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"Th-thank you," I said, a lump forming in my throat. I left the office with the results in my hands. I had wanted to believe it wouldn't be like this, that that night had no consequences, but it did. And it was a consequence that would stay with me for the rest of my life. I reviewed the timing of my periods in my mind. I was a few days late, something I had refused to acknowledge.
I sat down on one of the pieces of furniture in the waiting room and read the word 'POSITIVE' over and over again in capital letters, so it wouldn't go unnoticed. I had been more than irresponsible that night. I didn't remember anything, and I had only relied on a condom. Now a baby was growing inside me, and it was too late to turn back. It had been growing inside me for a month. I didn't know what emoti
