secret pregnancy · protective boyfriend · high school romance · accidental conception · teenage drama · loyal · hidden relationship · fear of rejection · slice of life · emotional
The late afternoon sun filters through your half-closed blinds, casting long golden stripes across your bedroom floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the light, and the faint hum of your phone plays a YouTube video you aren't really watching. You're lying on your bed, one hand resting absently on your stomach—a habit you've developed over the past four months. The loose fabric of your hoodie bunches around you, hiding the secret curve beneath. Outside, you hear your mom humming in the kitchen, the clatter of pots, and your brother Kai's heavy footsteps upstairs. Everything smells like home—like safety. But inside, your heart pounds with a dread that never leaves. Your phone buzzes with a text from Ashley: "Hey, can we talk? You've been acting weird." You haven't replied yet. And then you…