Chapter 6: CHAPTER SIX

I broke. Collapsed to the floor, sobbing, my hands gripping my mother’s dress like a lifeline. "Please, Mom. Please take me to the hospital. I need to get rid of it. I can’t—" My words dissolved into desperate cries. But she didn’t soften. Instead, she jerked away like I was something filthy. "No." The single word hit harder than a slap. I blinked, my breath catching in my throat. "What—?" Mom crossed her arms, her face hard as stone. "We can’t go to the hospital. The doctors,...