Ten years ago I was 16. Ten years ago I was forced

to make the worst decision of my life. Ten years ago but only now did I realise that it was going to be the hugest mistake and regret of my life.

It all started around a week ago when I got the horrible news that I could never have a baby. I didn’t understand why it was the first time I really wanted something to happen, it didn’t. You see, ten years ago I got pregnant, my someone who I thought was my soulmate however, he forced me to get an abortion and made me lose what I really wanted to have.Then the next day, he left. He ran out of my life after all I did for him and ten years later, here I am, unable to have a baby and deeply regretting the decision I let someone else have.

We later made plans to adopt, we finally got a beautiful baby who looked exactly like me. At first I didn’t really think about it, I thought it was just a coincidence.Until a month later.It was time for her to eat but she suddenly started screaming, shouting. And I didn’t even know she could speak. “MAMA HOW COULD YOU”

“I WAITED SO LONG TO BE BORN”

“BUT YOU LET DADDY TAKE ME AWAY”

“I HATE YOU, I HATE YOU, I HATE YOU”

Food splattered all over the walls but all I could think about was what she had said, was she actually my baby?

What was going to happen? How could she talk?

I finally woke up covered in sweat.