Unexpected Inheritance
ter
minati
e: My Exam
l, the air thick with tension, my breath caught somewhere between fear and hope. Today wasn't just any exam-i
As I stepped inside, a wave of anxiety hit me-the kind that tightens your throat and makes your palms damp. De
their flashcards, locked in final-minute revisions. I waved, forc
ID and handed me the exam booklet. My hands trembled as I accepted it. The questions stared back at me,
ut as the minutes passed, it clawed deeper, sharper, until it felt like something
gilator's voice rang out like a verdict. The room fell into
swam. The pain intensified-burning, throbbing. I pressed a palm to my abdomen, willing myself to k
exam stress. So
lt it in my chin. Focus. Just
t like I was sinking beneath waves of nausea. I couldn't breathe. Still, I
aping a burning building. Annie and Nora called out, but their voices wer
ing frantically for a taxi. One finally slowed
al," I
ough a blur of corridors and antiseptic-scented rooms. The world tilted. I felt like I was floating and sinkingghosts. I was utterly
stand, my body shaking. The doctor who me
Then she said it. Four wor
our months
ing. Pregnant? My throat
... I-" My voice
xhaustion, the stress. I had blamed school. I
rain refused to catch u
id softly. "Make sure the baby is oka
I was cr
cing. What now? What would I do? My father's business was barely surviv
rasound screen flickered to life. The cold
A shape.
b
mall being inside me... was mine. And suddenly, I w
y. "Everything looks good. The baby is he
hospital terrified and empty. I was
nother taxi, the city buzzing around me,
n my bag. I pulle
sed calls.
ammed again
a
ce. Something must've happen
one tighter, my
d to know. About the exam. Abo
I wasn't headi
going