Several days passed, and it was time for Carol to leave the hospital. Diana went early to pick her up.

Carol was still weak, though she had been in the hospital for weeks. She was tormented by her feelings of guilt. Moreover, she had lost a lot of weight.

Diana felt so sorry for her. “How can you not take good care of yourself? If your parents found out, they would be heart-broken.”

Carol smiled bitterly. She was still torn up about losing her baby.

“Diana, please, don’t say anything to my parents.” Carol grabbed Diana’s sleeve and begged. She didn’t want her parents to be worried about her.

“All...