“Susan its done, Heidi’s fine shes not saying much but shes ok. How is the case”?
“You know, if I could have been there I would have Jim?”
“Its fine honey really…..So hows the case?” Oh these damn corporations are all the same…..How much money can you save me…….How quick can we get this done...Is my salary going to be affected? They are all the same. I mean a thousand people could be about to lose their jobs and these assholes would ask the same damn questions every time!”
Jim laughed aloud, “you know somewhere right now theres a couple having a conversation very similar only they are talking about you damn lawyers all being the same and asking the same questions.”
“Yes Jim, I think you’re right” Susan laughed. “Do you remember when we were in college and I had that ridiculously long term paper due about Roe vs Wade? I had been working for days on it and you convinced me to take a break to go to a party? We got so drunk and ended up passing out on the beach.
I was so hung over that I didn’t finish the term paper for another two days. I ended up getting a C on it because it was late. It was the only C I had ever gotten. Literally one C in my entire life. I almost didn’t get the internship at the firm. I had to do extra credit work all summer to make up for it. You know what though? I had the time of my life that night. It was the night we fell in love Jim. My point is we made some mistakes in college but we were in college and we were responsible for our decisions. Heidi is seventeen years old and she has so much potential. Im just concerned that this will change her.”
“Susan…..Heidi is fine. She is so smart and she is going to be just fine. You know I did fall in love with you that night and I’m so glad that I did because you are so special. Honey, Heidi’s going to fine because she is just like you.”
The next morning Heidi was slow to get up. She felt optimistic but a little nervous. She still hadn’t told Claren. Her dad insisted on her telling him. She thought he should have known before the abortion but her mother was against it. She didn’t want Heidi going through a bunch of drama right before the procedure. Heidi was going to stay home from school a few days and Emily was to bring her assignments over. She decided she would wait until Emily got there and then call Claren. Yep call him, she wasn’t interested in doing this face to face. She liked Claren a lot, but did not want to see him. At least she didn’t want to see him for this. What Heidi and her mother didn’t know is that a bunch of drama was about to show up at their door step, whether they wanted it to or not.
Now is time for me to interrupt our little story and let you know a bit about the situation we are dealing with. Love happens to be involved so much in this story that it’s so obvious, we miss it. Susan Lambrook loves her daughter and is truly trying to keep her best interest at the fore front of the situation, but in the name of someones best interest people will often do and say things that they normally wouldn’t. The big secret about our family of three here is that it almost wasn’t…...a family of three that is. Eighteen years before this story took place Susan contemplated aborting Heidi. Jim and Susan eventually came to the agreement that little Heidi would not be aborted. She was born and brought her parents more joy than they could have imagined. I want to also point out that this story is not intended to sway your beliefs about abortion. This story contains real situations. If you are swayed into changing your believes about the subject then so be it. I will not make my statement about my beliefs in this work. It is not my intention to do so nor is it my place to. Susan made a decision that she felt would serve her daughter’s well being. She was not at all heartless. Just extremely concerned for Heidi and her future. After all she did love her daughter and wanted what was best for her.... Didn’t she?
Parents often act in the name of love. Some call it tough love. Some say be careful and don’t talk to strangers in the name of love. Thats all well and good if you’re nine. If you are a young adult and you choose to heed those warnings you will at the very least live a dull and boring life. Being careful and never talking to strangers is a great way to NOT find love. Keep that in mind the next time you tell your kids to be careful.
touching post, love this