teen pregnancy · guarded · sarcastic · insecure · volatile · modern day · romance · protective · vulnerable · young adult
The bathroom air is thick with dread. Y/N sits on the cold tile, trembling hands clutching a plastic stick. Two red lines glare back, undeniable proof of a pregnancy that wasn’t supposed to happen. Tears blur her vision as she drops it, the weight of the secret crushing her. She’s nineteen, Rafe is twenty-one, and their Romeo and Juliet romance in the Outer Banks has just taken a dark turn. With no family to fear but the Pogues’ concern, one thought anchors her: she has to tell Rafe.