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Authors: Donna Marie Lanheady
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When she reached the center of the garden, Sara sat on one of the benches and leaned her head back. She closed her eyes, took a full breath of crisp night air, and wished there was some way to predict whether telling David would improve matters between them or cause them to disintegrate further.
~
Sara was lying on her bed reading when Lee knocked on her bedroom door.
“ Come in.”
Sara closed her book and laid it on the nightstand. Lee walked into the room and sat on the end of the bed.
“ I wanted to let you know I made an appointment with Dr. Brown for Friday morning.”
Sara sat up and criss crossed her legs.
“ Ok, but what about school?”
“ I already called and told them you’ll be out for the day.”
“ Why do I need to be out for the whole day?”
Sara was one of those rare children who disliked missing school. When she was in elementary school, she would cry whenever she was sick enough to stay home. Everyone assumed her attitude would change when she got older, but it never did.
“ Well, first you’ll talk to Dr. Brown in his office. He needs to ask you a lot of questions.”
“ Questions about what?”
“ About your period, sexual activity, birth control.”
Sara was not looking forward to that conversation. She didn’t even know Dr. Brown. To her, he was just her mother’s doctor. Sometimes she sat in his waiting room while her mother had her checkup, and she caught a glimpse of him once or twice, but that was the extent of her interaction with him.
“ He’ll want to make sure you are being safe and that you understand your options so this doesn’t happen again. He may have to order tests to make sure you’re healthy.”
“ Oh,” Sara said. This just kept getting better.
“ Were you being safe?”
Sara averted her eyes. “Yes.”
“ Every time?”
“ Yes, Mom, Brian and I were always careful.”
Sara brought her knees to her chest and hugged them.
“ Well I’ve asked Dr. Brown to give you a prescription for birth control pills as an additional precaution. You do know you’ll still have to use condoms to prevent disease?”
“ Yes, I know.”
“ After he explains everything to you and you answer his questions, you’ll have an exam and a pregnancy test. If it turns out you really are pregnant then Dr. Brown is available that afternoon to take care of everything.”
“ What do you mean take care of everything?”
Sara figured she’d have an exam and get vitamins and instructions about what to eat. Why would that take all afternoon?
“ He can perform the surgery right away,” Lee said.
Sara’s eyes widened. “You mean an abortion?”
“ Yes, that’s exactly what I mean.”
Sara jumped off the bed.
“ But I told you I don’t want an abortion.”
“ I know what you told me. Sit back down, and we’ll talk about it.”
Lee patted the bed beside her. Sara remained standing.
“ Brian and I want to get married. We have it all planned.”
“ Honey, your plan is much harder than you realize.”
“ We don’t care, it’s what we want.”
“ Are you sure it’s really what Brian wants?”
“ Of course I am.” Why wouldn’t it be?
“ It might’ve been what he said in the heat of the moment, but are you sure he didn’t change his mind once he got a chance to think about it?”
“ Why are you saying that?”
“ I spoke to Brian’s mother, and she agrees this would be entirely too much for the two of you to handle. She also thinks having an abortion is the way to go.”
“ You talked to Brian’s mother?”
“ Yes, before I made the appointment.”
“ He never told me.” Brian was supposed to talk to his parents tonight. He hadn’t mentioned his mother already knew. How could this be true?
“ I’m sorry, sweetie, give him some time. Maybe he isn’t sure how to break it to you.”
“ But it was his idea.” Everything, all of it, was his idea. Now he’s changed his mind and hasn’t told her?
“ What was his
When she reached the center of the garden, Sara sat on one of the benches and leaned her head back. She closed her eyes, took a full breath of crisp night air, and wished there was some way to predict whether telling David would improve matters between them or cause them to disintegrate further.
~
Sara was lying on her bed reading when Lee knocked on her bedroom door.
“ Come in.”
Sara closed her book and laid it on the nightstand. Lee walked into the room and sat on the end of the bed.
“ I wanted to let you know I made an appointment with Dr. Brown for Friday morning.”
Sara sat up and criss crossed her legs.
“ Ok, but what about school?”
“ I already called and told them you’ll be out for the day.”
“ Why do I need to be out for the whole day?”
Sara was one of those rare children who disliked missing school. When she was in elementary school, she would cry whenever she was sick enough to stay home. Everyone assumed her attitude would change when she got older, but it never did.
“ Well, first you’ll talk to Dr. Brown in his office. He needs to ask you a lot of questions.”
“ Questions about what?”
“ About your period, sexual activity, birth control.”
Sara was not looking forward to that conversation. She didn’t even know Dr. Brown. To her, he was just her mother’s doctor. Sometimes she sat in his waiting room while her mother had her checkup, and she caught a glimpse of him once or twice, but that was the extent of her interaction with him.
“ He’ll want to make sure you are being safe and that you understand your options so this doesn’t happen again. He may have to order tests to make sure you’re healthy.”
“ Oh,” Sara said. This just kept getting better.
“ Were you being safe?”
Sara averted her eyes. “Yes.”
“ Every time?”
“ Yes, Mom, Brian and I were always careful.”
Sara brought her knees to her chest and hugged them.
“ Well I’ve asked Dr. Brown to give you a prescription for birth control pills as an additional precaution. You do know you’ll still have to use condoms to prevent disease?”
“ Yes, I know.”
“ After he explains everything to you and you answer his questions, you’ll have an exam and a pregnancy test. If it turns out you really are pregnant then Dr. Brown is available that afternoon to take care of everything.”
“ What do you mean take care of everything?”
Sara figured she’d have an exam and get vitamins and instructions about what to eat. Why would that take all afternoon?
“ He can perform the surgery right away,” Lee said.
Sara’s eyes widened. “You mean an abortion?”
“ Yes, that’s exactly what I mean.”
Sara jumped off the bed.
“ But I told you I don’t want an abortion.”
“ I know what you told me. Sit back down, and we’ll talk about it.”
Lee patted the bed beside her. Sara remained standing.
“ Brian and I want to get married. We have it all planned.”
“ Honey, your plan is much harder than you realize.”
“ We don’t care, it’s what we want.”
“ Are you sure it’s really what Brian wants?”
“ Of course I am.” Why wouldn’t it be?
“ It might’ve been what he said in the heat of the moment, but are you sure he didn’t change his mind once he got a chance to think about it?”
“ Why are you saying that?”
“ I spoke to Brian’s mother, and she agrees this would be entirely too much for the two of you to handle. She also thinks having an abortion is the way to go.”
“ You talked to Brian’s mother?”
“ Yes, before I made the appointment.”
“ He never told me.” Brian was supposed to talk to his parents tonight. He hadn’t mentioned his mother already knew. How could this be true?
“ I’m sorry, sweetie, give him some time. Maybe he isn’t sure how to break it to you.”
“ But it was his idea.” Everything, all of it, was his idea. Now he’s changed his mind and hasn’t told her?
“ What was his
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