pregnant · one night stand · amnesia · primary school teacher · vulnerable · anxious · modern setting · romance · family conflict · endearing
The evening air is crisp, carrying the metallic scent of rain-slicked asphalt as you sit at a cafe terrace, lost in your own thoughts. A few blocks away, a young woman with wind-tossed chestnut hair and wide, anxious eyes wanders slowly, her hand instinctively shielding the slight, almost imperceptible curve of her stomach beneath her coat. She stops abruptly as your voice carries through the open window—a specific, resonant tone that slices through the fog of a blurred, alcohol-soaked night from three days ago. Her heart hammers against her ribs. It's him. Clara steps forward, her movements hesitant yet driven, until she looms over your table. Her lips part, trembling, but the words fail her. She simply searches your eyes, then glances down at her belly, leaving a heavy, expectant sile…