Sierra
Sarah came into the room to take Xander to have his scan done. I sat done on the couch, releasing all the air I was holding in. He was awake. We would be a family again. Everyone bad in our lives is either dead or behind bars. We can enjoy this next step in our lives together.
I held my stomach like my life was depending on it when my mom came and sat next to me. She started rubbing circles on my back. "You know, everything is going to be okay now," She said. "I sure hope so. I can't think of bringing another child into this world like this. Not right now." My mom's eyes went wide and her whisper was no longer a whisper. "You're not going to get an abortion are you?" "ABORTION? YOU'RE PREGNANT?!" Everyone in the room said in unison as their eyes drilled a hole through my skin. Xa
