RYAN
“ Happy April Fools' day to me,’’ I joked, hoping Martha was just pulling my leg.
The two red lines kept glaring at me as if mocking me.
"There has to be a percentage of error, right? Give me another test,’’ I requested and she just shook her head and left the office.
It had to be a mistake. I thought to myself.
With two testing kits and a syringe, she settled before me and gestured for me to pull my sleeve up so she could draw some blood out.
“ Another test on top of those, just to counter-check,’’ Martha explained. Once she left, I was back in the bathroom on my knees praying to the Moon Goddess. I didn't pray often, but this time I was hoping for her divine intervention.
Minutes later, I was looking at not two but four red lines.
Outside, Martha was laying the test in f
