On February 16, 1998, I thought I was in love. I had given myself to guy I had been with for a year. I was young and stupid. Weeks after we had sex, I remember praying to God that my period would come, but it never came. Two months had past before I told my mother. She took me to the doctor the next day. I was so nervous sitting in the examination room. It felt like my stomach was doing somersaults. The nurse finally called my name. Before I went in, my mom told me she had to pick up my brother from school, and to wait until she came back.

While sitting in the cold, bright examination room , I kept thinking, "What if I am pregnant, what

"What you telling me for," he said nonchalantly.

"When was your last period?"

"In February," I replied.

On the day of the abortion, I felt so sick. I remember lying in the back seat of the car in fetal position while my dad and step-mom talked in the front. I remember being bombarded by a crowd of people with "No Abortion" signs, yelling and screaming at me. I felt so disappointed in myself. When we entered the clinic, we sat in the waiting room and waited for my name to be called. Every minute I spent sitting in the waiting room felt like eternity. Finally the nurse called my name. She took me to a dressing room, told me to undress completely, and to put on a hospital gown. While changing I felt light-headed and nauseated. It felt like I was falling. I could see my feet touching the ground, but I could not feel my feet on the ground. I was terrified. After I finished changing, the nurse took me to a second waiting room. She told me to wait there, and someone would call me in. I tried to occupy my time. I watched television and read some books. I just could not concentrate. I was so nervous. My legs were shaking, and my palms were sweaty. Finally, they called my name. Another nurse escorted me down a long hallway. While I walked, I prayed. I prayed that the Lord would take care of me. The nurse told me to lie on the operating table, and to make a fist. She stuck an IV in my fist. All I remember saying was, "Will I feel this?" The next minute I was asleep. When I awoke my dad and step-mom were standing over me.

"Oh, so you not claiming it? What happened to I was your heart, the love of your life? You are a coward. You are not a man. You know what, I don't need your trifling ass anyway," I shouted.

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