I know it has been practically forever since I last submitted anything here on dA, let alone a new chapter of this story.  I am truly sorry for that.

In chapter 3 we learn more about what the shopkeeper has in mind for Sabrina's future.


I'll admit this probably isn't as well-edited as it ought to be.  But I'm proud of myself for producing anything, given the circumstances...

If you'd like to read the other chapters:

Sabrina -- Chapter 1      "Gotcha!"  His grip on her wrist was tight, and only getting tighter.  His eyes were angry, despite his crooked smile.  Sabrina could only stare, her eyes expanding until they felt as if they might leap from her head.  She knew something like this would happen, but she had had to try.  "What do you think you're doing, little missy?"
     "I . . . I . . . I . . . I," she faltered.
     "You thought you could just walk in here and take food without paying?" boomed the large, heavy-set man.
     "Well, no . . . It's just . . . I . . ."
     The man with the peppered hair looked her up and down, his sneer growing more twisted as the idea formed in his brain.  "Got yourself knocked up, eh?"  Her eyes snapped down to her belly and back up to him.  She had thought it was well-hidden beneath her winter coat, fished from the church donation bin.  He chuckled.  "Well . . . Why don't you keep the bread and eggs?"
      "Thank you, sir.  Oh, bless you!  Merry Christmas!"  Her heart soared!
Sabrina -- Chapter 2      Sabrina set the bag down on the kitchen counter quietly and unpacked the contents.  In the living room the television played quietly.  Tim was there, his casted leg propped up on the footstool before him.  His head was cocked to one side and his eyes were closed.  She stepped closer, crouched, and kissed him on the cheek.
      "Hello, Beautiful," he said sleepily, stretching and raking a hand through his brown hair.
      "How are you feeling?"
      "Better, now that you're here."
      "I got some bread and eggs.  Are you hungry?"
      "I thought the food bank was closed," he said, scrunching his face into a question mark.
      "Do you want some or not?" she asked, smiling warmly.
      "Sure, but this isn't over."  He kissed her and rubbed her bell
Chapter 3 -- You are here.