My mother-in-law shoved me into the deep pool, shrieking, “Her fake pregnancy is over!” Unable to swim, I sank into the dark abyss. Waking up in the hospital, the doctor said, “The baby is safe, but your husband filed for divorce an hour ago.”

My Mother-in-Law Shoved Me Into the Pool—Then I Woke Up to the Truth

“Her fake pregnancy is over!”

My mother-in-law’s voice echoed across the backyard.

Before I could understand what she meant, she shoved me.

Hard.

My feet slipped from beneath me, and suddenly the ground disappeared.

I fell backward into the deep end of the swimming pool.

The freezing water swallowed me whole.

I couldn’t swim.

I never learned.

I tried to scream, but water rushed into my mouth.

Above me, everything became distorted—the bright afternoon sunlight, the faces gathered around the pool, the frantic movement of arms.

And then I heard her voice again.

“She was lying to everyone! Let her prove it!”

I desperately reached toward the surface.

But I was sinking.

Lower.