The days bled into weeks and before Clarissa realised it, she is already in her third trimester. Her little girl is now kicking her in earnest daily and she revelled in the feel of her movements inside her. Though she has separated with Max, he still made it a point to meet her at every doctor’s visit. He had remained aloof and cold towards her each time but his face will still light up every time they did a scan or listened to the baby’s heart beat during each check up. The wonder, joy and love shining from his eyes each time he looked at the screen squeezed her heart so tight it made it hard to breathe. It gave her so much hope that he might have some feelings for her. But each time, when he turn back to her and an invisible wall came up and his eyes became coldly unreadable yet again.
