Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Alyssa put her palm to her forehead. She was speechless.

Sean, that brat... How hard did he go? He did it on purpose, didn't he? "Taty, how did you find out, then?" "After that time, I haven't been feeling very well. I've been feeling sluggish... I thought I was tired because of insufficient rest, so I didn't think too much about it.

"It wasn't until recently, when I started feeling nauseous, that I felt that something was wrong. I went out secretly the night before last to buy a pregnancy test kit. I tested yesterday morning and...' Even though this was good news, Alyssa's hair stood on end as she listened to Tatiana. She even felt really guilty.

She had been focusing on looking after Lauren and helping her out all she could. Sean, as her subordinate, was also in the thick of things. They all failed to care for Tatiana, who looked pale but was still trying to keep her spirits up.

Tatiana was pregnant at such a young age. She felt stressed both physically and mentally. She was not prepared to be a mother at all.

at just the thought of her precious sister living in anxiety and fear each

enough attention to you. It was my fault!" Alyssa wrapped Tatiana in an embrace. Her heart raced. "You said that you just found out yesterday. So, does that mean that Sean and Lyla don't know about it yet?" "Lyse... I'm scared..." Tatiana's shoulders trembled as she cried silently. "Sean hasn't proposed or married me, and I'm already pregnant with his child. I'm afraid that Mom and Dad will be upset. I'm afraid that they'd make things difficult for Sean." "Oh, silly! You're letting

hands.

care of yourselves. Your baby has to be born into this world safe and sound." In her mind, a vivid image flickered-Tatiana and Sean, their faces alight with joy as they cradled a child, a living testament to their love. It would be a family, a dream built

a quiet balcony alone. He had a dull expression

couldn't relate to the joys and sorrows of socializing with

end of their families' and friends' blessings.

of smoke. He leaned farther and farther back, inch by inch, out of the balcony. He looked as if he