C34 Her Nightmare

‘Hello, there. I didn’t see you at work yesterday. I heard you were hospitalized. Hope everything is fine with you?’, Sophia asked Ellie, in a tone that can be mistaken for that of care and empathy. Sophia had met Ellie in the washroom.

‘I am fine, thank you’, Ellie said, ignoring Sophia and washing her hands.

‘Is your baby fine?’, Sophia asked, smiling which made Ellie halt in her action