's
rs were just my adoptive parents. Then, after finally returning to my
a, trying to piece my life back togeth
led slightly as I held onto the counter, my vision blurring for a moment. The only one who could save me now-the ma
g thoughts as I pressed my back against the co
's cold here, you c
ulder, pulled me from my haze. My disoriented gaze me
nce made me look away in shame. I wished t
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 ni
" The nurse extended a set of papers toward me. "Dr. Jam
ully placed it in my purse. As I made my way toward the exit,
, he was a
. It had been months since I last spoke to him. In fact, I on
when I broke the news to him over the phone. Ther
n struggled to process their first child and t
rding our marriage, was I supp
asn't
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,
hite sports car swerved dangerously close, just barel
ly leaped out
woman emerged, her wavy hair cascading over her sho
od ran
ta
houted, my hands still clutc
she swayed toward me, her high heels clicking against the pavement with an arrogant rhyth
r head. "Scared I'll kill the
nstinctively shielding my b
far!" My voice wavered wi
me, but never had I imagine
t too far. You got drunk, had fun with some random man, an
e air leavi
aying?" My voice came ou
e you actually believe the man you slept with that night wa
listened. Despite standing under inte
hat was s
t you're childhood sweethearts?" Her voice dripped with
chill sprea
at couldn'
became sharper. I thought back to the blurred silhouette, to the broa
been... d
diff
heart, I even prepared two burly men for you. Who knew that you would be so insensible? You actually entered some wild man's r
shook v
voice cracke
g into her skin. "Why would you do t