Mary
"She walked aimlessly down the street towards the cafe. Her mom was in the check-out line of the nearby grocery store. It was a cold December night in their small town. 'Pregnant'. That was the word that was echoing in her mind over and over again. She walked by the brightly lit shops, seeing but not seeing the colorful displays and sale signs. The doctor had confirmed her month-long suspicions earlier that day. She thought about her mom and dad. They were an ordinary family. Mom worked part-time at the Christian elementary school near their house and her dad was an engineer with a construction firm. Both of them were hard-working and had raised their children to work hard as well. She had two siblings - a sister, and a brother and she was the oldest of the three. She was a 'good girl' by every societal standard: straight A student, never skipped classes, sang in the church choir, volunteered at local charities, never stayed out past her curfew, never went t...