"My mother told me that having an abortion is very harmful. You need to recuperate well. If your body does not recover properly, it will be hard for you to get pregnant in the future. You should rest more," Heidi said as she looked at me. She seemed slightly worried.
"I am fine right now, am I not? Do not worry. I know what I am doing. I will be alright."
It was not an abortion. I could not stay here too long as my belly would eventually show. If I did not settle this matter and leave as quickly as possible, people would find out about my pregnancy sooner or later.
"Alright. Anyway, please pay attention to your health." Heidi did not want to say much anymore. After putting down my things, she left in a hurry. It seemed like she had something urgent to attend to.
After Heidi left, I was all alone in the large villa once again. I walked into my bedroom and turned on my computer. There was nothing much for me to do at home, so I started to look online for a place to stay in Rosella City.
Time passed quickly, and it was soon eight o'clock at night. I took out the bread that Heidi had bought for m e from the fridge and warmed a cup of milk for dinner.
I received a call from Cecilia out of the blue.
I answered the call. Before I could say anything, Cecilia's angry voice could be heard from the other end of the line. "Wanda Lane, do you want to die? How dare you abort your child?”
I was stunned. "How did you know?”
Only a few people knew that I had gotten an abortion, and none of those people had anything to do with Cecilia. How did she find out about it?
"How could I not know about it? Do you still see me as your best friend? How dare you hide such important news from me?!” Cecilia was enraged. She started reprimanding me incessantly.
This woman would never stop talking when she was angry. I could not defend myself at all. I did not dare to say anything, so I simply held my phone and just listened to her nagging.
"Why are you not saying anything?" She asked me in a heavy tone. After a considerable amount of time, she had finally finished venting her anger on me.
"You are teaching me a lesson right now, are you not? I am sorry, my dear. I did not mean to hide it from you. I was mainly afraid that you would be worried. I wanted to tell you after two days," I apologized to her immediately.
"That is not the point. Of course, I would be worried. If I did not worry about you, who else would? I do not object to your choice of getting an abortion. Plus, there is nothing to miss about Theo’s baby. However, it was still surgery. What if something happened to you while you were alone?"
My heart was warm, knowing that she was worried about me. What else would I need if I already had a best friend like her in my life?
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