10/26/2025
MY HUSBAND HIT ME IN THE HOSPITAL JUST AFTER I GAVE BIRTH⊠BUT I NEVER EXPECTED THE REVENGE THATâŠ
The cry of a newborn filled Room 212 of the General Hospital of Guadalajara. Camila Herrera, only 24 years old, held her baby in trembling arms. The exhaustion of a difficult fourteen-hour labor was etched on her pale face.
âHeâs beautiful, my love,â she whispered, caressing the babyâs rosy cheek. âHe looks so much like you, Ricardo.â
Ricardo Mendoza, burly and 32 years old, stood stiffly, a strange expression in his dark eyes. His calloused hands clenched into fists at his sides. Something was deeply disturbing him.
â âWhy did you take so long?â he asked harshly. âAll women give birth faster. My mother had five children and never complained as much as you.â
A chill ran down Camilaâs spine. She knew that voice. It was the same tone he used when he was about to explode.
At that moment, Nurse SofĂa RamĂrez, a middle-aged woman, entered to check the new motherâs vital signs.
â âMrs. Mendoza, your blood pressure is a little high. Itâs normal after childbirth, but you need to rest,â she said professionally, though she sensed the tension in the room.
Ricardo muttered, walking toward the window:
â âShe always exaggerates everything. Sheâs probably just playing the victim to get more attention.â
SofĂa frowned. In her years of work she had seen many kinds of husbands, but something about this manâs attitude unsettled her.
Camila lowered her gaze, clutching her baby tighter.
â âRicardo, please, Iâm very tired.â
â âTired?â he sneered, turning abruptly. âI work twelve hours under the sun to support this household, and you get tired from doing what all women do naturally?â
Little Leonardo began to cry harder, as if he could feel the tension between his parents. Camila tried to soothe him, rocking him gently, but her hands were shaking.
â âMake him stop,â Ricardo ordered, stepping closer to the bed. âI canât stand that noise.â
â âHeâs a newborn, my love. Itâs normal for him to cry,â Camila explained in a trembling voice.
â âDonât tell me whatâs normal. You know nothing about raising children.â
Nurse SofĂa lingered longer than necessary, rearranging instruments that were already perfectly organized. Her instincts told her she shouldnât leave this young mother alone.
Suddenly, Ricardo exploded:
â âBreastfeed him! Canât you see heâs hungry? Do something useful for once in your life.â
Nervously, Camila tried to position the baby to nurse, but her trembling hands and sheer exhaustion betrayed her. The child kept crying.
â âYou canât even do this right!â Ricardo shouted, completely losing control.
What happened next unfolded in slow motion. Ricardo raised his right hand and struck Camila hard across her left cheek. The sound of the slap echoed like thunder in the hospital room. Camila fell to the side, instinctively shielding her baby. Her cheek reddened instantly, and a thin line of blood appeared where Ricardoâs wedding ring had cut her skin.
Nurse SofĂa froze for a few seconds, unable to believe what she had just witnessed. Then she reacted like a lioness defending her cubs.
â âSir, what do you think youâre doing?!â she cried, rushing to Camila. âYou just hit a woman who gave birth barely three hours ago!â
Ricardo, realizing what he had done in front of a witness, immediately changed his expression. His face softened into a mask of false concern.
â âIt was an accident,â he lied shamelessly. âShe got dizzy and I tried to hold her, but my hand slipped.â
â âAn accident?â the nurse asked incredulously. âI clearly saw you hit her.â
â âYouâre mistaken,â Ricardo insisted, approaching Camila with fake tenderness. âMy wife is very weak. Ask her.â
All eyes turned to Camila. The young mother, still holding her baby and with her cheek swelling fast, lifted her tear-filled eyes. For a moment, Nurse SofĂa thought she would tell the truth. But then Camila spoke in a barely audible voice...Read more in Comment or Most relevant -> All comments đ