Given

One of the suitors approached her gently and asked her to re-engage with him.

“I can’t. I’m sorry,” she replied immediately.

“But how can you know that he’ll come back for you? Don’t you think that’s too big of a risk to take while you are left here alone without answers, just waiting?”

“I know, I know the wayt this can go – but I can’t do anything other than to do what I’m doing, now that he lives inside of me.”