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preg

ting. I stared at the fourth test strip in my

my spine. My paren

for me, so I didn't think much of it at first. But when I started eati

n the toilet, whispering to my

s next week. This was the kind

feet, pulling up my shorts. Stuffing the test strips into a black plastic bag,

my turn!" Jesse's voic

't Mom. Gripping the doorknob, I took a mom

s I opened the door. "Were you

Her voice was as

my parents showered with attention and pride. Meanwhile, I wa

I watched her. "You d

e finger before slammin

from snapping back. My hands balled int

nder my breath, turni

alked in. She was on the phone, scolding Monroe again

e, breakfast was la

big news to share, or Mom was doing her usual ove

my mouth. Mom's head snapped up, her

eyes and ke

oice came from behind me,

eart pounding. She was

Why the hell was she

ed, stepping into the room, her

on on the other end of the call faintly called h

om's voice trembled, her expression s

," Jesse said casually, as if she wa

throat tightened, and I ins

urs," Jesse said, though her tone

head like she could erase the possibility. "It mu

cutting. "She was in the bathroom this morning. Plus..." She

wouldn't come. Jesse didn't even

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that awful day, but the memory

owing me out of the house. My dad didn't intervene

family took me in, and she even found me a job that I coul

I don't regret it. My son is my

fall!" I called after him, my voic

spite numerous warnings from my coworkers, I'd

his, Celine," Blake said as we fo

s fast asleep on a blanket I'd laid out on the fl

r mom?" Blake as

s nothing to do with me," I said after a pause. "An

softened. "I'm sorry

cut in quickly. "My fami

ug. "For what it's worth, you're doing an amaz

small smile to my fac

out of sight was eas

ed as I chased him down the hallway agai

oward them. A man and a woman stepped out, and

alled, rushing

cking for bruises, but h

up to apologize to the couple. The words d

stared back at me, f

ost striking eye

ked exactly l