Her Deep Regret

WHITNEY'S POV

As I stood close to the bed watching my father console my mother while she was sobbing and sniffling, I wondered if I had made the right decision in keeping the pregnancy which has made me divulge the rape and the pregnancy to them.

If I had not decided to keep the pregnancy, there would have been no need to tell my parents and perhaps, the rape incident as well as the pregnancy would eventually have been forgotten like a bad dream.

I regretted my decision. However, of what use is the regret when there is nothing I can do to take back my words? I have to stop regretting and face my fears. The earlier I do that the better for me.

"Your mother has slept," my father said which jolted me from my thought.

I turned to look at my mother and she was sound asleep. I let out a sigh of relief cos I had thought that she wouldn't be able to sleep till daybreak.

"Oh, thank goodness! So dad, all that I told you and m