She dug out old insurance paperwork, dusty folders tucked in the back of a drawer. Page after page listed doctor visits, prescriptions, and wellness checks. There was no mention of an emergency surgery or hospitalizations from her childhood. According to the files, she had lived a life untouched by the scalpel.
One night, after she soothed the baby into sleep, she was exhausted but restless. She scrolled back through old photographs on her phone. Summer trips, weddings, swimsuits. She zoomed in on every shot, studying her abdomen. The C-section scar was new, but the other line? Not a trace. It had never been part of her body before.