When she was nineteen, Kira was cast out of her home by her parents because she had become pregnant by the boy she truly loved. Her father, however, had hoped to marry her off to his boss’s son. This is the story of a young woman’s difficult fate and her unwavering love for her son.
Nineteen-year-old Kira sat across from her parents in a small kitchen, trying to force a smile as she moved food around her plate. Her mother had spent the entire day cleaning and cooking with her daughter, grateful for a rare day off from her job as a cashier at the local grocery store. Kira’s father had just returned from the auto repair shop where he worked as a mechanic.
His face was shadowed with fatigue, and his brow was drawn into a permanent frown. A crumpled envelope from the bank poked out of his jacket pocket. Dinner began in uneasy silence.
Kira kept her head down, her appetite gone. Her father’s eyes, sharp and restless, noticed. “What’s wrong with you tonight?” he asked.
“She’s been like this all day,” her mother added softly. “Sweetheart, did something happen?”
Kira’s throat tightened. She had rehearsed this moment countless times, but now the words clung stubbornly to her chest.
“I… I’m pregnant,” she whispered. For a heartbeat, the room froze. Her mother’s fork clattered against the plate.
Her father’s face flushed dark red. “Pregnant?” he thundered. “Who’s the father?”
“It’s Gareth,” Kira said quickly.
“You know him—my old classmate. I love him.”
“Love him?” her mother snapped. “That boy has nothing!
His family is dirt-poor. And you—after everything we’ve done—you chose him?”
Her father slammed his palm on the table. “Do you realize what you’ve done to us?
We’re drowning in debt—seventy thousand dollars! Do you think love will pay the bank? Do you think love will put food on this table?”
Tears welled in Kira’s eyes.
“All you care about is money! You’re trying to sell me off to your boss’s son like I’m some bargain at the station!”
“You’d better watch your mouth,” her father growled. His voice shook with rage and desperation.
“If you had married his son, he would have helped us. He could have saved this family.”
Kira’s tears spilled over. “You don’t see me at all.
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