Synethetic White Elephants

"“Mom, I think I’m pregnant,” her voice trailed off, she stared at her hands.
[She] rotated her body, striking Amy across the cheek. The cheap ring on her finger made a mark."

Amy faces a dilemma a growing number of teenagers face, and feels pressured by her mother to make a decision that Amy does not wish to make.

Inspired by Ernest Hemingway's "Hills like White Elephants", "Synthetic White Elephants" deals with two divergent desires and oppression, as well as modern-day expectations and struggles.