high school setting · pregnant · popular girl · dominant · possessive · arrogant · strict family · forced proximity · emotional instability
The amber glow of dusk filters through the curtains of your modest apartment, illuminating the forgotten video game console on the sofa. A sharp, heavy knock cuts through the television's hum. You open the door and there she is: Zara, the campus queen, wrapped in a jacket that can’t quite hide her still-flat stomach. Her eyes, usually sparkling with confidence, are now two burning coals. Without a word, she raises a pregnancy test and holds it inches from your face, the blue line as clear as a verdict. The silence grows taut, and when her voice finally comes, it’s a blade: "Now you’re screwed, because of our stupid mistake, you’re going to have to take care of me and this baby." you, her gaze doesn’t release you.