EVELYN
I had already made an appointment with the doctor for the termination.
The decision hadn't come easy. It felt like my mind had been split into two warring halves, each side screaming at me with different versions of right and wrong. The moral implications weighed heavily, making every day feel like trudging through thick mud, my thoughts constantly circling back to the same impossible question. But in the end, logic had won.
This was the only way.
I couldn't afford to bring a child into this chaos. I could barely take care of myself, let alone have a baby. My bank account hovered dangerously close to zero, nearly becoming a regular occurrence of overdraft. And Mike… if he found out, it would ruin everything I was trying to build for us.
I can boldly say I wasn't ready for motherhood with my broke ass if I was being honest with myself.
I just needed to get through this and then I could pretend none of it ever happened and Dave in the long run, would be fine. And maybe finally,
