As I sat there in the car outside Wesley's estate,it was past midnight, the weight of my past bearing down on me like an anchor, I couldn't bring myself to face him just yet. He was the man who had offered me refuge from a world of pain and uncertainty, but even his kindness couldn't shield me from the turmoil within. I needed time to gather my thoughts, to steel myself to reciprocate to his love. Josh, the man I was supposed to marry,Came to my mind, mostly because I was just curious having left his house a few hours ago, and he reasoned like an i***t. That day years ago he loomed large in my mind as I walked towards his house. My steps felt heavy, each one a struggle against the fear and uncertainty that threatened to consume me. I knew I had to tell him about the pregnancy, about the

