Ayla

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Who would have thought that in two weeks, my world will begin to fall apart.

It started with something small, too small that I thought it normal. It was just a missed period, I mean everyone has that once in a while so I ignored it, then I overthought it, then I panicked. I couldn’t help it and now I was here.

"What does it say?" Beth, my best friend asked peering down at me.

"I-i don't know it says to wait two minutes" my hands grew clamy that I almost dropped the stick.

"Breathe Ayla, it's probably negative I mean, you did use a condom that night right?" Rosa, my other best friend said, she was standing by the doorway and watching me.

"Funniest thing is I don't remember, i-i can't say for sure what happened that night"

"Mannn, he really got you good didn't he?"

"Shut up Beth!" Rosa said chuckling.

Of course this situation would be funny to them, they weren't the ones who cheated on their husband because of a little argument. If the test came out positive it was all over, my life and that of everyone that knew about my little stunt.

"Even if it comes out positive you can just say it's his, I mean right?" Beth asked looking at Rosa who shrugged her shoulder.

"It won't work" I say before another question is asked.

Stefano, my husband hasn't touched me in a pretty long time, that was another reason for the fight. Besides if it was positive the timing would be all wrong, fuck I should never have allowed that man from the agency have his way with me. I should have ran away while I still could but little rebellious me didn't want to.

Ughhhh, I groan loudly.

"It's been over two minutes" Beth said bringing my attention back to the test stick.

Unfolding my hand I hold onto the tail of the stick and stared at the transparent part at the middle to see two red angry lines, my stomach dipped and my heart began to beat faster.

"Fuck" I muttered. My hands shook as I passed the stick to Beth.

"Once doesn't mean anything, try it again" Rosa said and I sighed, I know she is just trying to help but there was no need to continue trying to confirm something that was already confirmed. Missed period, it's been three weeks since that night and my period was late, there was no other reason.

"I-i need to get rid of it!" I say getting up to my feet, tears pooled at my eyelid threatening to fall but I sniffed it all away.

"Okay, okay, uhhh who do we know? Who do we trust? Uhhh ummm fuck!"

"I know someone downtown but your husband is going to be a problem" Rosa added.

"He is going to kill me" I groaned.

"No, no, it's not too late we can fix this, right?" Beth asked nudging Rosa who agreed.

"First thing first, we need to get you out of this bathroom and back home, tonight's his swearing in party we all have to be there so we can't make any arrangements tonight but tomorrow I promise I would be the one to find that doctor from downtown but until then you have to act like nothing happened!"

"You do know how very quick it is for your husband to pick up on things, don't avoid wine, it's not like you plan on keeping the baby, hell I wish that would do the job but my point is carry on as usual, drink wine aaaaand if you happen to get lucky and Stefano wants to fuck girl fuck him" Beth added and I nodded.

They were giving good advise but the thought of sleeping with Stefano repulsed me. I got married off to him young and have known no other man aside him, well that was until I met the man from three weeks ago, Stefano was not old or anything but he wasn't young either, he had been older than I was when we first met.

Things had gone smoothly at first but it had only lasted for a short time, power got to him and he changed, and tonight that he was to be given greater power, he definitely wouldn't spare me when he finds out I had defiled his name even when all I did was do the same thing he had always been doing to my own name.

"Okay, okay!" I said taking in deep breaths.

"Good girl, we are doing to have this all figured out" Rosa pulled me into her arms and pats my head, my eyes got teary.

"Don't go cleaning your nose on my new dress" Rosa said and I chuckled, Beth joined in the hug and my tears flowed freely.

"I love you girls" I said and they chuckled.

We stood like that until I calmed down, when they were sure I was good they let me go, Beth picked up the test stick and threw it in the trash, Rosa picked up my purse and handed it over to me.

"Thanks" I muttered and she ruffled my hair.

"See you tonight honey" Beth says opening the door to her car, it was only when the two girls drove away from the Mall's garage that I headed towards mine.

My guards were closely behind me, I just hoped none of them were outside the bathroom and that none of them heard anything that was said inside. I got into my car and sudden dread filled me, I didn't want to go home but I had nowhere else to go, I was stuck and I hated it.

"Drive" I said to my driver once I was seated in the car, as the door closed, I leaned back against the seat, my breath coming uneven.

A party was the last thing I needed right now but in my world, what I needed had never mattered.

I pressed a hand against my stomach, my thoughts racing.

I had to fix this, Before it destroyed me.