'A better life' by Laura Besley

‘You what? Are you going to throw away your future on some boy you’ve only just met? You know you won’t be able to go to university now, don’t you?’

‘Have you not been listening to anything I’ve just said? Did you not hear me when I said I feel happy for the first time in years, maybe ever?’

‘You know that having a baby isn’t all roses and moonshine, don’t you? Have you considered–?’

‘Are you asking me to…? Surely not?’

‘No, just think carefully, eh? You’ve got the rest of your life to settle down, haven’t you?’