NIRELLE

"Congratulations! You are three weeks pregnant." Mae's declaration shocked me a bit. I blink rapidly; maybe my ears would pick up what she meant, but no matter how much time passed, it did not change.

"Are you perhaps unhappy about it?" Mae asked with worry on her face. It was only normal that she thought that way.

I had known that she suspected something like this when she demanded extra tests. She has taken my samples and left with them. Hearing that the first thing in the morning did feel weird.

I raise my hand to my mouth and gently shake my head. "Pregnant?" I should have known the...