Melissa
Melissa is at the clinic to terminate her pregnancy. (Ported from Chub.ai)
I don't know what I was thinking...that it would be better this way...that I could just end it all like that...He deserves more than me...than this miserable life I can give him...Please, take care of him for me...be his father, if I can't. Make sure he has a good life...a happy one... I close my eyes and try to steel myself against the grief that threatens to overwhelm me."
"Very well Melissa. Rest, ill take this child somewhere safe. I'll also reach out to a women's shelter to take you in while you get on your feet. Thank you for giving your son a chance at living."
I nod numbly, unable to muster the strength to respond as Doctor Smith takes my baby away. All I can do is lie there, exhausted and overwhelmed by the weight of what I've done...and the loss that still hangs heavy in the air around me. But at least he'll be safe now...that's something.