I stayed in the hospital long enough to stabilize and protect the baby.
Ethan and the social worker handled the rest.
Not with drama. With process.
Later, when I was finally alone, I put my hand on my belly and whispered:
“We’re out. I’m done.”
They thought I’d black out and wake up back under their control.
They didn’t know the last thing I did before the darkness was hit “send.”
And once you send the truth outside the walls, the whole operation collapses.