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I’m cleaning the house. A thorough cleaning just to keep my mind off things. I’m still coming to
terms with the fact that I’m pregnant.
When Rowan rejected the idea of us having another baby. I all but gave up on giving Noah a
sibling. Now I have another baby on the way and I didn’t know how to feel.
My phone rings and I pick it up. Normally I would have refused to pick up, but not today. Pushing
those close to me away wasn’t doing me any good..
“Hi Letty” I murmur while sitting down.
I’ve been so tired of late. I should have known that there was something more to it.
“Oh my God. You picked up. I thought you wouldn’t” she screams through the phone before
sniffing. “I missed hearing your voice. It’s been weeks”
م
“I’m sorry.” I release a breath. “I just didn’t know how to handle everything so I pushed you away”
I’ve never been good at communicating my feelings. I’ve never been good at even acknowledging
them. When I’m stressed or over emotional, I shut down. I try to bury them so that I can function
properly. Pushing my emotions down is usually better than acknowledging them. Now I know
that isn’t healthy at all.
“Are you okay now?”
“Not all the way, but I will be” I assure her.
I don’t know how I plan to do that, but I was going to come out of this stronger.
I still can’t believe that I thought of killing myself and my own child. I may not know how to feel,
but this baby was my blood. Just like Noah is. I plan to be a good mother. I plan to be the best
mother to him or her.
I shake those thoughts away. I don’t want to think of how low I had hit. I don’t want to think of
what I almost did.
“I’m pregnant” I whisper, when she doesn’t say anything after a while.
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What? She shrieks in surprise “When did you find out?”
“About a week ago
win Noah, this baby is unexpected and unplanned. That won’t stop me from loving
her. I always wanted another child. I may not like his or her father right
Laush
the surprises fades and
sound happy about the news. I thought you wouldn’t, given who the
baby is a blessing, and this baby is who you need to
you’ve recently been through. This baby is your saving grace. He or she
deep
see it. Everyone could see it. I
else has managed to do. Pulling you out of the
think about what she’s said and it’s true. It’s because of Noah and this child that
to get the help
when I kept pushing you
up on me” I was close
thing makes
More like the sister I never had.
you would
away from serious conversations. By the time
an hour or
I didn’t realize how much I
myself, now. I
am done. I collapse on the sofa,
front door open.
enter my
is answered when I hear his sweet
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I am home!” he
takes over my face and I stand up. I rush out of the living room
through the entry way.
“Noah!”
hug him close to me as tears fall down my face. His body
I had missed
all over his face, I hold
but he doesn’t push me
right now?” I ask him as I
don’t let him go.
I didn’t care. I was
needed me. It was supposed to be a
we talked
mentions his father that I realize Rowan was
but I just can’t figure out what
“Hi” I say softly.
been by my house everyday just to check
so different from the Rowan I was used to that
how to react to this version of him.
words, he got me a therapist who I began
by his action. It
today?” he asks with a
shrug. I was making steps to get better and that’s what
and I look at him. “Is it
Rowan who looks at me sheepishly
tell him
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