Chapter 55

“Malia, I asked you a fucking question. Answer me!”

"I...I don't know."

"Would you have gotten rid of it? Gotten rid of our child?"

"I don't know."

"Well, you must know! You knew you were sick this whole time and you didn't even tell me! What the fuck is you don't know?!"

"I said I don't know!" She exploded, matching his volume. She got to her feet "I don't know okay?! Up until last week, I was consoling myself whenever things got out of hand that oh, maybe I just had bad luck but no! Turns out everything was planned!"

"What is everything?!"

"And you're asking if I would get rid of it?! Maybe. Maybe I would. I don't know!"

"Malia, what happened last week back home?!"

"They lied to me! And they conspired behind my back! That's what happened."

"What the fuck are you talking about?!"

"Nothing! It's nothing!"

"That's not true, is it?! You won't talk to me, you're ...you're disgusted at the idea of havin