CHAPTER 42
“Have you had an abortion before?” the nurse asks me.
“No.” I’m shaking. I shouldn’t be shaking. This is a safe procedure. Everything I’ve read online promises me that it’s safe. And I’m not alone. Something like twenty or thirty percent of all women in America have done what I’m about to do.
It’s no big deal. Like getting a tooth pulled. Uncomfortable for a short time, but then the problem’s taken care of for good.
I shouldn’t be here. I wouldn’t be here if I hadn’t gotten into that big fight with Jake.
He’ll never forgive me after this.
“Are you ready?” the nurse asks.
I nod my head and sign the form she’s holding on her pink clipboard.
It’s silly for me to be thinking about my foster mom. Not at a time like this. I haven’t talked to Sandy in years. Haven’t thought abo
