“Then I should know this…” the doctor continued, lowering her voice slightly, as if choosing each word with extreme care so as not to break something fragile inside him.
—Some babies can aspirate small amounts of water if they are not kept in a certain position, even during a seemingly safe and brief bath.
Marcus blinked slowly, as if the phrase couldn’t settle in his mind, echoing back as everything around him seemed to grow distant.
“Are you saying it was… my fault?” she asked, but her voice lacked its usual firmness, replaced by a tremor she couldn’t control.
The doctor gently denied it, although her subsequent silence left an awkward space, a pause that weighed more than any direct answer or explicit accusation.
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