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remaining his girlfriend. I would throw away the price
of love to be in love. My response just came out of my
mouth. It was fate that spoke.

"All right," I said.

He held me again. He acted all concerned, but there
was something fake about it and we both knew it. "I'll
help you in any way I can," he said. "I'll go with you.
I'll pay for it."

Then suddenly I was far away. More words came
out of my mouth, but I know I did not speak these
ones. There was no love in them. There was nothing of
what I really felt for Pepper in them. Yet I said them
anyway. Because they were supposed to be true.

"I'll get rid of it," I said. "Life will go on."

But it was all a lie.


CHAPTER II

THERE is MUCH DEBATE IN THIS COUNTRY OVER ABORTION.
I have always found it puzzling. There are the right-to-
lifers who say that abortion is the equivalent of
murder. Then there are those who say a woman's right
of free choice must be preserved. What has always
struck me as odd is that each side is convinced that
only it is right, and the other is wrong.

I feel they are both wrong. No one should take away
another person's right to choose. And no one should
kill an unborn infant. Of course I could just as easily
say both sides are right, but I won't. It's a paradox that
can't be resolved. I think it is better to admit that than
pretend there is a resolution.

But most people want to believe what they are doing
is right. I guess I have always been unique in that
respect. I knew smoking dope was a lousy thing to do,
but I did it anyway. I knew I should study more, but I
couldn't be bothered. I goofed off and got loaded
because I wanted to, and that was reason enough. Yet
it wasn't as if I had no conscience. These things only
hurt me, and I was willing to do them because I could
take the hurt. I almost preferred it. Now, though, I
had a baby in me. The baby could hurt me. It could
drive my boyfriend away. It could make me work and