Abortion: A Short Story

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Sitting in the library, skimming through a pile of worksheets, I wondered if my entire life would be spent in this endless workload. The gigglings from freshmen next table seemed to jeer at my misfortune. “John, could you help me with these thermodynamics problems?” The voice crashed to my head, and my thinking process came to an abrupt abortion. My physics classmate, Marcos, stood next to me, anxiously waiting for.my response. Just before I decided to usher him away, my reminiscences reappeared in my head. ….... The story started in May 2016, when Jack’s girlfriend broke up with him due to her commitment problem. No one concerned about this problem, because that was only a half-month relationship. However, it was the last straw Jack was …show more content…

However, the tragedy continued. His best friend, Alex faced expulsion because of several fails in his gradebook. Losing the only outlet to express his feeling, Jack became extremely dependent on his girlfriend, hoping to receive some comfort. Unfortunately, the last twig that Jack was clutching on broke, leaving him in the dark pit of helplessness. The emotional eruption caused him to start abusive drinking. Therefore, I decided to help him from his self-destruction. For a month, I accompanied him whenever he secretly drank. I watched him punching wall until his fists started bleeding. I didn’t intervene with any of his violent behaviors, because I couldn’t estimate the massive anger accumulated in his mind. I just chatted with him, distracting him from reminiscing his tragic past. Gradually. Our bond grew tighter than ever before, and sometimes, it even seemed like that he became dependent on me. Afraid of being alone, he wished I could hang out with him daily. His expectation of me spending time with him frequently started bothering me since it interfered with my stressful schedule. As the SAT subject test approaches, I sometimes decided to ignore his request of my company. Although I explained the necessity of me concentrating on reviewing, he insisted on coming to my house. My sympathy toward Jack gradually deteriorated to annoyance. As I returned to China, I celebrated for my regained personal

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