Laura's condition was very critical, but she survived it, with complications. She might not be able to give birth any longer.
Laura felt her heart skip a bit after hearing that part. She and Smith had fantasized about cute babies that they will have in the future.
If she can't give birth, does that mean she would be losing her love to another woman?
What hurt her the most, was the fact that Smith wasn't there with her. When she opened her eyes, she only saw her enraged mother and her father that looked like he wanted to burn down the whole building.
Where is Smith?
Could it be that he had learned of her condition and left her already?
She was devastated.
All her mother's rant about how she won't be able to give birth doesn't mean anything to her. She wanted to see him.
Harry and his girlfriend got to the scene and were asked to leave immediately.
Harry saw Laura and started relaying Smith's message to her, before Laura's father could throw him out.
"He said he never meant to leave your side, that no matter what happens, you will be the only woman in his life.
He said he's sorry for letting you get hurt…." Harry was thrown out before he could complete his messages.
Laura felt hope.
SLAP!
A slap landed on her face Immediately. Except the complications on her womb, she was perfectly alright.
It was her father that slapped her.
He asked when she got a boyfriend.
"How old are you? You're just sixteen and already have a boyfriend?
Not only did you have a boyfriend, you were engaging in sexual activities?
Was that how I trained you? You conceived a bastard like yourself and now you've ruined your life." Her father said in between gritted teeth.
That's it!
That's exactly the problem.
Even if she didn't come for an abortion, her father would beat the baby out of her stomach.
In this sort of situation, there should be one parent taking the child's side, but that's impossible with her own parents.
The fact that her mother remained silent, was a sign of respect to her husband. Her words would have been more harsh.
She tried so hard to resist Smith's feelings, but the boy was strong headed. He made use of every opportunity he got to profess his feelings to her.
He was obsessed with her and refused to back down. When he stopped, she felt empty.
She couldn't concentrate on her studies. Her eyes were always searching her surroundings. She realized that she has fallen for him, as well.
She waited and it's the same for a whole week.
Unknown to her, Smith had just hit it big. He was the one sponsoring his own education, same as Harry's, since both were orphans.
He got a big project that would turn his life around. He had to take a break from school and focus.
Laura went to his department to ask about him, and was told that he hasn't come to school for a whole week.
She felt scared. Could it be that something has happened to him?
She recalled that he has a junior brother that was two grade lower to their own, so she paid Harry a visit.
Harry hadn't been consumed by jealousy or greed then, so he lied that his brother was sick, which resulted in Laura begging him to take her to their house.
Even though she summoned the courage to visit Smith, her heart was racing wildly. If her parents find out, then it's over.
They will make her regret defying them. They are too strict and wanted her to follow everything that they said without questioning.
After receiving a message from Harry that Laura is coming to visit, Smith was shocked.
He felt a bit pissed because Harry suggested that he should make use of this opportunity to sleep with her, since she might not have another excuse to pay this sort of visit again.
He ignored the message and when Laura arrived, he pretended not to have seen his brother's message and even brought his laptop to their balcony, where the person visiting, could see that he's perfectly fine, but got himself engrossed with what he was doing on his laptop.
"He's fine," was the first word that came out of Laura's lips, after seeing the guy that occupied her mind, for the past few days, looking so energetic.
Harry smiled at her. "He's work-sick." He said.
Looking so innocent and confused, Laura looked up at Smith, who hadn't noticed them yet. "What's that?" She asked.
"He barely sleeps. That was what he has been doing everyday, for the past few days." Harry said. "Perhaps you can take advantage of his feelings for you and make him take a little break." He added and Laura's face turned crimson red.
Her heart raced immediately when the word 'feelings' was mentioned.