Chapter Seven: What's Your Story?

Marianna's POV

I have been thinking a lot.

I have been thinking about leaving Nicko with Keller's mom. Will my son be alright without me for that long? We haven't been apart for more than a few hours at a time. Three days is a long time. It's eating me up. Is it selfish of me to leave him behind in search of love? Is it right for a mother to make room for other people beside her child? I don't have any answers but I do feel guilty for not bringing him along. I feel like I'm a bad mother for not even mentioning him to Wayne.

I have also been thinking about how I will tell Wayne. How am I to explain it? Is it even something to explain? I'm a mom and that won't change no matter how long I wait to tell him. Won't it be better to just embrace the inevitable? If he will reject me, isn't it better to just get to it so that I can move on? It won't be a big deal! I mean if my baby's father can fail to come back for me