These Things Hidden
“Biting back tears, I answered it, hoping beyond reason that it was Allison. It wasn’t.
“I’m calling about the baby,” a man said. I didn’t know who he was at first and then it dawned on me. It was the man whose home Allison had driven us to that night. Where she left the baby.
He told me that Christopher had left and wasn’t coming back. Ever. And Allison needed to come get the baby.
“She can’t,” I sobbed. “She’s gone. You’ve got to keep that baby away from here,” I said desperately, thinking abo...ut what my parents would do if they found out that Allison had another child out there. Selfishly, I thought of myself, too. There was no way my parents would believe that Allison drove to Christopher’s alone with a newborn baby. They would figure out quickly that I had helped her, and I couldn’t handle their wrath, not all by myself. “You have to take care of him. Please,” I begged. He kept on insisting that I explain where Allison went and finally I spat out, “She’s in jail.MoreLess
“I’m calling about the baby,” a man said. I didn’t know who he was at first and then it dawned on me. It was the man whose home Allison had driven us to that night. Where she left the baby.
He told me that Christopher had left and wasn’t coming back. Ever. And Allison needed to come get the baby.
“She can’t,” I sobbed. “She’s gone. You’ve got to keep that baby away from here,” I said desperately, thinking abo...ut what my parents would do if they found out that Allison had another child out there. Selfishly, I thought of myself, too. There was no way my parents would believe that Allison drove to Christopher’s alone with a newborn baby. They would figure out quickly that I had helped her, and I couldn’t handle their wrath, not all by myself. “You have to take care of him. Please,” I begged. He kept on insisting that I explain where Allison went and finally I spat out, “She’s in jail.MoreLess
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