Aborting Karen Hamilton's Fetus  My brother Wally's girlfriend Karen Hamilton is pregnant with twins. Wally is the father, but this seems to make little difference. Karen is talking with my mom about abortion: if she should have one, how to do so, and if it's too late. One way is to wrap a rug around her, she says, cutting off support for the fetuses. I'm eating a small plate of noodle-like food. I bite a noodle with my front teeth and then realize I've just bitten the umbilical cord to Karen's fetuses. I don't know if I should tell Karen or conceal this. I feel bad. I'm not sure if she'll be happy the baby was aborted, or mad and sad.