That's the only thing that bothers us. It's the only thing that's made us unhappy" (515). She is not comforted. Her doubts of the future of the relationship clear, and it seems that this baby could be the end of them. She embellishes these thoughts when she replies to him, "And you think then we"ll be all right and be happy" (515). The uncertainty in her voice can almost be heard. The supporting character, the man, is obviously opposed to the baby. He wants things back to normal and tells her that, "We"ll be fine afterward. Just like we were before" (515). He tries to reassure her that it is not a big deal and cleverly reminds her that, "I don't want you to do it if you don't want to" (517), his way of showing how he cares. In her hopes to secure her burdensome relationship, Jig plays a game of emotional tug-of-war with her lover in order to manipulate the situation into her favor, which is displayed in the following: "I won't worry about that because it's perfectly simple. Then I"ll do it. Because I don't care about me." (516). This display of self pity reflects her disappointment in the man for asking her to have this operation in order to regain his love. The fact that he would ask her to do this lets her realize that she can never love him again. One can infer at the end from her dialog, "Would you please please please please please please please stop talking?" (517) that she realizes that he will never change, that she will have the baby, and her future will be one without him.
Scared and confused, the girl struggles with her lover in the conflicting views of what should be done with the unborn child. The man, attempting to make his actions seem sincere, portrays his true feelings for the self-interest of himself and keeping things like they have always been. This is picked up by the girl. "I think it's the best thing to do. But I don't want you to do it if you don't really want to" (516).