Chapter 3: The Present – The Truth on Paper
Those were the longest six hours in history. The two families waited in separate rooms. No one ate a thing. No one spoke.
When the hospital director came in with the results, his face said it all. The technology confirmed the human error: the babies had been switched just hours after birth.
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Both mothers collapsed upon being reunited with their biological children. There was immense relief, yes, but also a strange, silent grief. For 48 hours, they had unconditionally loved the child of a stranger.
— Sofia: (Approaching Elena shyly before leaving the hospital) I… I sang your lullaby to your baby. And I know you cared for mine with the same love. Thank you. — Elena: (Wiping away her tears and taking Sofia's hand) You don't have to thank me. From today on, our children share a story that no one else will understand.
