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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
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