er 5-

nd I felt nauseous. I didn't feel like doing anything, but I had a

urday morning. She always waves at me, so I waved back and made a mental note to get her

ngs to her new place. As I was walking down the street, I felt like someone was watching

as feeling really disgusted by the sight of coffee so I politely declined and asked f

Hottie at all?" She asked whil

I have come to terms w

he's missing out on," she s

left me money after we 'did it'. I'm

p me carry that box ove

It looks heav

as I bent to pick it up, I felt really dizzy, and so I

orried Claudia ran towards me a

guess," I

e. You don't look too well," sh

some water," s

Claudia stepped back into the room w

d it all down. Then she as

nauseous, but I'm

d asked when it started, an

ut of the blue. Shocked at where that type of qu

licked that I was supposed to have started and completed my period about two

to come two weeks

bedside table and rummaging through it for something. S

is," sh

h in my mind, and I couldn't shake off the feeling of unease that had settled in my stomach. As I did the test, I c

? I shook my head, trying to rid myself of the idea. No, no way, that couldn't be possible. Could it?

king, and I could barely catch my breath. Finally, I mustered the courage to pick u

ng with thoughts of what could happen next. I didn't have anyone to support me. How would I raise this child? And what if the money I made

ned to Claudia, "What do I do? I d

round me and said, "Don't worry

dn't know the first thing about taking care of a baby. My own life was a mess, and my baby wouldn't

ld before leaving her house. On my way home, I bought some flowers and

owers, she expressed her gratitude and then said. "Be careful

I could say anything, she corrected herself and said "Sorry, I mea

egnant? Maybe she heard m

ly given birth to puppies and she was used to calling them that. With a small chuckle at the funny old lady's words, I opened my apartm

cream, I will not only kill you but every other person in thi

and looked around before

I have to repeat myself, your deat

s streamed down my face from hopelessness. Was this really it?

entered my apartment and held him by the neck be

led wickedly and pulled out a knife, before the stranger co

looked up at the stranger before I ran to my kitchen and picked up a wooden ladle

t who I am soon enough, for now be careful and aware of your

gination. Once the realisation had sunk in, I quickly scanned the room for any signs of intruders and made sure to secure my door with an extra lock. Af

perienced. It was one of those days that felt like I had been pulled in a million different directions. I had been feeling s

eam enveloping my body helped me to relax. I closed my eyes and let the water wash away the stress of the day. As I stood there, I couldn

of warmth spread through my body as I thought about the new life growing inside me. As I stood there,

my mind was consumed with thoughts about the father of my child. I couldn't help but wonder where he could be no

some fresh air. I got up from my bed and stepped out onto my small balcony. The c

I noticed movement and froze. My heart was pounding in my chest as fear took hold o

e thought of food since morning. It's crazy how pregnancy can mess with your cravings. During pregnancy, your hormones are all over the place and can cause you to crave the most unexp

a of the spices filled the air and made my stomach grumble with anticipation. It felt so good to finally have an ap

crawled into bed to rest