1980 (#6) - The refusal to have an abortion and the breakup between April and Paul

Meanwhile April, radiant and unaware, informs her neighbour and friend Chris, that she's expecting a baby exactly as her. Chris hugs and congratulates her friend; April is aware that it won't be easy, also and above all because of the financial situation the couple is going through, but they will make it, since April is convinced that Paul will soon quit his job as a waiter and will look for a better paid job to marry her. While April is speaking, however, Chris does not hide a certain concern about how Paul will react to the news of the pregnancy, knowing what kind of guy he is. And April's expectations are shattered when Paul is undecided about what to do first and finally convinced of the need to have an abortion. Hearing Paul's words, April is incredulous and unable to understand Paul's fear. Paul admits that he is neither ready nor willing to take on a role as a husband in a marriage that April suggested, not to mention a father. April cannot believe the words of her boyfriend, who at this point decides to run away and break up with his girlfriend, who insists that her baby may be born. With a broken heart and a difficult pregnancy to cope with, April is consoled by Chris and her family, who arrive from New York as soon as they hear about the pregnancy and say they are ready to welcome their baby girl back into the house. April, however, claims her independence, which she has achieved through hard work and many sacrifices. She also tries to avoid the constant questions of her mother Dorothy and her father Wayne Stevens, who put a lot of pressure on the girl to get to know her boyfriend. April initially hides Paul's identity, then makes no mention that he has left her, resulting in pressure from Wayne and Dorothy for the man to come and ask for the girl's hand in marriage. It's obvious that in this situation Chris is worried about the stress suffered by the girl and the effects of this on her pregnancy, despite April, a relentless optimist, is convinced that things will work out one way or another.