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 went to the hospital to give birth to her and Michael’s first child, she was filled with anticipation and excitement, picturing Michael by her side, just as they had planned. But as the labor intensified, so did a sense of dread—Michael was nowhere to be found. Her calls went unanswered, and the moments she had dreamed of sharing with him slipped by without a word from him. Her mother, the only family there, tried to reassure her, but Elena felt an emptiness only Michael could fill.

Two days later, discharged and desperate for answers, Elena returned home hoping to find Michael and a plausible explanation. Instead, the house was empty, eerily quiet, and her heart sank as she found only a handwritten note waiting for her in the nursery. It read, “I love you and our baby, but I have to leave forever. Ask your mother why she did this.”

The words stunned her. How could he leave without so much as a goodbye? What role had her mother played in this?