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“She’ll need some rest,” he says

“What was it? Did you find out why she fainted?” I ask “And what about the blood?”

I sound like athis many questions, but I’ht now

“She …” He pauses to clear his throat and says, “You ht want to sit down”

That sounds bad Very bad

I clutch the chair and sit down, bracing myself for whatever he says next

“The bleeding she experienced only happens to wocould’ve caused her to lose some blood But it’s stopped now, so I don’t think there will be anyas she takes her rest”

“Blood vessels?” I mutter I’ve never heard of this before “So it’s not a period or anything?”

He sits down beside nant”

I get up fros

Pregnant?

Harper is … pregnant?

How did I not know?

My gaze is absent as I stare at the doctor in co loith every passing second “Wha … how?”

The doctor laughs “Well, you should know, of course She’s your … uirlfriend”

When I try to step past hilare

“Please don’t,” he says, clearing his throat “Best not to disturb her She still needs to rest The bleeding said enough If you care about her and the baby, of course”

My hand, which was tightened into a fist, relaxes again, and I look away, blowing off steah my nostrils

“Is itat the man

He places a hand on my shoulder “You should ask her yourself when she’s awake”