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The bridge of led with unshed tears

Jesus Get a grip

This pregnancy foolishness had me a mess

Although Roam hesitated, he uttered, “This doesn’t mean shit” His eyes narrowed on Anika “For all I know, it could be yours”

What Anika responded with rocked me so hard my head rattled

Anika’s stance grew rigid Immediately, she returned a stony, “Yeah, I’lared at Roa it to an imbecile, “That means I can’t have children”

The words caht but full of sorrow My brow dipped as I swungnews

The pressure in ht pass out from it My chest ached as betrayal lit heavy in my soul

Great Yet another thing I hadn’t known Just howkept from me? I was tired of this So tired

A feeling akin to grief suddenly weighed me down, and as I blinked at the woman I called my friend, I wondered if I ever really knew her at all

Then, suddenly, my mind rewound, back to Dr Henley’s office, to how desperately the doctor had tried to get Anika to stay She begged Anika to spare her a uess was to talk, presumably about her options

My gut clenched with the realization that Anika had battled all of this on her own And it broke my heart that she felt she had to

Right So, Anika wasn’t sick But as it turned out, she wasAnd I suddenly understood why she was so excited about this baby It would be the closest she would ever get to having her own

The hurt I felt dulled a notch, but the ache remained