Chapter 10

"Hey, everything's going to be alright." I consoled Farrah as she cried into my arms.

After hearing the news, my heart sank, and I immediately rushed to her condo, knowing she needed someone to lean on. The room was filled with scattered papers and knocked over appliances. It was chaos.

I found her in the corner of her room with a pregnancy test on her hand. I gently held her, allowing her tears to flow freely. In that moment, the weight of her sorrow transferred onto me, and I willingly carried it, determined to lighten her burden. If I only could.

We stayed like that for an hour. I didn’t say anything. I let her cry until she couldn’t. It hurts me seeing her like this. She’s always been strong. The last time I saw her cry was when her mom left them. We were just middle schoolers at that time.

“Zara, I’m not ready,” that was the first thing she told me.

Farrah is old enough to have a child. We’re both in our late 20’s that’s why I know there’s something deeper why she is no