I Arrived at the Hospital as My Husband’s Wife But They Had Already Called a Woman I’d Never Heard Of – Welcome

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“I’m fine.”

He had already checked my temperature twice during the night.

The most recent reading had been 102.

“You’re staying in bed today,” he said.

“I’ll be fine. Go to work.”

“Claire, you’re shaking. Sit down.”

I sat mostly because the room had started tilting around me.

“I’ll call in,” he said. “I’ll stay.”

“No. Go to work. I’ll sleep it off.”

“Claire.continue reading …