Chapter 9: A Decision

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The child half-closed his eyes comfortably in Sophia’s arms and muttered, “Why does it feel like you’re going to be a mom?”

Sophia was surprised. She didn’t even tell the children that she was pregnant.

The child continued, “I can feel that the baby in your belly loves you very much. He will be a cute and obedient baby!”

Sophia was at a loss for words.

“He will be a happy kid. You treat us so well, so you will definitely not abandon him like our parents did with us. I really envy him.”

Sophia’s heart skipped a beat, and a wave of guilt overcame her.

“But Father Ford said that our parents gave us a life and that we should live with gratitude. The world is beautiful and without life, we cannot experience it. So we should also thank our parents. Even if they abandoned us, without them, we wouldn’t have the chance to enjoy what life has to offer. We wouldn’t have met the kind Sophia and Olivia.”

Sophia said with mixed feelings, “Even if you don’t know who your parents are, don’t you regret coming to this world?”

The child nodded seriously and firmly. “Nope!”

Sophia rubbed the child’s head and sighed. “You’re a good child. Abandoning you was a bad decision for your parents.”

The child smiled shyly, but Sophia fell into deep thought.

She couldn’t help but think of her own situation. What kind of decision was it for her to abort the child?

The child was indeed an accident, but the memories of that fateful night wasn’t painful. Instead, because it felt so good, she mistook it for a wet dream. She couldn’t hate the perpetrator and could not bear any ill feelings towards the child in her belly.

Having a child would indeed impact her studies, but even if she were not pregnant now, it would still come later, when she got married. When that time came, her life would also be affected. She would have to get used to it eventually and aborting a child for this very reason seemed a little too hasty.

As for love and marriage… from the moment Sophia was pregnant with the child, she could never commit to a relationship with the right state of mind. Whatever her ultimate decision was, her life would never be the same.

Her mother was right. Being a single mother wouldn’t be easy. Yet, compared to the guilt brought about by abortion, the sufferings seemed insignificant.

Moreover, optimistically speaking, perhaps she could locate the father and raise the child together.

After an internal mental back-and-forth, Sophia finally made up her mind — she would give birth to the child no matter what.

Olivia’s drawing class had just ended. She took a few pieces of drawing paper and walked over, excitedly showing them to Sophia.

“I’m teaching the children to draw babies today. Here’s a boy, and here’s a girl. Aren’t they cute?”

Sophia took the drawings and looked at them carefully. After deciding to give birth to the baby, her mood was much relaxed. She nodded and said, “Yes, they are.”

She organized the drawings and put them aside, before motioning for Olivia to sit.

“Olivia, I’ve decided. I want to give birth to the baby.”

Olivia was visibly shocked.

“Thank God! You’ve made the right decision!”

No matter what, this good friend of hers would definitely welcome the baby’s arrival. She was not alone on this path, which made her feel a little comforted.

“Oh right! I want to be the baby’s godmother!”

“No problem.”

The two girls looked at each other and smiled.

“However, I want you to be with me while I look for the child’s father. I want to try my best to give the child a complete home.”

Olivia agreed, “That’s a must! Do you have any memories of the child’s father?”

The two girls left the children and walked to a quiet and deserted path.

Sophia said shyly, “That night, I was drunk. I don’t remember what he looked like. I only know that he was very tall, had a good figure, and had a sexy voice.”

“Hmph…” Olivia smiled at her mischievously. “Those are amazing impressions indeed.”

Sophia’s face turned even redder. She stole a glance at Olivia.

Olivia stopped teasing her. She thought seriously and said, “If we can’t find any features that can confirm his identity, we might as well change our train of thought and find out using the elimination method.”

“The elimination method? That shouldn’t be too difficult.” Sophia thought about it carefully, “That day, I went to my roommate Anita’s house for her birthday party. There were plenty of our classmates and her friends present at the party. In the evening, I drank some wine. As I felt a little tipsy, I went to the room for a little nap.”

“Your classmates and her friends? It’s a little too broad to narrow down. We’ll need more than this to find out the identity of the perpetrator. How about this, let’s ask Anita. Maybe she can provide us with some help..”