Chapter 66: Sweet Relief

Moana

“Did you decide?” the doctor asked.

I felt completely helpless, and began to cry harder. The doctor was silent and let me cry, and when I was finally able to speak around my sobs, I looked up at him and shook my head.

“I can’t do it,” I said, my chest heaving with each word as my lungs felt like they would explode. “I don’t want to go through with the abortion.”

The doctor nodded. “Okay then,” he said with a warm smile. “You don’t have to do it.”

He left to let me get dressed again. As I did, I felt Mina practically leaping with joy inside of me, and I couldn’t help but smile a bit. I finished dressing, then headed back out to the elevator with the intention of calling a cab home since Edrick thought that I would be spending the night here.

When the elevator doors slid open, however, I was utterly shocked to see Edrick standing there with a blue surgical mask on to hide his identity. He had a panicked look in his eyes, We stared at each other for a long few moments before he finally spoke.

“Well?” he asked. “Did you do it?”

I shook my head. “I couldn’t. I decided that I want to keep it.”

you home,” was all he said, but I could tell just from his body language that

the door. I couldn’t help but notice the rude secretary’s eyes on me as I walked past with Edrick — no doubt she was shocked to see a human walking out with

me, and once I was inside, he came around to the driver’s side and pulled away from the curb. I began to feel suddenly light and free, and was certain that I’d made the right decision. Whatever obstacles we faced, I was

to tell Selina and the maids,” I

but didn’t say anything else out loud. I wondered what was going through his head, but

aside from that brief agreement to tell Selina and the maids about the decision when we got home. Finally,

back?” I asked. “I thought that you were going to pick

a moment, then shrugged nonchalantly. “My morning meeting got canceled,

questions, but I couldn’t shake the

was playing in the living room with Selina. Ella was surprised to see me there; meanwhile, Selina looked rapidly between Edrick and I

shouted, jumping up and running over to me. “I thought you were gonna be

cheeks. “I decided I missed you too much,” I said, blinking away the tears that threatened

go and play in your room for a little bit?” Edrick asked then.

exclaimed as she scurried off. Once she was gone, Selina stood. I noticed that she was wringing her hands

“Well?” she asked.

and called for Amy and Lily to come as well,

closed, Edrick sighed. He opened his mouth to speak, then promptly closed it again and cleared his throat; I could tell that he was struggling to find the right words, so I decided to take it upon

decided to

knew

me in her arms. Once again, I was taken aback by her sudden

to tell Ella?” she

about it even once, and I was still unsure as to whether he would even tell

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