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lightly as I held onto the counter, my vision blurring for a moment. The only one who could save me now-the man

ng thoughts as I pressed my back against the c

t's cold here, you

oulder, pulled me from my haze. My disoriented gaze m

ence made me look away in shame. I wished

haunted my dreams. But no matter how many times the scene replayed in my mind, I could never fully grasp

ousness, I did not have much memory of that nig

" The nurse extended a set of papers toward me. "Dr. Jame

fully placed it in my purse. As I made my way toward the exit,

, he was al

e. It had been months since I last spoke to him. In fact, I o

when I broke the news to him over the phone. There

en struggled to process their first child and

arding our marriage, was I sup

wasn'

t mean he didn't want the baby?

o support my aching waist as I flagged down a taxi. Just as I raised my hand,

white sports car swerved dangerously close, just bare

rly leaped ou

woman emerged, her wavy hair cascading over her sh

ood ra

in

outed, my hands still clutch

, she swayed toward me, her high heels clicking against the pavement with an arrogant rhyt

er head. "Scared I'll kill th

nstinctively shielding my be

far!" My voice wavered wit

shifting in my condition would be a

ent too far. You got drunk, had fun with some random man, an

he air leav

saying?" My voice came o

her hands tog

you slept with that night was Frank?" She let

listened. Despite standing under int

what was

dhood sweethearts?" Her voice dripped with sarcasm. "And yet, you could

g chill spre

hat couldn

y became sharper. I thought back to the blurred silhouette, to the bro

had been..

diffe

ed, reveling

wo burly men for you. Who knew that you would be so insensible? You actually entered some wild man's room, that e

s shook

voice crack

ng into her skin. "Why would you do