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We stood there in front of the selection of various pregnancy tests in a section vividly labeled Fa was surreal I heard words escape fro soundedbox after box in our sI will never forget If I hadn’t been stunned and frozen with the constant stab of shock, Ibetter at sticking up forin this situation, I just let her judge Who was I?

We walked back to Sarah’s apartnancy tests Sarah pulled the the directions i me to try to only pee a little so we could knock out a few tests I just stood there holding the stick, staring at the sive me my fate

"Nolan, co iveat the dry filter strip, considering briefly running it through the faucet and pretending I had taken the test But fooling Sarah wouldn’t dorun

I turned her sink faucet on to helpa deep breath and going a little on the tip of the test strip Sarah was reading directions fro me that I needed to let the test sit on the counter for twoaln start to appear, I wasn’t surprised But I was terrified

"Are you done? I’ve got another one, tellon the other side of the door

"I don’t need it," I said, faintly

"What? Why?" she cracked open the door as I was pullingfrom my hand "Nolan, you have to set it down and wait for twoI said?"

I held it up in front ofher the positive result Sarah just looked at it with tightly closed lips, considering the best reaction

"You don’t know for sure, Nolan Those things aren’t always accurate Co a new stick fro to be the sa my head slowly "I just know"

"No, you don’t!" she said forcefully, putting the new test inme back while she closed the door

I huh five of the tests--all positive--before she finally relented and slid down against the bathroom door to sit on the floor across fro up at the row of tests every now and then and sighing, considering

What was I going to do? How could this have happened? Well, that’s a stupid question; I know exactly how it happened But ere always so very careful This was going to ruin everything I wouldn’t be able to finish ht not be able to enter the draft, or worse, heto do with ue, Sarah interrupted hts "You have to tell Reed," she said, abruptly

"No," I shot back quickly "I h I should make sure, you knoith a doctor first"

I took another deep breath and pulledthe for answers I didn’t knoas going to deal with this Suddenly, Sarah got to her feet and walked into her bedroorabbed her hand

"No, please Don’t call him," I tried to stop her

She just stared atReed, Nolan That’s your conversation to have I’et you an appointment"

I watched as Sarah pretended to beto me for help with sos that I considered to be so private were instantly too public, and I wanted to bury myself and hide

"Okay, Tuesday, in teeks Got it, thank you," Sarah said, hanging up and writing down a note on a scrap of paper for me "Okay, you have an 8 am appoint before they can know anything for sure"