Fears and Mistakes

Lily

It was as if time had ground to a halt, and I found myself trapped in a nightmarish reality that I couldn't escape.

Panic surged within me, twisting my gut into knots as I struggled to comprehend it.

My hands shook uncontrollably as I tried to process what had just happened.

My mind coursed through in denial. Maybe the test was wrong? Maybe there was a mistake somewhere?

But deep down, I knew the truth. The

symptoms… I couldn't ignore them any longer.

The dam of emotions that I'd been holding back burst. Tears welled up in my eyes, and I bit down hard on my trembling lip, desperately trying to stifle the sobs threatening to escape.

‘I was pregnant.’ The thought echoed in my mind horribly.

How could I have been so careless? I'd barely remembered anything else of that night, not even whether he'd used protection. Like a fool, I had forgotten about it.

I had dreams. Heading into this city for college and then for work. I had left my home so I could be successful, so I could t