{"id":529,"date":"2026-09-28T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-505\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:31:00","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-505","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-505\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 505"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 505<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 505<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t get a pregnancy test in prison. So I&#8217;m not sure.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know whom I can talk to about that.<\/p>\n<p>And I have no idea what to do if I&#8217;m really pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>I am at lost, but instinctively, I want to protect my unborn child.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Mindy will come to visit me today. I can use her advice.<\/p>\n<p>Through the glass, I see Mindy looking at me with anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>I force a smile at her, then sit down, and pick up the phone.<\/p>\n<p>Mindy sobs while talking, tears rolling in her eyes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jane, you seem to have lost so much weight. And you look haggard. Did you get bullied inside?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Got bullied?<\/p>\n<p>I sure did.<\/p>\n<p>But those pains and humiliations make me feel alive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No. I have something to tell you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I frown and whisper, &#8220;Mindy, I might be pregnant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mindy&#8217;s expression suddenly changes.<\/p>\n<p>She is so shocked that she almost can&#8217;t hold the receiver.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why are you pregnant now? You can&#8217;t keep this child!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to listen to her opinion. But when I hear she says it so decisively, suddenly, I feel even more reluctant to give up on this child.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I murmur.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t worry. It&#8217;s not a big deal for David.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mindy reassures me.<\/p>\n<p>I nod in agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, I am looking forward to going out, not just because I&#8217;ve stayed here for too long.<\/p>\n<p>It is more because that I want to see Earl and Frances.<\/p>\n<p>Even a sneak glance at them from afar is enough for me.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a great comfort to me to know that they&#8217;re safe and sound.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since I find out that I may be pregnant, I&#8217;ve tried to hide from those people.<\/p>\n<p>At night, I shake the quilt over and over again before going to bed at ease.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, I leave the prison with two undercover policemen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-529","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}