9 (Finale)
The cops were still there, so they grabbed her
before she could reach me.
After the police took Fave and her mom
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After the police took Faye and her mom away,
Tom stood there, frozen.
I looked at him and asked, “Is there anything
else?”
He walked over to me, his voice hoarse.
“Lily, I killed our baby, didn’t I?”
“You’re not going to forgive me, are you?”
Michael started to get up, but I stopped him.
Then, I looked at Tom.
“How can I forgive you? Seven years. We
were together for seven years. Did you ever
trust me?”
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“It’s not that you didn’t want this baby. This
baby didn’t want you for a dad. You didn’t
deserve it.”
“Tom, I won’t forgive you.”
My voice was soft, but with every word, Tom
started shaking harder.
“Lily, I didn’t know. I really didn’t know.”
“I’m not saying I don’t trust you. I was just so
angry. I couldn’t accept that you cheated on
me, and I lost it.”
“Give me another chance, Lily. We can have
more kids. Please, give me another chance.”
I looked down at my right hand. There was a
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faint line on my ring finger.
Tom and I had been dating for four years and
married for three.
He had been a huge part of my life, like that
line on my finger. I couldn’t erase it.
But I decided to move that heavy load away.
I shook my head.
“But I didn’t cheat on you, did I? I gave you
plenty of ways to find out the truth. I said, get
another test. I said, I’ll call my brother.”
“Even before I went into the operating room, I
begged you to spare our baby. But you said
no.”
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“Tom, what about my baby, who would have
spared their life if I gave you a chance to give
yours?”
Tom started shaking and crying.
“Lily…you really don’t want me anymore?”
“Lily, please, don’t leave me.”
“We promised each other. We said we’d be
together forever.”
I got a flashback.
When I was in college, my family was moving
overseas for business.
I stayed in the United States for Tom.
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My parents and Michael were worried that I’d
be alone and that no one would be there for
- me.
I confidently told them, “Tom likes me. He
won’t hurt me.”
Tom had always said, holding my hand.
“I will never disappoint you.”
“We’ll be together forever.”
“This life, the next life, and the next, we will
never separate.”
But how did my love get lost?
I looked at Tom and asked one last question.
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“When did you get the test done? And why
didn’t you tell me?”
Tom looked pale, like he knew what the
answer meant, but he still said, “Three years
ago, before we got married, Faye suggested I
get a checkup.”
“I wanted to go with you, but Faye pushed
me, so I did it myself first.”
“I knew you wanted kids. I was scared. I was
afraid that you’d leave me, so I didn’t say
anything.”
I chuckled.
“So, you thought I would leave you for a kid?”
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“Tom, we had been together for four years.
How could you think I wouldn’t face it with
you?”
“So whether it was three years ago or today,
you didn’t trust me.”
Tom finally broke down.
I looked down, trying not to cry.
“Tom.”
“Say you’re sorry.”
Tom froze, whispering, “I’m…sorry.”
I smiled, but my eyes were cold.
“I got your apology.”
“Say you’re sorry.”
Tom froze, whispering, “I’m…sorry.”
I smiled, but my eyes were cold.
“I got your apology.”
“But I will never forgive you.”
(The End)
