Zelda
My heart sank.
"Let go!" I demanded, though my voice betrayed a crack of emotion.
Behind him, Susan seized the opportunity. She shoved Jian away and cowered behind James, clutching his arm like a lifeline. Her theatrics began immediately.
"James, she’s crazy! I don’t know what she forced into me—I feel awful! My stomach hurts so much!" she wailed, clutching her abdomen with exaggerated agony.
Her performance was an instant success. A murmur rippled through the room as her cronies chimed in.
"Oh my God, is Susan really pregnant?"
"Did Zelda force-feed her abortion pills? That’s so cruel!"
"How could you harm an innocent child like that, Zelda? This is vicious beyond words!"
Each word cut into me like a blade. My fists clenched, but before I could respond,
