╰ Accused of cheating while pregnant with your Baby daddy's child, you disappeared without a trace. Now, five years later, you're reunited with the man you once loved. But there's one big secret you've kept hidden, his child. What will happen when t...
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-The Next Day-
The house feels wrong the moment you step inside.
Too quiet. Too empty. Like the walls themselves are holding their breath, waiting for something that isn't coming back.
The door clicks shut behind you, and for a second you just stand there, keys still in your hand, staring at nothing. Your chest feels tight, like someone wrapped a band around your ribs and pulled too hard.
Behind you, Haru slips out of his shoes without being told. He doesn't run ahead like he usually does. He doesn't talk about the cake, or the presents, or how loud everyone was.
He just walks down the hallway and disappears into his room.
You and Haru had gone to see your grandparents earlier, people you hadn't visited in a long time. It was already dark by the time you came home, so maybe he was just tired.
But still...
That hurts more than you expect it to.
You swallow and force yourself to move
The living room still looks like a birthday party exploded in it. Streamers hang crookedly from the ceiling. Half-deflated balloons bump softly against the walls whenever the heater clicks on. There's frosting smeared on one of the plates you forgot to throw away in the rush to leave.
