423. Heard Him Wrong

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Heidi didn't know for how long she'd been drowning in the depths of unconsciousness.

The last thing she recalled was the blaring sounds of the police sirens followed by the crashing sound as the truck had a collision with the tree.

Her limbs were numb, and her body felt as if she'd been loaded with rocks.

Where was she?

Forcing her eyelids open, she peered around her surroundings. In her blurred vision, everything was white.

And as her vision gradually cleared up, she could see some figures moving around, hovering over her.

Heidi blacked out again as something pricked at and stung her arm.

This time, she wasn't fully unconscious. She could make out indistinct noises coupled with the clinking of metals.

“She's awake…” Someone whispered.

“Is she?” Gasped another person, the voice of a man.

The pain weighing her down was no longer there. Heidi's hand wandered to her bump to feel her baby…the pain in her stomach was also gone.

And why did her stomach feel flat?

The realization hi