Chapter 255 - Your Decision?

He discussed with his wife and the two people were aware of Patrick and Emily's relationship and how serious they were about each other.

Emily's parents were worried about Emily's future as she was still too young to have a baby and this sudden pregnancy would ruin her career.

At that time, Emily was not well and she was sleeping had no idea that  she was pregnant. Her dad took her to the hospital on the pretext of getting a test to see why she is not well.

Trusting her parents, Emily went along with them and blindly followed what  her parents asked her to do.

Emily's father then gave her anaesthesia, and performed an abortion on her.

When Emily woke up, she felt very weak  and weird. Unsure of what happened to her, Emily checked her medical records.

Emily's father owns a small hospital, so it was not difficult for her to access the medical data. When she got to know what her parents did to her, she was furious with them and left home to meet Patrick.

Emily rang on his doorbell, crying harder. Patrick opened the door,  when she saw him, she cried harder and tightly hugged him.

"Ems, what happened? Why are you crying" Patrick asked her in worry.

She didn't say a word and kept crying.

So, Patrick helped her to  settle in the couch and brought a glass of water for her.

Once she finished the glass of water, she again started crying and handed him her report.

Looking confused, Patrick opened the file, when he read the word 'ABORTION' written on it, the file fell off from his hands, he looked at  Emily in shock, where she was crying continously 

"Ems, you…"

"I was pregnant Pat" She informed him and Patrick tightly hugged the shaking woman.

"Shhh, calm down" He stroked her back asking her to calm down and once she did, he wipe away  tear from her face.

"Now tell me what happened?" He calmly asked her, his eyes looking painful seeing her in pain.

"I had an abortion, two days ago" Emily informed him.

"Ems, why did you not tell me that  you were pregnant?" He asked her, trying to control his tears.

"Even I…" Emily paused in the middle of her sentence, she wanted to say, 'Even I had no idea about it, my parents aborted the baby' but she couldn't say these words out.

Emily fought with her parents and came here but she didn't think it through.

Although they did something so cruel to her, still Emily loved and respected her parents a lot and could not let them down. So she couldn't tell the truth to Patrick and make him hate her family.

She was pondering what to say.

Patrick caressed her cheek and brought her attention back on him, "Ems, I love you more than anyone in this world. You can tell me anything. Even if you didn't want this child, you could at least talk to me. If abortion was what you wanted, I would have agreed and stand by you. Nothing is more important to me than you" He tried to make her feel comfortable but it hurts her more  and feels guilt as he loves her more than anything in these world.  But she couldn't tell him the truth as  it is the matter of her parents.

She  has to choose between her parents and him then she decided not to  say a word and kept quiet.

"Ems, at least tell me why did you get this abortion without even discussing it with me once? Why?"

Emily didn't say anything but cried continually.

"Emily, I know you would never take a big step  without discussing it with me, even  for a once. I am sure there must be some reason behind your actions. Please tell me what was the reason? Why did you take a big step like this without even talking with me once?" Patrick pleaded with her but Emily continued being quiet.

"Ems, I would have supported you no matter whatever your decision was, it is just that I want to know the reason behind it as this baby is mine too, so I want to understand your reason. I feel I have the right to know the action behind your decision, that's it. Please talk to me Emily" He begged her.

For the next one hour Patrick kept pleading and begging her to share the reason behind her actions  but Emily didn't say anything, she refused to answer him.

She regretted coming here without thinking  the consequences.  she too believes Patrick has a right to know what happened to his baby.

After some time, Patrick ran out of his patience which Emily expected. If she was in his place, then she too would have ran out of patience with the way she herself was acting.

"Ems, I am not upset with you for getting an abortion without even telling me because that is how much I love you. But I also believe I have the right to know the reason behind your decision. I know we were young that time and had  our careers ahead of us. We  were too young to  take care of a baby. But at least tell me that this is indeed the reason why you have opted for abortion. I am fine with that too. I understand we are too young and we have our  careers. Just say this is the reason behind your decision,  I'll accept it but please say something don't sit quite" Patrick begged her.

He himself was giving her the reasons that she could use but Emily didn't have the guts to tell him the truth and neither was she ready to deceive him by giving such lame excuses.

If she would have known about her pregnancy, then her decision would have been to give birth to the baby if Patrick too was onboard with the idea. She didn't have the heart to kill her baby. For Emily, Patrick comes before her career.

"Patrick, if I would have wanted to give birth to this baby, then what would have been your decision?" She asked him after some time.

"I would have definitely agreed to it" Patrick said and this made Emily cry harder.