tried everything to cheer me up I remained depressed for the following days and curled up in our bedroom, I couldn't go and sleep on my own anymore.

Everyday I knew a little bundle of life was growing inside of me, and every day I could feel myself getting weaker. I will not be able to do this for long and that was what really shattered my heart.

I wanted to be able to see my baby.

But from the looks of things in the best case scenario I would only be able to push him or her out before I said goodbye to the world and just thinking about this was enough to make me burst into tears in the middle of the day.

Arnold was around most of the time but sometimes he wasn't. I understood that his presence was needed in other places however if it wasn't of utmost importance he was always by my side curling arms and telling me that everything is going to be okay.

Those words used to be so soothing to me but now the more I hear them, they seem to penetrate my ears a