Amanda and her husband always dreamed of having a baby since they were married. The couple tried a lot to conceive but it went in vain. Finally, they met a doctor and took treatment and they soon conceived.
It was their long-cherished pregnancy. Amanda's husband was looking forward to meeting their long-awaited baby. And then the day came to give birth. Amanda was taken to the hospital. She was still healthy and Dave was by her side. He was so happy and excited to feel how it is to be a dad.
He could not hold back his joys and exclaimed that he would be the happiest dad in the world. Amanda's eyes were also full of dreams and she smiled at him. She told him that there was no doubt that he would be so. And he had already proved it during her pregnancy.
And the delivery was completed. Dave was out for a business meeting and Amanda just woke up. But she could not hear her baby's laughter or cry and no one was giving her baby in her lap. And that's when the nurse told her that something awful happened in the delivery. She said sorry because they could not save her baby.
Amanda was so shocked and it was hard to believe for her. She was not in condition but rushed to the doctor's room. She asked the doctor everything and he said that it happened because of her husband's genetic disease. She could not hold back her tears when the doctor said that she could not have healthy children with him.
But she also could not leave him because she loved him so much and could not hurt him. She desperately asked the doctor if there was anything she could do. She said that she would do anything for it. But the doctor was sorry because he could not put her life at risk.
She left the doctor's room and then was walking back to her room. She didn't know what to do and how to tell her husband. But suddenly in the corridor, she overheard two nurses' conversation. They said that a young woman in another ward gave up her baby and she had no shame. And that time she made her plan.
She rushed back to the doctor's room and requested the doctor to give the baby to her. She said that she and her husband would love him and that was their only chance. The doctor replied that they didn't do that there. But he asked her if they could love a child that was not their. Amanda was so confident and replied that they could. She also begged him to take the baby.
And then she was allowed to take the baby home. And she didn't tell her husband about it as she knew it would have hurt him. She decided to keep it secret. He and her husband loved the baby so much and Dave kept his words by becoming the best dad.
But years were passing and their boy was growing up looking like neither of them. They had golden hair but the boy had dark. One day her husband asked her why he was so dark-haired. Then he asked himself who he looked like. Amanda was worried about her husband's doubts.
And then this happened. One day she was making lunch and suddenly her husband came home at an unexpected time. He was so furious and when he showed her the papers, she could know the reason. He said that the paper was of a paternity test! And it was obvious to him that their baby was someone else's son. He asked her furiously how she could do that.
He asked her so many things and thought that she had cheated on him. But she kept silent as she had done till the day. Just her eyes were full of tears. In spite of those hurting words, she didn't tell him the truth because she didn't want to hurt him even more.
But things were getting worse only. One afternoon Dave was lying on the couch and the baby went to him. He asked his dad to play with him. But he became angry and told him to get away from him. Tony became sad and didn't bother him anymore.
Dave kept growing more and more distant from Amanda and Tony. Another afternoon, she and the baby came to him and she told him that it was the weekend. Then she suggested him to go to the park with them that day. But he told them to go there without him because he didn't want to go.
She knew that her husband was cheating on her to spite her. One night he was going out and she asked him where he was going. He replied that it was none of her business. Then he said that he would be home late.
She was so upset and could not take it anymore. And also she didn't know what to do. So, one day she decided to go to her mother-in-law. She told her everything and the kind old lady said that she had a feeling and then also said that he had known about his disease. She said that she was sorry that she had not told her, but then it was time to tell.
That evening Amanda and her mom-in-law told everything to her husband. Hearing everything he turned to Amanda and asked if that meant that she had never cheated on him. She replied that she didn't for sure. He hugged her and said that he was so sorry and asked her to forgive him. He also said that he could not imagine how hard it was to keep it all inside.
That day changed everything. Dave started to spend more time with the family. One day he was playing with his loving son, Tony. That time he said to him that he was sorry that he had been spending so little time with him. And he assured his son that it would be different from then on.
Their relationship improved because they loved each other and their dear son. Amanda was so happy and she now thinks that she should not have been afraid t tell him the truth.
Don't be afraid to tell the truth. If they love you, they will understand.
