She couldn't help but crack a smile at his genuineness. He was so gentle, so sweet with his words, she couldn't help but believe them even if she tried not to. She had already known she wasn't alone, that she had him now, but his words were a safety net. They promised her that he would always be there, that he would never leave her. That she wouldn't have to ever be alone again. Now, that may not be true. Something could always take him away from her, but she would rather not think of the numerous things that would cause him to leave. All she wanted to focus on was him right now. He was strong, his embrace was strong, but he was so gentle with her at the same time. Comforting and assuring her all in one.<br/><br/>She knew that he was trying to subtly prompt her to tell him, she knew he wanted to know. If she was honest, she wanted him to know as well. It was just a difficult thing to do, digging back and bringing up your worst memories. No one wants to do that, not willingly But then again, maybe this is the only way to help her move on, to get past the horrors that clouded her mind. He was offering relief, why shouldn't she take this chance? She knew he would never hold anything against her, she hoped he wouldn't. It was the best thing she could do in this moment.<br/><br/>As he spoke of the things he assumed Clyde had done, and the fact that he couldn't do those things anymore she softly shook her head, taking her hand back and glancing to the ground. "Thing." She said softly, looking up to Arc. "He only did one thing." She corrected with a small smile.<br/><br/>She cleared her throat and sat back, rubbing her arm before speaking, keeping her eyes glued to the ground.<br/><br/>"So, you uh... you already know what happened while I was there. What they... did. They took the risk, they didn't prevent certain things, if you know what I mean, they didn't care." She sighed, playing with her fingers. "Somehow, when I was 19, I uh, I got pregnant." She shrugged with a nod, pausing for a moment. "Anyway, I wasn't really aware of it, but I mean I obviously found out. The day that I did, new somehow made it to Gregory, who then told Clyde. He didn't want me to be pregnant, because then he couldn't keep using me, and he definitely did not want a kid. Now, Clyde was pretty much the East Side doctor, he specialized in certain things. Especially... a-uh, abortion." She glanced up to Arc to see if he was following along.<br/><br/>"I didn't have a choice. I don't know whether or not I would have actually wanted to keep it, considering the awful world we live in and the horror of where I was. I don't think I would have, for the kid's sake, you know? No kid deserves to grow up in a place like that. But I would have like the choice. They didn't give me one. So... one morning they slipping some sort of something into water that they gave me, knocked me out for a good three hours at least. They did that because I tried to protest, tried to fight them. They didn't listen. They brought me to Clyde and he terminated the pregnancy against my will." Her voice wavered slightly, though from anger, not fear. "I never had the choice, they forced me to." She sighed heavily. She was sad about it, though she wouldn't have wanted to have a child in that environment. She looked up to him again, shaking her head. "You have no idea what it felt like when I woke up. To know that the only possibly good thing had been ripped away from be against my will. There's losing people, and then there's this. It's so, so different."<br/><br/>"It's hard to forget, too. East Side had this policy where if you did have the procedure done, you deserved to be reminded of you choice for the rest of your life. I don't understand how it applied to me, it wasn't my choice, but they did it anyways." She sat up on her knees a bit more and pulled her shirt up. Just below her belly button ran a scar, about five inches long, from left to right. "I guess this marked you? I'm not entirely sure, if I'm honest. But I see this every. Single. Day. I can't ever forget what he did, even if it wasn't as bad as some of the things the other ones did to me. It's just... it's a completely different kind of torture."<br/><br/>She let her shirt fall back down and she stood, moving to sit next to Arc on the bed. "Now you know." She offered a small smile, leaning her head on his shoulder. "It's been a very, very long day." She let out a long breath. She was ready for this day to be over, for tomorrow to come. She wasn't sure how much more her heart could take today.