210 Days Ago

I came to a new city to start over—with a child under my heart and hope for a calm life.

But one visit to the doctor ruined all my plans. His blue eyes, his voice, his touches—everything burst in from the past, from that night I wanted to forget, knowing I was doing something wrong.

But he looked at me as if I were a stranger—and that hurt. Now I’m pregnant, torn between shame for the past and fear of telling the truth.