As soon as Sarah left the room, Alessa opened her eyes, sat upright and took a deep breath. Abortion surgery was not the only way to have an abortion. Brian wouldn't let her go out of the house, and she didn't have a chance to go to the hospital, but there were other methods she could try at home. Though other ways might be dangerous or injure her body, she had no choice now. ... After taking a nap, Alessa went downstairs and slipped into the kitchen before Sarah noticed. She opened the freezer, took out the ice cubes and put them in a glass; then she got a glass of cold water from the water cooler, and drained off the whole glass. As soon as she had finished one glass, Sarah heard the movement and went downstairs. She went to the kitchen, only to find that Alessa was getting anothe