The Coming of the Quiet Rain

The next morning, I went to the hospital.

After paying for the surgery, I waited for my abortion. I saw Jake supporting Winnie as they came out of the ultrasound scan room.

Once they sat down to check the ultrasound scan, Winnie pointed at the report to say something while Jake listened to her seriously. Occasionally, he would record something on his phone.

When I saw this, I instinctively touched my belly, and my eyes stung.

I did not want to make myself unhappy seeing them, so I prepared to leave, but Jake looked up and saw me.

He stood up and frowned as his voice turned sour. “Did you follow me?”

Before I could say anything, Winnie tugged his sleeve and said in a troubled voice. “Jake, did Luna misunderstand? I’ll explain it to you. I don’t want this to affect your relationship.”

She then stood up to walk toward me.

But Jake immediately pushed her down so that she would not move.

“You’re pregnant. Sit down. I’ll talk to Luna.”

I was not interested in watching them flirt and turned to leave, but Jake grabbed my wrist, and I nearly fell.

When I finally regained my footing, I saw Jake’s enraged face.

“I already told you very clearly yesterday, Luna. Why haven’t you gotten this through your thick skull yet? I can’t believe you’d even come to the hospital.”

I used all of my strength to break free of his grasp, but my wrist was already swollen.

“Sorry, but I have no time to follow you two. You’re reading too much into this.”

Clearly, Jake did not believe in me.

“Why are you in the hospital, then?”

I showed him my receipt. “To see the doctor.”

Jake frowned. “You’re sick? Why didn’t I know about this?”

He wanted to grab my receipt, but Winnie suddenly came forward to grab my hand through teary eyes.

“Luna, I was too lonely after Henry left, and I just wanted a child to keep me company. That’s why I asked Henry for help. I never wanted to destroy your relationship with him.”

If Winnie just wanted a baby, she could get her sperm from a sperm bank, but she just had to get Jake’s.

She was also making herself sound so, so, so close to Jake.

Once I saw reality as what it really was, I discovered plenty of details I never took notice of before.

The mockery in my eyes faded away, and I freed my hand.

But Winnie cried out in surprise and fell backwards. Jake immediately caught her, and his expression was full of fear.

“Are you okay, Winnie?”

Winnie hugged Jake’s neck as she teared up even more.

“Jake, I’m okay. I just wasn’t expecting Luna to…”

Jake flew into a rage. When he looked at me, his eyes burned with fury.

“Luna, you know that Winnie is pregnant! How could you be so cruel?!”

I never thought that Winnie would do this, much less that Jake would believe in her so unhesitantly.

I stared at them coldly. “I didn’t push her.”

It just made Jake even angrier.

“I saw it, and you’re still trying to argue with me?! Thank goodness I caught Winnie in time! If anything had happened to her, I wouldn’t forgive you!

“I was thinking about going back with you after you finished seeing the doctor, but I’ve decided against it. Go back alone. I’m sending Winnie home!”

He carefully held Winnie in his arms and left.

As I watched Jake’s worried expression, I called out to him, “Jake, if I told you I was pregnant and am here for an abortion, would you stay?”