AMARI
She was taking too long to come out of the bathroom, and it was making me nervous. I knocked on the door, leaning my head against it as I took a deep breath.
“Darling, it only takes a second to see the results. What’s taking so long?” I asked. Then, the door opened wide and a shocked Emmeline stood in front of me, both tests in her hand as she gripped them tightly against her chest.
“Don’t hate me,” she whispered with unshed tears in her eyes as I grabbed them. Looking down at them, I felt as if my heart would jump out of my chest, seeing what the little stick read.
“Two lines?” I asked, my breathing getting heavier and my head feeling light. “Does that mean…”
Emmeline nodded, hugging herself while trying not to show how much she was trembling, as if expecting rejection.
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