Mary, my sister-in-law, stared at me. Her face was deathly pale.“What did you just say? Are you asking me to abort my baby? All because of what Pip said?”I gave a solemn nod.“Yes. Pip said this child is an abomination. It cannot—”Before I could finish, Mary slapped me.“Your brother and I tried for thirty years to have this child! How dare you tell me to get rid of it? If he finds out, he’d kill you, you monster!”I gave an unbothered smile. “Even if he kills me, that monster inside you cannot live. “Come with me to the hospital now.”She struggled desperately, and right then, the rest of the family returned home.Mary rushed into my brother, Jasper’s, arms.“Jasper! Claire is forcing me to get an abortion because of something the parrot said!”When my parents heard this, their faces darkened at once. They yelled at me. “Have you lost your mind? How can you believe an animal’s nonsense?”My brother looked at me skeptically.Tears streamed down Mary’s anxious face.
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