I nodded, tears welling up in my eyes. “I just never thought it would come to this,” I said. “After all, I did love him.”
My dad reached over and squeezed my hand.
“We’re here for you, sweetheart. You’ll get through this, and you’ll come out stronger.”
As I sat in my parents’ living room, holding my growing belly, I realized that the future I had imagined with Ethan was gone. But I also knew that I had to be strong for my baby and for myself.
It was time to start a new chapter, one built on truth and integrity.
What would you have done?
