Chapter 38 - I Need To See My Lawyer!

I Need To See My Lawyer! Helsi's POV Sunshine slanted through the window, gauzy and radiant, proclaiming the arrival of a new Day. The bright sunlight woke Helsi up, sleep had not come until nearly dawn. She'd spent hours last night thinking about her baby and the mixed up situation she is in until at last she'd slept in sheer exhaustion. It would have been easy to remain where she was, to turn over and seek refuge in sleep anew, for what had she to look forward to? A day entombed in this tiny chamber? Perhaps it was the sunshine. But she had no desire to laze about , for she was tired of being afraid. Nay, she decided, she would not waste away in melancholy pity. Courage, she told herself. Courage and faith. The latter would not fail her, for she could not allow herself to believe that God would desert her. Betty knew she would be worried about her predicament, but instead, she could only feel tired. And she was grateful. She hadn't been able to sleep mor