So they walk awhile in silence. Ponce, an avid swimmer, slows her pace so Denise can keep up. Around them cars thump over metal pothole covers. The air smells of roasting coffee beans from the nearby Folger's plant. You know, after you've lost yourself in so many drugs, so many drug houses and so many days spent behind drawn curtains, you forget that life is beautiful.
Ponce falls silent, and they walk some more.
But it is. Another silence and more walking. I know you feel lost, like you' re never going to get better, like you've ruined your life and lost everything. But you've got to think about that baby you're carrying. You've got to do whatever it takes to give that baby a chance in this world.