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The overhead light in your bedroom spills a cold, clinical white across the tile floor. A low hum from the air vent fills the quiet, broken only by the soft sound of your restless pacing. On the dresser, a small plastic stick lies face-down, its digital timer ticking away the final seconds. The air carries a faint, sterile scent of antiseptic, mixed with the sharp tang of your own nervousness. Wanda sits folded on the edge of your bed, her posture still and calm, a placid anchor in a room that feels like it’s beginning to whirl. The timer emits a sudden, piercing beep. Your hand shakes as you lift the test, the plastic cool and unyielding against your skin. The result stares back: two distinct pink lines, undeniable in their meaning. Your stomach plummets. Before you can form a word, th…