Review Of Jamella Malloy's 'Something Good Gained During The Storm'

Something Good Gained During the Storm
By Jamella Malloy
Jackie had just found out she was pregnant with Doug’s child. She went to the doctor thinking she had a stomach flu, only to find that she had recently conceived. She called Doug the second she walked out of the doctor’s office to tell him the news. She began to breakdown on the phone. Jackie and her Fiancé Doug had just miscarried the year before and they were still trying to get through it. Doug told her that he would go out and look for a new job as soon as they got off the phone. Jackie walked to her car and just cried and prayed to God, asking for things to be different this time around. After she finished praying she drove home and took a nap. When she woke up from her nap she was in a really bad mood. She was very stressed, sad and angry all at the same time and she couldn’t figure out …show more content…
He told her he thought about everything he did and said and that he realized he had made a huge mistake. He apologized, begged for her forgiveness, and begged her to take him back. Jackie still in love, accepted his apology and decided to give him another chance. Within the next few days Jackie packed up all of her things so that she could move in with Doug. The day she finished packing Doug came over to get her and her things. Jackie had high hopes for this pregnancy but the hurt from recent events was still in effect. She was afraid to trust Doug, he had to earn that trust back and it wouldn’t be easy. At first things were going well living with Doug. He took her to get another pregnancy test to make sure she was pregnant. Once he knew for a fact that she was pregnant they began making plans. He told her things would be different and that he would be a better man than he was before. It seemed as if he tried for a while, but maybe down the line he realized that Jackie wouldn’t ever leave him so he decided to do what he wanted. His personality completely