Anna’s POV
It had been five months since I had left the city and started a new life in my hometown. Not a day went by when I didn't think of Derek and wonder what had become of him. I hadn't heard anything about him since I left, so I could only assume that he was still rotting in prison. I tried not to dwell on it too much, but the thought was always in the back of my mind.
My mother's voice jolted me out of my thoughts. "You're going to be late for your antenatal appointment!" she yelled. I was so lost in my thoughts that I hadn't realized the time. I felt a jolt of panic as I realized that my pregnancy was now obvious and that I had a doctor's appointment to attend. I felt overwhelmed and scared, who knows who the father will be.
I had enrolled Tara in a nearby school and, to my re
