I don’t want this baby. It broke her heart that she could even think such a thing and actually completely mean it. Leah clung to her little sister, needing that physical reassurance that she wasn’t alone. She felt oddly detached from the whole thing; like this was happening to someone else and not her. Kori’s hands on her face refocused her attention. “Think on it. Right…” Maybe she’d ask Bea or Rae what their opinion on this matter was. Put things into fuller perspective as to what she should do.
Sweeping the tests into the trash, Leah turned to the sink, splashing some cool water on her face while she listened to her sister reason out her options. “Do you really think that?” She asked, glancing at Kori. “If I decided to go through with not having this baby — do you think that’d really be what’s best for the rest of you?” Sure, Kori was supporting her now, but what if she changed her mind and wound up resenting Leah for going through with it? What if everyone she cared about resented her for it?
Her head whipped around again when Kori voiced being a bad sister. Leah shook her head and pulled Kori into another hug. “No, that wasn’t you. I was the one who couldn’t let go of that grudge for so long.” She squeezed her sister’s shoulders before releasing her again. “What would you do? Or maybe I should ask: what do you think I should do?”