No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

There was anger, there was repression, and there was a readiness to strike.

This was a side of Shirley I had never seen before, and for some reason, it made me incredibly tense.

I swallowed hard, "If you hate him so much, and you know what he's done, why would you..."

I trailed off, unsure of her thoughts.

Given her hatred, she shouldn't have had Nancy. Another child meant she couldn't make a clean break. But she did have her.

"Why have Nancy, right?" Shirley picked up on my thoughts.

I nodded, glancing towards where Nancy was, "If you two really fall out, what's going to happen to her? She's innocent."

"Do you think I wanted to have her?" Shirley drained her glass of wine in one go.

Watching her painfully swallow the wine, I felt a pang in my heart.

Shirley shook her head, replying, "When I first got pregnant, he had the doctor take my blood, found out it was a girl, and then hired six nannies. Officially, they were to take care of me, but in reality, they were there to watch me."

want the child

me?" Shirley said, her gaze drifting towards Nancy, "You know, if she had

had mentioned arguing with Lord, a thought struck me, and I looked towards her

gave me a thumbs up,

her, "Lord doesn't want this child, wants you to get rid of it,

thing tomorrow," Shirley said, reaching for the bottle

hand, "You're

He won't let it

was against her will, forced by Lord, and now, with this child, when Lord wanted it gone, she seemed

was indeed full

want to keep this

didn't respond immediately, her eyes fixed on Nancy. After a long pause, she said, "I want to ensure Nancy has a close, true relative by

with despair. Thinking back to how she hated Lord, I

with Lord for the long haul, nor did

the day she and Lord

for fleeting

her head,