ow's

ks since I moved in with Jason and Ruby, and they had been kind and understanding, never prying

s, I felt a tap on my back. I turned to see R

ught for a while now, and I've been trying to

ologized, "I'm sorry, Ruby.

with me, Willow. I've noticed how quiet you've been since you moved i

ntle demeanor put me at ease. I took a deep breath and began to tell her ev

om shock to anger. "Those bastards!" she exclaimed

s. "I don't know. I thought we had a

ou're not wrong, Willow. You deserve so much better t

rds comforted me. Maybe, just maybe, I could

out it makes me feel a little

low. We're here for you, and we

really appreciate it," I mumbled and I looked at Ruby. "I should be going s

d. "Where will you go, Willow? Yo

ave anywhere to go, no family to turn to. I felt

ve to leave, Willow. You can stay here with

her offer. "Really?

e happy to have you here. You

wash over me. "Thank you,

really. Now, tell me, are

. "No, I didn't

u can enroll in my school. You can start on a

ing. A chance to finish school, to

ou'd do th

e. We want to help you

at the corners of my eyes. I had never

by. Thank you

ound like it's something b

means to me and how I won't have to regret leavin

ght there was no way forward until I met Jason who made me stand on my toes again, luckily my parents left this big house for me. If Jason was ki

yes, I pulled her into a hug and she chuckled. She

school again, but thanks to Ruby's help, I was finally back on track. The loan they

led back, feeling grateful for her support. She had been with me every step

ge feeling. My head was spinning, and my vision began to blur. I tried to

, tapping my shoulder. "You've been st

to cover up my confusion. "I'm fin

her, I tried my best to focus even though it was hard, and

od canteen," she mu

carry, I tried to move but I couldn't and my legs gave out o

hovering above me. "Willow, oh my go

er me, forcing me back down. "I...I don't know," I s

rious. "We need to get you

to process what had just hap

ht hold on my arm, supporting me. "Do you think it'

've been feeling okay, just a lit

ssion turned grave. "Willow, I think we need to run some tests. I need to

eadly disease, Ruby gently stroked my hair when she noticed how worried I was. "You

e, I felt an adrenaline rush and sat down immediately. "Is everything alright?" I

ts show that you're...p

is be? I thought back to that fateful night when I discovered I was mated to the t

me. "Shh, it's okay. W

t if you go home and process this n

ead around the situation. Ruby gathered ou

rs became my constant companion. This wasn't the life I planned for myself, how could I be

my own. Refusing to attend classes. "Willow, you need to think about wh

's been a week. You ne

et my shoulders sag. "I've

Are you sure? Have you

you know. And luckily, we'll be graduating soon. No one will fin

t be easy, Willow. You'

as meant to be, I can't kill my own child, abandoning my child after I had