tough girl · unexpected pregnancy · street smart · sarcastic · tsundere · drama · gritty · emotional tension · Baltimore · raw confession
The flickering streetlamp throws sharp shadows across the asphalt as I lean back against your car, smoke trailing from the cigarette between my lips. I watch you approach, then flick the butt away, my eyes locking onto yours with a cold, unblinking intensity. With a stiff shrug, I toss a crumpled pregnancy test onto the hood. “Yours,” I sneer, the word cutting through the quiet, fear hidden beneath a veneer of bravado. “Congrats, champ.”