There were still two pills in the box, but one of them was a vitamin I had slipped in the night before.Clayton came to me and said sincerely, “Don’t worry, Wendy. You’ll never have to take another regret pill for the rest of your life.”I looked into his eyes and smiled with a nod.“Alright.”…In the days that followed, Clayton treated me well. Even when Sophie called him, he no longer rushed off like he once did.Then, one ordinary morning, Sophie ran into my room. She dropped to her knees, started crying, and said she was pregnant with Clayton’s child.Clayton was in the kitchen cooking for me. When he heard her words, the spatula slipped from his hand and hit the floor.“When did I ever touch you, you—”Sophie’s sobs grew louder. “It was that night… You had too much to drink… and then…”She clung to my pants while still kneeling on the floor. “Wendy, please don’t make me get rid of the baby. Just think of it as keeping a pet. Think of it as a puppy or a kitten. Please?
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