The Story Untold

By Michele

This is a true story of one young womans bravery as she faced making one of the most difficult decisions any woman will ever have to make.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Sep 18, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477270127

Michele

Michele is currently in school studying music and medicine. She is surrounded by supportive and caring friends as she wades through the waters of excessive homework and not enough sleep. She is still together with her boyfriend and they are both very happy.

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© 2012 by Michele. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 09/11/2012

ISBN: 978-1-4772-6964-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4772-7012-7 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012917062

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Contents

Dedication

Preface

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Dedication

Dedicated to all the women in this world, young and old. This is for you.

To my mother, for helping me find my path and supporting me at every step. I love you.

To my friends—you are my heroines and saviors.

To him, for being my light in the darkness.

I love you with all my heart.

Preface

I believe everything happens for a reason. Sometimes it’s hard to understand why especially when something happens that is very difficult. I have come to realize though that when even the smallest amount of good comes from a very difficult experience, it is worth it. If I can help just one person with this book, then my experience is worth every tear I shed. That being said, this is my story. That is all it is. It is not a manual. It is not outlining the appropriate way to handle a situation but simply putting forth one path that was taken. I hope you read my words and take away only a perspective and not any kind of hate or malice. I hope you can find it in your heart to understand why I took the path I did even if you don’t take the same one. And I hope that my words bring you comfort if you find yourself in a time of struggle.

-Michele

Part 1

I stared down through the microscope. I was staring at a 48-hour chick embryo. Its heart was beating. It wasn’t even fully formed yet. The primordial tissues had fused but it was just a little tube. The formation of the chambers would be the next step. I watched its small tube heart pump furiously. There was an intricate web of blood vessels that surrounded the embryo supporting it. I could see its unbelievably giant eye that took up most of the head. It was so small, so delicate. Its only nourishment was the yolk. Its only protection was the developing amniotic sac. I was literally holding its life in my hands.

Zooming in with a higher power, I watched the blood cells themselves move through the blood vessels. I could pick out individual cells. I tried to count them but quickly