Chapter 22

A year after that incident my life has not been easy. Mom almost exploded in anger when we found out I was pregnant.

I was always dumbfounded and didn’t know what to do. I can’t believe I lost in my mind that I had the possibility of getting pregnant. I was so mad at myself, Loren, and Ella. If they get together because she got Ella pregnant… What about me? How about my child?

I postponed taking the BAR exam. I hated myself even more because I thought I would never fulfill my dream. I had intended to work while I could, but Cole stopped me. We only cling to him when we have problems all this time. It’s embarrassing but we can’t do anything.

I finished the last sem of law school, and my tummy wasn’t growing yet. I passed, but there were no special awards I should have gotten then. I am grateful to Atty. Felasco because of the consideration he gave me. He said the MALF offer is still open for me because I am still qualified. But I didn’t get that right away because I