My Husband Missed the Birth of Our First Child — After Discharge, I Returned to an Empty House and a Creepy Note in the Crib

When Elena was admitted to the hospital, ready to welcome her and Michael’s first baby into the world, she never imagined she would face the experience alone. As she lay in her hospital bed, her mother by her side, there was no sign of Michael. He was simply nowhere to be found.

After being discharged, Elena returned home, hoping to find Michael there with some explanation for his absence. Instead, she was met with silence—and a note from Michael that blamed her mother for his disappearance. The question loomed large: where was Michael, and what had happened?