The moment shock struck me, panic set in.

I hurried to make an appointment and headed to the hospital.

Pacing up and down the hospital, waiting for the blood test results, I kept hoping dearly that the pregnancy test was malfunctioning and that the second line was faint.

When finally I heard from the report and saw that I was five weeks pregnant, I was stuck in my tracks.

The doctor, sitting behind the desk, gazed at me indifferently. "Do you want to keep the baby?"

I, my head still in shock, turned to the doctor. "Is there a possibility that this report is wrong?"

The doctor scrunched up their...