When Margot’s twin boys come back from their college prep program and declare they never want to speak to her again, every sacrifice she’s made is suddenly questioned. But the reality behind their dad’s unexpected return pushes Margot to make a choice: shield her past or battle for her family’s future.
When I discovered I was pregnant at 17, my first emotion wasn’t panic. It was pure embarrassment.
That wasn’t because of the infants — I adored them long before they had names — but because I was already figuring out how to make myself invisible.
I was figuring out how to occupy less room in corridors and classes, and how to hide my growing stomach behind lunch trays. I was figuring out how to keep a smile on my face as my figure shifted, while the girls nearby browsed for formal gowns and kissed clear-faced guys who had no responsibilities.
