“Your child is here,” she said softly. “And somehow… stronger than expected.”
Questions Without Comfortable Answers
The medical team exchanged looks that carried no comfort as monitors continued their steady rhythms, and one specialist finally spoke with the careful tone reserved for truths that resist explanation.
“Based on the timeline,” she said, “this outcome should not be possible.”
Andrew leaned forward, gripping the edge of the counter.
“Then how is he here?”
She hesitated.
“We don’t know.”
A Closer Look Reveals More
Tests followed, one after another, revealing signs that deepened the mystery rather than resolved it, from the infant’s unusual alertness to reflexes far more developed than expected for his age, leaving the room heavy with questions no chart could answer.
Later that night, a quiet knock came at the door, and a uniformed officer stepped inside with a file held gently in his hands.
The Past Reopens
