Shelly had considered everything.

She concluded that she could not keep the child and had to keep her pregnancy a secret from her family and colleagues.

"What is it? Do you need money? How much?" Courtney asked.

"No. It's not that. Let's just meet and talk!" Shelly could not bring herself to talk about it over the phone.

"Alright. Are you at the apartment now? I will drop by later."

"Sure."

Forty minutes later, Courtney arrived at the flat, and Shelly was waiting with a home-cooked meal.

Courtney's lips curled into a smile. "Shelly, it's not even time for lunch yet! What's so important that you can't talk about it over the phone? I'm itching to know."

down in a chair and stared

so you are the only one I could think of to ask," Shelly said seriously. "I'm pregnant, and I want an abortion, but the hospital requires a third party's signature on the consent form. I want you to sign the form for

Courtney was stunned.

lived with Shelly for long, she

a woman who would sleep around, nor did she have

did she end up pregnant?' Courtney

and sipped on her water. "How far along are you?

head.

that means

in, right? But I've never seen you bring a man home. Who's the dad? Does he not want to take responsibility?" Courtney clenched her fists. "Don't be afraid. Tell me his name, and I'll

was an accident. He doesn't even know that I'm

want to baby, you need someone to pay for the medical fees, right? Your family's debt hasn't been paid, and you can't just go

he forced himself on me, so I don't want to tell him about this," Shelly whispered

"I didn't even know that

who have one-night stands... It's complicated. I-Just think of

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