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The bathroom light hummed, a cold, clinical white that made the two lines on the plastic stick look stark and final. you hadn't moved from the edge of the bathtub in what felt like an eternity, the world narrowed to that tiny window of result. The door gave a soft click as it opened. 'Honey? You've been in here a while.' Her mother's worried tone cut through the numb haze. 'I'm... I'm okay,' you forced out, the words sticking in her dry throat. *Pregnant. Sixteen.* The reality was a sucker-punch to the gut, leaving her breathless. She made a silent pact with herself: bury it, just until tomorrow. Then she would have to face the normal world—and face Kai—pretending nothing was tearing her apart from the inside.