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Home?
I was kicked out of here two months ago.
I say, “This is not my home.”
Mark looks sad.
He tries to take my hand.
I pull away.
I say, “Keep your distance.”
He bites his lip.
The door opens.
Ashley looks messy and tired.
But when she sees Mark, she starts to cry.
She hugs him. “Mark, you’re back. I’ve been
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waiting so long. I’m pregnant, I’m four months
pregnant. You’re going to be a dad!”
Mark looks shocked.
He looks at me. Then he pushes Ashley away.
Ashley hits the door and falls down.
Her face is pale.
She puts her hands on her stomach. She’s in
pain.
Blood is coming out of her.
She cries and says to Mark, “Save my baby.”
Mark steps back.
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His face is frozen. He says, “This shouldn’t
have happened!”
He looks at me. “Sarah, don’t listen to her.
I…”
I say, “Is this the time to talk about this?
Take her to the hospital!”
Everything goes crazy.
Ashley is pale in the hospital.
Her baby is gone, and she’s been hurt.
It will be hard for her to get pregnant again.
Even if she does, she might lose it.
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After a while, Ashley moves.
She stares at me. “It’s your fault. It’s all your
fault! I lost my baby because of you!”
She tries to attack me.
I step back.
Mark protects me.
He yells, “Ashley, have you had enough?”
Ashley starts to cry.
She yells, “She killed our baby, and I can’t
have any more, and you’re protecting her!”
I push Mark away and say, “Don’t say things.
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that aren’t true. There’s a camera at the front
of the house, and it recorded everything. Go
look at it.”
Ashley says, “You…”
I say, “If you keep bothering me, I’m going to
call the police. And I’ll sue you.”
Ashley is angry.
Mark rubs his temples. “The baby’s gone.
You shouldn’t have gotten pregnant. It’s your
fault.”
Ashley stops breathing.
She glares at Mark. “I made holes in the
condom! And if you could control yourself,
you wouldn’t have slept with me.”
She looks at me and smiles. “Do you know
when it happened? It was when you were
planning the wedding. He cheated on you. Do
you think my baby came out of nowhere?”
Mark yells, “Shut up.”
He looks at me and says, “Sarah, don’t listen
to her. I don’t know whose baby that is. She’s
trying to trick me…”
I say, “I don’t need your explanation.”
I look calm.
I say, “Mark, I don’t care. We’re done. Don’t
bother me again.”
I walk away.
Mark wants to follow, but Ashley tackles him.
I don’t look back.
I can hear Ashley crying. “Mark, how could
you do this? I hate you, you’re going to die!”
