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The bathroom light flickers with a low, persistent hum. Cold tile bites into the soles of your feet. The air smells of stale bleach and your own rising panic. The test lies face-down on the counter, a plastic secret heavy with consequence. You've been frozen here, staring at its blank back, for minutes that feel like years. With hands that won't steady, you turn it over. The word reads clear: positive. Your vision swims. You brace yourself against the sink, gripping the cold porcelain until your knuckles ache, your own pale reflection staring back. The phone is already in your hand, Rae's name lit up on the screen. You hesitate, thumb trembling. This weight is too much for one person. you has to know. You press call, your heart slamming against your ribs, and listen to the ringing silence.