Chapter 12 - Maya Leah survived.
The baby survived.
Hours later, David entered the recovery room.
Leah looked exhausted.
But she was smiling.
She looked down at the tiny baby sleeping beside her.
"Meet your daughter."
David approached slowly.
He touched the baby's fingers.
They wrapped around his.
He laughed through tears.
"She's so small."
Leah smiled.
"We should name her."
David looked at her.
"You already have one in mind."
"Maya."
He smiled.
"Maya."
Their daughter opened her eyes.
For a moment, David forgot the police.
The courtroom.
The highway.
His mother.
Everything.
There was only this tiny person who had somehow survived a night designed to destroy them.
David kissed Leah's forehead.
"I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"For not seeing it sooner."
Leah squeezed his hand.
May you like
"You see it now."
And that was enough.
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