Chapter 184 - Clinic

Noah

A week passed, but it felt like I was drifting through time in a haze. I hadn’t told anyone about the appointment. Not Cassandra, not even my mother. The weight of the decision loomed over me like a dark cloud I couldn’t escape.

By the time I arrived at the clinic, my hands were shaking. The sound of my own heartbeat was thunderous in my ears.

The waiting room was quiet. The walls were a pale, clinical white. A few women sat scattered around. Their faces were downcast, their eyes fixed on magazines they weren’t really reading.

I took a seat, wrapping my coat tighter around me as if it could shield me from everything that was about to happen.

“Noah?” a soft voice called my name.

I looked up to see a kind-looking gynecologist standing in the doorway. A young woman with warm brown eyes and a gentle smile. Her presence should’ve been comforting. But it only made me more aware of the gravity of what I was about to do.

“Let’s have a look, shall we?” she said once we were inside the ex