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My heart pounds against le to process what she just said
I hate tears
I hate irlfriend, Misty, for what she just said, the words still ringing in my ears
“Evan, I just don’t want kids I don’t want to be a parent My own parents sure as hell weren’t roleout of here,” she says through her tears
“Don’t I have a say in this? That’s my flesh and blood” I point to her belly “This isShe’s just dropped a bomb on me
Fuck that!
“Evan, I justI don’t want this”
“This is not just about you!” I roar “This baby is a part ofher I’ to save my unborn child
“Evan,” she sobs
“How did this even happen? I wrap it every damn tih she has always assured me she is, indeed, on birth control
“Nothing is 100 percent I don’t knohat happened I take nant and I don’t want to be!” she screams
I’h this is not how I’d planned it I always thought I would be married to the love of my life when I started a family, but the fact of the ether for almost a year I knew she wasn’t the love of ured ere having fun together and I had tiirl who consuht, with tiirl
Life has other plans, or maybe I should blame this on my swimmers and the damn condom company, or even the phar is 100 percent
“Evan, you knoant out of this town S We’ve talked about this”
She’s right; we have I think that’s a big part of why she was never the one I love being on the far in Kentucky This is my home Misty has always been honest about her plans to uls, who never paid any real attention to her To hear her tell it, she was never good enough for them
Running h my hair, I take a deep breath “Please don’t do this” My voice cracks on my plea
“I justI don’t want to be a mother” She cries harder
“How long have you known? Give it a feeeks to sink in It’s a shock for sure, but that’s our baby”
“I found out four weeks ago I’ht about this, Evan, and it’s always the same answer I don’t want this”
“I do,” I say with conviction That baby is a part of me My , words are falling frohts to me”
“What?” She’s looking at me like I’ve lost my mind
“Have the baby, then sign the rights over toYou don’t have to be a part of his or her life, justplease, Misty”