—Mabel—

The world seemed to tilt for a second.

My mouth opened and closed but nothing came out.

It was as if time had stopped... or maybe I was the one suspended in time as the words hit me over and over again.

“I am pregnant?”

Dr. Priya nodded. “That's what the test says. Congratulations.”

With shaky fingers, I opened the envelope and saw it myself. The plus sign under the HCG column and the figures beside it.

Tears of joy stung my eyes.

I was truly pregnant.

I looked up from the ...