My Egg Short Story

Anh Cao

College Writing, AUV

A. Bleecker

19 sept. 2016

Love Inside My Belly “Is this the second line?” My friend asked me. I was happy with what I had seen in the test, which said: “not pregnant.” After she asked me, I looked closely again, and I saw a faint line appear which meant I might have a baby. My brain was filled with the thought: “What am I going to do? What about my parents? What are they going to think?” I was so scared to think about it. I was a good girl who had a job at school and studied hard; I was too young to be a mom and did not know how to take care of a baby. After this day, however, everything in my life changed, and I became a mom. Before I had my baby, I was a girl who always thought that the world was all pink.

I needed to go to school again after a long break, and he started to work overnight. We did not see each other for several days at a time. My heart was telling me that he had another girlfriend. I wanted to save our love and our small family, so I decided to quit both school and work to stay home and take care of my small family, which I regretted. He did not deserve it. He left me lonely almost every night which made me cried a lot, but then my belly would hit me like he wanted to said: “Come on mom. You can do it.” I knew that I still have a love from inside my belly which could make me stronger. When people asked me: “How could you live like this?” I just smiled. My parents told me to take care of myself because this time was very important for my baby to grown. When they asked me about school, I lied to them again that I did not quit. I was not a good daughter who made them sad. My friends saw me sad and lonely, so they began asking me to go out with them. I started to go out more and felt better because I could share my emotion with my friends. They always supported me and gave me a good

My baby’s father took her to our house to take care, and they showed their love in front of me. However, I did not care anymore. I understanded that I could not expect a person to do what I wanted. I tried to be more happy for inside my belly could feel it and grown bigger and healthier. When my baby was born, my tears came out like a waterfall. I finally met my angel, my life’s purport. My mother left my family and her company to go to the US to take care of me. Without her, I could not go back home and took care of my baby. Going through a hard time, I know more about the importance of a family and