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But the game was interrupted when Heath, my roommate and best friend, texted me

Hey, did you make it to your dr appointment okay?

I typed out my reply:

Yes On way to 2nd appt

Alone?

No A is with et here

Just as he’d promised and in spite of my fears to the contrary, Adam returned about a quarter of an hour later with his laptop case slung over his sturdy shoulder The second doctor was in soht next to Hoag Hospital (half country club, half medical response to the rich and sometimes famous) Adam’s search for "the best" in OC e through my tests and charts froriood as Dr Metcalfe’s

Less than fifty percent if I went through with the pregnancy She was dead serious and adaly recommend termination and immediate rounds of chemotherapy"

And that’s when, slu h ined hi me, "I told you so" I looked away and blinked, unable to breathe

The whole world around

Chapter Two

Adanosis numbers She bravely tried to hide the emotional reaction that I kneas near the surface The doctor excused herself and I stood, approaching her as she sat on the exam table She didn’t look up or move at all, her eyes fixed on some point in the middle distance, herthe sauilt almost suffocate me But by necessity, I shoved it aside I couldn’t let eet in the way, not now This was a critical time and we had to act fast My sole concern was E else could be taken care of later, when she was healthy again Hopefully by then there would be enough pieces of us to pick up and put back together