“Dr. Young, I am of sound mind and body. I’m not under pressure. Can you please perform the abortion? I won’t ask twice. I’ll use a coat hanger and scrape his ass out before I beg you to do your job,” Eden said coldly as she stared directly into Brenda’s eyes. She refused to call her by her name, because she wanted Brenda to know that she meant business.

A tear fell from Eve’s eye. She had seen this type of pain several times in her life. Good wholesome women loving a man with every iota of their being. A woman giving a man their all and loving him so genuinely that she reserved nothing for herself. Eden had loved Jermaine that way and now she was conflicted. His selfish ways had unleashed the bad side of a good woman. Eve wept silently because she knew Eden would never be the same kindhearted woman ever again.

“Ok Eden,” Dr. Young responded solemnly.

She could tell by the way that Eden was speaking that she had already begun to change. The professional side of her told her that Eden would never mentally recover from this. She also knew that Jermaine would pay dearly for his mistake. Even though he didn’t know it, he already was.

“Since you’ve never done this before, I’ll explain it to you. Since you’re twelve weeks, I’m going to perform a D&E. Dilation and Evacuation. It is the most safe and common practice for pregnancy between twelve to sixteen weeks. I’ll inject your cervix with numbing solution, before opening it and emptying the contents with the suctioning vacuum,” Brenda sighed.

She had given this speech several times in the past. But somehow this time, it felt wrong. This was a procedure that she never imagined doing to Eden Merci Shelton. Jermaine had done something so cruel that Eden despised the child growing in her womb.

Hearing Brenda refer to her child as ‘contents’ was confirmation that the baby needed to be removed. Or at least that’s what she told herself.

“Let’s do it,” Eden said as constant tears rolled down her face.

“Eden, please don’t do this,” Eve begged as she stood in front of her younger sister. “Jason and I will raise the baby like he’s ours. Sis, please, please don’t do this. You’re only doing this because you’re angry. Please don’t do this.”

Eden ignored her. She knew adoption could have been an option, but she didn’t want Jermaine’s child to ever see the light of day. He didn’t deserve a lineage as far as she was concerned.

“Where will the procedure be performed? What do I need to do?” Eden asked as she diverted her eyes.