After I made peace with my expected departure after the baby was born, I decided to focus on the bright side. After all, I would always have a place to look back to, people whom it warmed my heart to think of.

“Tori, it isn’t that bad!” Caroline laughed as I stared at the green goop that had been given for me to eat.

“Do I have to eat that?” I replied, wide-eyed, as I let it drop from the spoon back into the bowl. I looked up at Kas and Caroline, bewildered at the ...