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Faith
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The setting had changed from the hotel room to a more comfortable loft, but
Faith was still sitting on the bed. She looked different, though. Her skin was
pasty white and her eyes were a faded color blue. She was much thinner, but the
bulge in her abdomen stood out like a sore thumb. Coughing and adjusting her
position on the bed, she began to speak in a rough voice, “It’s been nearly
nine months since I last saw Darren, Morgan, Spaz, or the others. I didn’t
bother looking back until now at the tapes from last summer’s road trip. It
was good and bad at the same time. Most of all, I managed to come to terms with
what happened. I wasn’t too proud of myself for leaving Darren the way I did.
I should have at least told him about the baby. Too late now. I’m due in a
week, but as you can see, I’m much worse off than I was when I found out that
I was pregnant.
“I’m very sick, but nobody knows. My parents have no idea that I’m having
a baby, and I don’t intend on telling them any time soon. Thankfully I’m
living in the city, far away from them. If they knew I was pregnant, I’d be
kicked out of the family and I’d lose the money I need to pay for my tuition
and my loft. That’s the last thing I want.
“I haven’t heard anything about Darren on the news or the Internet. For all
I know, he’s probably recording another album right now. Maybe Savage Garden
got back together. It’s not like I care, though. I really couldn’t give a
damn about him or anything else. All I care about is my baby and myself. I found
out the other day that it’s going to be a girl. I already have a name picked
out for her. Hope. Isn’t that a beautiful name? It goes right along with my
name. Faith and Hope, what a pair?
“Well, I’d better get out of bed. I have a photo class that starts at one,
so I need to get dressed, go to lunch, and head off to school. I’ll be back
later, unless this baby decides to come out in the middle of the class.
Later.”
Chapter 14: Realizing Consequences
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