Emotional encounter
Still in a daze, Elizabeth stood up and left the office. There was nothing the hospital could do anymore. As she walked out, Elizabeth saw the older couple. They were still deep in conversation. Elizabeth stood silently and stared at them for a while as a tear ran down her face. I was raising their grandchildren, she thought. Her own babies were somewhere out there, who knows where. The situation felt so unreal.
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