Ashlyn was roaming the streets because she had nowhere to go. Her clothes were not enough to keep her warm as darkness had spread, and she was alone. While roaming, she crossed near a mall where she bumped into someone, without saying anything, she moved to walk when the person stopped her, pulling at her arm.Ash turned to see the person, her eyes filled with tears again, which had stopped due to excessive crying."Asho, What are you doing here? Your brothers were worried about you and were looking for you. Where were you? And what are you doing here in this condition? Is everything alright?" Samara asked in a single breath, looking at her pale face and chattering condition.Ashlyn's friend lived in a hostel as her parents lived abroad and she was in medical school.Without answering her queries, Ashlyn hugged her and started crying. Samara tried to calm her, saying soothing words and patting her back. In between her sobs, Ashlyn said:"They threw me out. I have nowhere to go." Samara was going to say something when Jessica, Samara's friend, stopped her and said:"Let's go to the hostel, the remaining part we'll listen to there." Samara nodded, wearing Ash as her jacket.In the hostel, Ash was sitting on a single bed. She was continuously crying and telling them what had happened to her. How Ashlyn slapped Kyle and he kidnapped her and raped her. How did her family throw her out and she ended up outside the mall?After listening to her painful story, Jessica was in a rage, and Samara cried along with Ashlyn.Jessica handed Ash a glass of water, which she gulped down in one go. Then Samara gave her clothes, and Ashlyn went for a shower.Outside the washroom in the room, Samara and Jessica were discussing what they could do for her. They ended up with the thought that they could both take care of her needs for some days with their pocket money and then, after some days, they would think about something else. Because right now, Ashlyn needed them.After the shower, Ashlyn came out and had dinner with Jessica and Samara. Then, after dinner, Jessica helped her rest in her bed, and soon she fell asleep.She was sleeping while they were staring at her."I just want to kill him. How can he do something like this? I can't believe he would go this low to take revenge." Samara voiced her inner feelings."You want to kill him, but I want to kill that Helen. If she had not planned Ashlyn would not have suffered this much." Jessica's voice was full of annoyance and anger."You're right. I wonder how something like this can happen to a person like her. She is such a generous girl, like an angel, but sees what the devil did to her today. She did so many things for her friends. But today when she was in need, they didn't help her. Even though she fell into this situation because of them." Samara exclaimed, in a broken voice."Let's sleep, and we'll think tomorrow about what we can do for her because the warden has allowed her to live here for just a week," Jessica exclaimed, and then they both fell asleep in a single bed.After a week:The week passed like the blink of an eye.The first day, Samara took off and spent her time with Ash, not feeling alone or sad, but Ash didn't talk to her except to reply to her questions with a simple yes or no.The other day, they went to take their classes. Because Ashlyn insisted Samara go and take classes, She didn't want to be a burden because they had already done a lot for her by giving her shelter and food. Ash spent her days staring at the ceiling, resting on the bed, or staring outside in the garden through the window.She was feeling lonely and suffocated. Amanda's words were playing in her mind like a broken tap. The event happened with her repeating, and she cursed Kyle the most."I hate you from the core of my heart. I felt some feelings for you. I loved you, but now I hate you. You took everything from me, most importantly my family." She said, and started crying again.On the first day of the next week, Jessica and Samara came from university when the warden stopped them on their way to the stairs and ordered them to follow her into the office."The week has been over, and now either you send her back home, or you have to pay for her staying here." The warden exclaimed."Ma'am, can you please let her stay here for a few more days? Please, ma'am, we can pay for her mess, but we don't have enough money to pay rent." Jessica pleaded."You told me she was suffering and had nowhere to go, but I could not help you much. I had already given you a week free of any cost, but now I can't.""Ma'am, please, We can manage to give you half the rent. Help us, please." Samara pleaded this time.The warden thought for a second and then said,"Alright, give me half the rent, and I'll see what I can do." The warden said, and they thanked her and came out of the office.They both reached their room and opened the door.They entered and saw Ashlyn on the floor near the window. She was unconscious. They instantly approached her and tried to wake her up."Try to wake her up. I'll go for Ms. Ana," Jessica exclaimed, then exited the room to contact Ms. Ana, their hostel doctor, in case of an emergency.When Jessica returned with Ms. Ana, Samara had made her awake by sprinkling water on her face, and now she was sitting on the bed.Ms. Ana approached her."What happened, child? Your skin looked pale. Lay down here, and let me check your veins."Ms. Ana checked her veins and blinked her eyes. She again checked, then put her hand on her belly to check."What happened? "Ms.Ana, you're looking confused," Jessica exclaimed in worry, and Ashlyn looked at Ms. Ana.Instead of answering her query, Ms. Ana asked Ashlyn:"How are you feeling these days? I mean feeling like vomiting or nausea, something like this.""Yeah, this morning, she threw up," Samara exclaimed, looking at Ms. Ana.She looked at Ashlyn, so she could speak and tell them something about her condition."Umm, from yesterday, I felt like throwing up, but today in the morning, it was worse," Ashlyn replied, looking at them."Are you a virgin?" Ms. Ana asked."Are you saying she is Samara left her sentence, but Ms. Ana continued,"Yes, I think she is pregnant.""Are you sure?""I'm not because I'm not a gynecologist, but her pulse and symptoms are telling. You should take her to the gynecologist for a check-up." Ms. Ana replied."Thank you, Ms. Ana. But can you please keep it a secret for us, please?" Jessica pleaded."I can understand your situation, but you people should inform your elders. I won't tell anyone, but you should handle this situation wisely." She advised them and walked off.After Ms. Ana went, Jessica and Samara looked at Ashlyn, crying, hiding her face in the pillow.Both approached her and tried to calm her."It's okay. We're not sure yet. I'll go and buy a pregnancy kit. You should check on it first, and after confirming, we'll go to the gynecologist for further check-up." Jessica exclaimed and moved out to buy a pregnancy kit.When she went away, Samara tried to soothe her."How can I remain calm if I'm pregnant? Firstly, I'm not even able to sober up from that situation, and now this child. What would I do? I wanted to get married normally and then have children, but see now what I would do with this child." Ashlyn exclaimed, between her sobs."Ash, we are not sure yet if you are pregnant. So, don't get hyper." Samara voiced out."But what if I am?" Ash countered."Then we'll think about what we should do. We won't leave you alone; we are with you, so don't worry." Samara hugged her.

 

One hour later,Ash was in the washroom, doing a pregnancy test, while Jessica and Samara were roving in the room.After some time, Ashlyn came out without any emotion on her face."What happened test positive or negative?" Samara asked while Jessica took the kit from her hand and saw two red lines, so she hugged Ashlyn."It's alright. Don't worry. We're with you. And congrats, you're going to be, Mom," Jessica exclaimed while hugging her. She congratulated her so that she would get a positive vibe about her child."Yeah, we're with you." Samara also exclaimed."But I can't keep this child. This child belongs to him, and I can't keep anything that belongs to him. I would ab-abort this baby." Ashlyn said, without any emotion on her face."No, Ash, you can't abort this child. Your child is innocent." Jessica voiced out."No, he is not innocent because his father is not. This child belongs to the devil, and I won't give him birth. His child does not deserve to live in this world where people like his father live." Ashlyn yelled at Jessica."But this baby also belongs to you. If his father is a devil, then you are an angel, and his mother is an angel, and you can't be this cruel to take away his life. You don't have any right to kill anyone. Not even the innocent baby in your womb that doesn't even see the outside world. You can't abort him, Ashlyn." Jessica replied.Ashlyn sat on the floor with a thud and started crying, moving her knees close to her chest. She hid her face."Ash, You're not like this. This baby belongs to you, and I know how generous you are. I know you would love him with your life. So, don't struggle with the thought that you'll abort him. " Samara sat beside her."But how will I raise him? Right now, I can't even take care of myself, so how would I provide him with all the necessities of life." Ashlyn broke into tears.After five minutes of silence, Jessica voiced out:"Then you should marry him. He'll... "Ashlyn cut her sentence and yelled at her."Don't you dare say his name in front of me? I won't marry him. He is the reason for my destruction, and you're saying that I should marry him. No, never.""Listen, Ashlyn, no one will marry you with a child, and if someone does marry you in the future, then he won't care for your child as Kyle can. After all, he is the father of your child, and he should take responsibility for his actions." Jessica exclaimed while Ashlyn put her hands over her ears."Stop this. I won't marry..."By saying this, Ashlyn passed out.Both took her to the bed and laid her there. Samara covered her with the blanket."What should we do now?" Samara asked."Ash won't listen to us. Right now, she is not in her senses and only thinking about how Kyle destroyed her. But she should also think that if Kyle accepted her, her life would be better again. If she is not thinking about herself, then we should think." Jessica replied."So, how are we going to make her agree?" Samara asked."First, we should talk to Kyle and make him agree. Then we would think about her," Jessica replied."Okay, then tomorrow we'll go to the finance department to talk to him."