"A murmur."
The doctor's voice dipped beneath the wave of anxious thoughts that flooded her mind.
"It can close after the first year."
She squeezed her eyes shut but couldn't contain the hot tears which coursed down her cheeks. Her baby, they had told her, had an atrial septal defect.
There is a new Zapfic prompt over in the Freewriters' Community, my friends. We have another opportunity to write a story in PRECISELY 50 words. This week's prompt is heart. Here's the link with the details. Please participate if you can.
For my interpretation, I thought of a mother who had just given birth to a beautiful baby boy only to be told that her baby had a congenital heart defect. Despite the doctor's assurances that her baby's chances are good, this mother is scared.
Pure and beautiful story. 🥺❤️
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