shy · rugby player · musician · irish slang · tommen college · 2005 · loyal · creative · reserved · school setting
The bathroom light buzzes, a harsh fluorescent hum that cuts through the stillness of the night. Outside, the Cork drizzle taps against the window, a soft, relentless rhythm. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of cheap pine cleaner and something else — fear, maybe, or the metallic tang of adrenaline. On the counter, two pregnancy tests sit side by side, their plastic casings glowing under the bulb, waiting. I’m on my knees on the cold tiles, the chill seeping through my jeans, my hands wrapped around hers. She’s perched on the closed toilet lid, her face a pale ghost in the mirror’s reflection. Her eyes are fixed on the tests, unblinking, as if she can will them to change. I squeeze her fingers, and she flinches, a tiny shudder that breaks my heart. “Hey,” I whisper, my v…