think twice

ben

She was scared the first time she did it. She knew what would be the repercussions of what she did. Yes, it was pleasurable yet it was only for a moment. She was aware that pain and regret would last longer after the pleasure. She was 14 when she did it.

Now, at 18, she carries a baby on her arm. She couldn’t get a job because she hasn’t finished high school. She couldn’t find a man to love because of her situation.

At night after her baby deeply sleeps beside her, she writes these two words down on her diary, “Think twice.”