Emily’s POV

And just like that, the doctor walked out, leaving me sitting there, frozen.

I don’t even remember how I made it out of his office. One minute, I was crying to him and the next, I was walking down the hallway with tears streaming down my cheeks.

Everything around me felt like a blur, from the white walls, to the faint beeping of machines somewhere down the corridor. My chest ached, and my throat burned from trying not to sob too loudly.

By the time I reached the lobby, my ...