Previously:

"About another week, you’re still pretty bad. You have 4 broken ribs, a shattered nasal cavity, dislocated shoulder, and a fractured wrist. So until you can stand up and walk on your own with relatively little pain, you should stay here."

"Great"

"There’s one more thing"……

"What is it Dr.?"

"You’re pregnant."

"What do you mean, don’t you usually give out the morning after pill in the case of rape?"

"Yes, however you were unconsious, and we can’t give someone in your condition that particular pill."

"Oh, so what does this mean? I mean where do we go from here?"

"Well, obviously you do have some options, you could carry the child to full term or you could have an abortion."

"Yeah, ok well I need to think about this for a little while."

"OK, I have rounds to make so if there is anything I can do for you just have a nurse find me."

"Thanks doc, I’m sorry if I came across bitchy, its just a lot to take in, you know."

"It’s ok Shane."

So again I’m left to my thoughts, by myself no friends, no family. I’m pregnant. What the hell am I going to do? That’s a stupid question, of course I know what I’ll do, option B, abortion. I can’t go through another unwanted pregnancy. God I haven’t thought about her in years. Seventeen years old, stupid and knocked up. I had done the only thing I thought was right. I carried the baby. And three days after she was born, I gave her up for adoption. I left my heart in the hospital that day. Rose use to tell me it was for the best, that I made the right decision. Well, she can go fuck herself with her noble, goody goody attitude.

Where did my life actually make a wrong turn?

"Shane, Um Shane Earth to Shane."

I was so lost in my thoughts, that I didn’t realize Tina came back into my room.

"Yes, I’m sorry just thinking."

"Its okay, it’s a lot to take in. I wouldn’t normally do this, but my partner and I have an apartment over the garage, you are more than welcome to stay there while you get on your feet. I’ve already talked to Bette, and she is cool with it. So if you would like when they discharge you, you have a place to stay."

"Tina, I don’t know what to say. I couldn’t possibly do that. It would put you guys out. And I don’t have any money to pay you. But thanks anyways."

"Now listen, I insist that you stay there. You’re just a kid, and you have nowhere to go. I would not be able to sleep at night knowing that you are staying at some homeless shelter. So you will be staying with us. And we’ll figure out the money thing later."

"But.."

"No buts, it settled. I’ll be in with your medicine shortly."

"Thanks."

Wow that was pretty cool of her to do that. She doesn’t even know me, for all she knows I could be psycho or something. I will make it up to Tina and her partner some day. All of a sudden it finally all hits me. I walked away from my life to start new and I almost died in the process. I start to cry, and soon I find myself no longer able to avoid sleep.