The Shift

Alice sat down on the bathroom floor, a place she unfortunately knows all to well. It’s cold, as always. But this is the first time the temperature of a frequently visited place felt like an avalanche of expectation.


“I’m pregnant.” Alice wispered it to herself, but she needed to say it out loud to make it real.


Just that day, Alice kicked her worthless alcoholic, drug addicted husband to the curb, for hopefully the last time. She has no family. No means of transportation or income. There is no support for Alice. To some it may seem like a no brainer, Alice lives in a state where there is easy access to abortion. But she wants this baby.


It seems impossible with the lack of support, shelter, income, family, friends, the list goes on and on. From the outside, she has nothing. But what is impossible for some, is an opportunity for others.


Alice, again, whispers to herself, “I have no choice.” From that day forward, she knew of her strength to be a good mother. She had herself, and her child, and that’s all she needed. Impossibility is a mindset and Alice has always shifted to optimism.


This is the test, will the impossible become possible for Alice?

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