The Price of Abandonment
My husband and I go on a road trip back to my hometown before Christmas. I want to ride shotgun, but he chases me to the backseat so his female colleague can sit in front.
He says, "Isabel gets carsick easily. You are my wife, so you should be more considerate of her."
He seems to have forgotten that I'm pregnant—my morning sickness is at its peak. Halfway through the journey, he and Isabel Slater start smoking. They make me throw up.
The smell disgusts them, and my husband wants to teach me a lesson. He and Isabel leave me at the rest stop.
Unbeknownst to them, my family is already waiting there. This time, I'm going back with them and getting an abortion and divorce.
Later, my husband is filled with regret when he learns the child is gone.