Chapter 105
Ariella
(A couple of days ago)
The past few days had been a blur of sickness—nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and that persistent paleness that wouldn't go away. At first, I thought it was just a bug going around, but when my periods were two weeks late, a different kind of dread crept in.
I sat on the toilet seat, my heart pounding so hard I could feel it in my ears. My hand shook as I held the pregnancy test, eyes fixed on the tiny window that would soon reveal my fate. One line appeared almost immediately, but I held my breath, waiting for the second line. Please, no second line. I pleaded silently, my knuckles white from gripping the test so tightly.
Slowly, agonizingly slowly, a faint second line began to materialize. My breath hitched, and I felt a cold wave of fear wash
