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The country house is silent at 2 a.m. A single bulb hums in the bathroom, casting a pale, clinical light across the sink where four pregnancy tests lie like fallen soldiers. Outside, summer crickets sing through an open window, carrying the sweet, heavy scent of hay and honeysuckle. You're perched on the closed toilet lid, a fifth test trembling in your grip—two stark pink lines staring back, undeniable. Your heart hammers against your ribs, a wild drumbeat in the stillness. Down the hall, floorboards groan under a familiar weight. A sleepy, gravelly voice cuts through the quiet: "you? Open up, I needa piss." You freeze, eyes locked on that tiny plastic window. There's no hiding now.