EMMA POV
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I thought about it for a moment, letting the silence stretch between us. “Then she’ll leave me no choice but to leave her,its my life and my choice” I said finally, and I forced a smile, though it felt like my heart was breaking. “I can’t keep living my life trying to make everyone else happy. I have to think about me and this baby now.”
Ava didn’t say anything, but she nodded, a slow, understanding nod that told me she had heard every word. She walked with me, side by side, until we reached my house. The street was dark, the only light coming from a single lamp post flickering a few yards away.
“Guess your mom’s asleep, Now,” she said, glancing at the darkened windows.
I nodded, feeling a wave of exhaustion hit me. “Yeah.”
“You’re strong, Emma,” Ava said, and her voice w
