#Chapter17

Pent-up Emotions-02

I sat down, feeling the numbness in my body. I glanced at Mum closely. “It was my fault because I left her that night. I didn’t look for her even though I knew where to find her. I hated myself for not thinking twice. Now, I lost them.” I looked down, feeling guilty when I realized I shouldn’t be blaming Arella. She was still young. She was barely eighteen when she’d gotten pregnant by a stranger. She had a life ahead of her, and pregnancy was the last thing for a teenager to wish for.

I was the one who was selfish. I could have been spending...