Alone

Chapter 18

"Kate?"

"Kate!"

My blurred thoughts flew away as I was forced back to reality. "Huh?"

"I said, do you want to keep her?"

Such a simple, yet complex question. I pulled the lid off of my steaming coffee, slowly spinning the styrofoam cup while watching the creamy liquid swirl around.

I really have to stop avoiding this question.

"Yes."

"So...I mean, that's great! That's amazing! You're keeping her?"

"No. I...I can't."

"Kate, you love her. She's your daughter-"

"Of course I love her, Jenna. I just...can't keep her. I'm not fit to be a mother...it would be selfish of me to keep her."

Jenna exhaled loudly and looked around the small cafe before her tone grew firm.

"You have to."

"Jen-"

"No, stop it Kate!" she raised her voice. "I'm sick of you doubting yourself! Not long ago, I was in your exact situation. I know you're young, and you think you're alone, but you're not. I see how your eyes light up when you talk about the baby. How you cradle your stomach constantly. How, despite the horrid dark circles under your eyes, you've never been more full of life. And I know you're scared, Kate. But you are not alone. You have me, you have Harry, and soon you'll have a daughter. And we will always be here to catch you when you fall."

My eyes stung with anger and pain at the mention of his name.

"Harry is gone, Jenna."

"He's not gone."

"He's GONE, Jenna!" several tears fell from my eyes.

"It's been TWO MONTHS Jenna! He isn't coming back, dammit!"

An unrecognizable emotion crawled up Jenna's face. "I'm sorry," she whispered. I opened my mouth to speak when his voice cut me off.

"Hello, Ember."

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CLIFFHANGER!!!!

I know I haven't updated in ages. I was giving up on Alone, but after over 5K reads I decided to keep going.

Sorry its short, I wanted to at least give you guys a little taste of whats coming!

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