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The Water Child chapter is about a woman named Nadine who is suffering from depression from losing her boyfriend and aborting her child. Nadine depressed state reflects over into her exclusion of those around her including her ex-boyfriend and her parents. Nadine avoids talking to her parents because she fears that they will be able to sense her pain through her voice, talking to her family will further sadden her. Nadine’s refusal to talk to her parents over the phone is because the love they share for her will remind her of the love she probably could have shared with her baby. This reminds her of how selfish she was to abort her baby because she knows about her parents love for her and the sacrifices they did for her; she was not selfless
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