Chapter 22
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To have a family with Grant used to
be my dream. But I decided to give up on
him after so many disappointments. I
married Jake on impulse and for my
grandpa. Luckily, I got a lot of love from
him.
My card was right. What about Grant‘
s? It said he would lose the love of his life
forever.
It seemed to be right, too, but I didn’t
believe he loved me. The one he loved was
the past me who kept giving without
expecting anything in return. My
departure made him realize that he
couldn’t afford to lose me, but it was too
late. Therefore, he loved himself the most.
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Feeling queasy, I left the wedding
early. Jake, who was concerned, took me
to the hospital.
We went to the ER, and then the
gynecology. The doctor asked me about my last period, and then we realized that I
was two weeks late.
“Has it ever been this late?” the doctor
asked.
I shook my head. It was the first time.
We did a test, and it said I was four weeks
pregnant.
“Jake, I’m pregnant!”
Jake kissed me, overjoyed. “Honey, we‘
re having a baby!”
His kiss surprised me.“What are you
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Fortunately, no one saw us. We
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bought tickets to Dallas right away. Jake
told his parents; I went home to tell
Grandpa.
The house was quiet. I rushed to
Grandpa’s room, finding him on the floor, unresponsive. I called 911 and Jake.
“Grandpa’s collapsed…”
My voice broke. Jake and his parents
rushed downstairs, and we all went to the
hospital.
As we waited, Jake held me in his.
arms. I cried, and his parents kept saying
sorry. They blamed themselves for not
finding it sooner.
