"I also don't know where I got the courage to decide to be a single mom, raising two kids. Someone like me, with such an uncertain future, actually made that choice... Even now when I think back, it still feels unbelievable."
What power it was, I still can't figure out to this day.
But sometimes, making a decision is a matter of a moment, who knows.
"But the most important thing that kept me from dispelling the thought of giving birth was the check he left me. If it weren't for the financial pillar he provided, I probably would've had the will but lacked the means. Without money, without connections, what could I do?"
Still a student, she might not have even had the money to afford an abortion.
"Maybe if it hadn't been for the meddling of the merchant, raising two kids would've been too much for me."
"Why did you make such a choice back then? The risks were too large. Alone, who would take care of you?"
