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Lauren

After greeting Xavier, I fell back asleep. I guess my lack of sleep and peace for four weeks had taken a toll on me, and my body needed to regain its strength. I somehow knew Xavier wasn't home. I did not know what, but it was a feeling, something I wasn't able to do before.

I went to the bathroom to freshen up and shower, and while I brushed my teeth, I saw the crescent moon-shaped teeth bite on my neck. I grazed my hand through it, and it stung a bit. Still sore but healing gradually.

I giggled, realising how things had gone from hopeless to hopeful.

After I brushed my teeth, I showered.

I felt the urge to call Xavier, but I decided against it at the last minute. He might have gone for a meeting or something.

At the same time, I dressed up in joggers, a tank top, and a hoody.

My stomach growled, and I remembered what Gail had told me. I was still finding it hard to believe that she was right. She had to be joking. I searched my purse for a pregnancy stick. Something I had bou