At the beginning of the story, an American and his girlfriend are in Spain at a train station waiting for their train to come. As they wait in the heat, they order beer. While they drink their beer, the girl comments about the hills being white elephants but the man discounts her statement. After awhile it is apparent that the girl is pregnant and the man is trying to make her have an abortion. She is scared and wants reassurance that he will still love her and everything will be normal again if she has the abortion. As she asks for this, it becomes clear that she wants to give birth to the child and that nothing will ever be the same again. While the man tells the girl that she does not have to have the abortion if she does not want it, it is clear he does not want this. As they sit there the girl looks out into the hills and seems to be thinking about her life. She says they could have everything and the man agrees, but for her it includes the baby. The girl finally becomes frustrated and asks the man to be quiet while they wait. He ignores her and continues on with his thoughts until she begs him to stop talking. At this point he tries once more, but she threatens to scream, so he takes their baggage and takes it to the other side of the station and has a quick drink. When he returns, he asks if she is better and she says she is fine.
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