Episode 5

I leave the doctor's office quite distressed, and right at the exit, I can see my sister sitting, swinging her legs at a frantic pace, showing her anxiety!

My sister, the only person I have left after my mother died of cancer and the only person who truly cares about me in this life.

I go to her and hug her suddenly, startling her.

What happened? she asks worriedly.

I start crying a lot, I'm so tired psychologically and physically, I feel like my heart is going to stop at any moment from exhaustion. I love you! I say through tears.

My sister hugs me tightly and also starts crying a lot. I don't know what the doctor told you, but no matter what: I will always be here for you! Ana says, sobbing from crying so much.

We spend some time hugging, just comforting each other. People pass by us and can't help but be curious about why we are making such a dramatic scene.

When we finally stop crying, I realize that the anxiety and anguish I was feeling have dissipated, leaving me a little more relieved.

When we get home, I tell Ana everything the doctor said and about my decision to have an abortion. She listens to everything in silence, and when I finish explaining, she comforts me.

Later, after sleeping a little and thinking about the matter more deeply, I decide not to contact Edgar, the baby's biological father.

I prefer my public defender to contact his lawyers. Not maintaining contact will be better for me and my mental health. If I see him, I will feel guilty, and that won't be good for either of us.

The next day, my lawyer filed a lawsuit so I could have a legal abortion and also sued the hospital, the doctor, and the baby's biological father's girlfriend.

Of course, the biological father was notified before the case was filed with the court. I don't know how he reacted or if he agreed with my decision, and I don't want to know either.

What the eyes don't see, the heart doesn't feel! And I really don't want to feel.

Soon, the news of the lawsuits is published on all the news portals in the country. I went to read the comments and posts on Instagram and Twitter, and I've never regretted anything so much. It's a real war! I'm being attacked from all sides, even though the news states I have a serious illness and that this is one of the main reasons for the abortion, conservatives don't accept my decision.

Funny! The uterus is mine and the life at risk is mine, but I don't have the right to an opinion on it?

At least some people are defending me!

Some say the baby is not to blame, but am I?

While others say I didn't choose this, so I don't have the obligation to take responsibility.

What does this argument that people are using to defend me really mean?

That if I had had sex willingly and had gotten pregnant, then I would be obliged to bear the consequences? That a child is a consequence of having sex.

So it was never about the baby's life, but about punishing the woman for having sex? Is a child a punishment?

All these people are crazy. They can't see a baby or a child with feelings after it's born. Imagine a child growing up knowing they were only born as a punishment for their mother? Imagine going through that? Feeling like a burden to the person who gave you life must be agonizing.

If I chose to have this baby, it wouldn't be because I was obliged and forced to. But rather, because I would choose to be its mother.

No one should be forced to be a mother! It must be a choice.

Because loving someone is not something that can be forced.

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