they say...

...the first signs of leprosy occur on your eyelids and on the palms of your hands.

Some days, feels like sinking.

"...He jokes about having babies with other women and...I feel so small. Ours isn't even born yet. Or maybe he'll rub my stomach and look far away for just a second and I feel like we're a team. I feel like I can do anything with him, that I would do anything for him. And eventually I feel foolish and I feel like I should get an abortion, go home to live with my friend, go to school, and be alone."