It didn't take long after they got back to college. News of Tessa's abortion was posted on the campus gossip wall.
Someone said they saw her being led into the teacher's office by her parents, crying so hard she could barely breathe.
Tessa's parents were ordinary factory workers. When they found out their daughter had not only gotten pregnant out of wedlock but had been pressured by the man into aborting the child, they exploded in fury right there in the office. They demanded the college and Kieran give them an explanation.
The teacher called Kieran in.
Kieran stammered, trying to defend himself.
Tessa's mother pointed at his face and screamed, "You heartless, ungrateful snake! Our daughter must have been blind to fall for someone like you! You must pay for her emotional distress and
