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The Cry of Freedom
#WritcoStoryPrompt33
"It's a girl! "
The doctor gushed, placing the wailing infant on the woman's chest.
She heaved trying to catch her breath in the aftermath of her gruelling labour. Tears of pain mingled briefly with tears of joy before dissolving into tears of sadness.
She had once again given birth to a girl! Her third daughter. What would her husband and in-laws do to her now?...
The room fell silent, her words hanging heavy in the air like an unexpected storm. Her husband, taken aback by her defiance, opened his mouth to retort, but she raised a hand, silencing him. Her heart raced, but for the first time in years, her fear was overshadowed by her resolve. ...
"It's a girl! "
The doctor gushed, placing the wailing infant on the woman's chest.
She heaved trying to catch her breath in the aftermath of her gruelling labour. Tears of pain mingled briefly with tears of joy before dissolving into tears of sadness.
She had once again given birth to a girl! Her third daughter. What would her husband and in-laws do to her now?...
The room fell silent, her words hanging heavy in the air like an unexpected storm. Her husband, taken aback by her defiance, opened his mouth to retort, but she raised a hand, silencing him. Her heart raced, but for the first time in years, her fear was overshadowed by her resolve. ...
