Four
Unknown Female
I sit on the floor of my bathroom and tell Siri to set the timer for three minutes. Gnawing at my fingers, I try to block out all the negatives and only think of the positives. Is there ever really a perfect time to have a baby? No.
The fact that I’ve locked myself in my bathroom instead of involving him says I’m not sure how he’ll handle the news. I mean, he can’t be surprised if I am pregnant, right? If you have unprotected s*x, there’s obviously a chance this could happen.
My hand falls to my stomach as I wonder if—and slightly hope—there’s a little one in there, regardless of what anyone outside this bathroom thinks.
The buzzer on my phone goes off. I inhale a deep breath before I pick the test up off the counter’s edge. Bringing it down to me, I read the resul
