THE day the paternity test results came out was the same day Lahynna’s baby gave up on his life. It seems her world was collapsing over and over again. The paternity test went positive. Her son died. Its lungs stopped functioning.

Lahynna almost went crazy. The two unexpected things that happened brought different kinds of pain. She had blamed herself numerous times. Maybe she wasn’t careful enough; that’s why she had a premature delivery. Perhaps she did something wrong while she’s in the process of gestation. Or maybe she forgot to take one of her medicines, that’s why her baby didn’t get healthy. It must be her fault why her...