Just as Felicity stepped into the bathroom, the pregnancy test box in her hand hadn't even been opened yet when her phone suddenly erupted into a series of rings.
Startled, her hand twitched, and the box tumbled down to the floor! She glanced at the caller ID- It was the very person who could be at the root of it all! Bending down, Felicity picked up the box and pressed the answer button with a sigh, "What's up?" "Hey, I found this cool diner downtown, wanna check it out?" Miles was clueless about the turmoil on her end; he was just eager to spend more twith her, to feel a bit more present in her life.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Not interested! Bye!" she snapped.
Her current state of agitation was sky-high; she was in no mood for food or outings.
After hanging up, Felicity simply turned off her phone and then proceeded to unpack the pregnancy test.
"Okay... now I wait five minutes..." Those five minutes, standing alone in front of the bathroom sink, felt excruciatingly long for her.
Each second felt like an eternity of agony.
Finally, the result appeared.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHer hands shook slightly as she held the instructions, "One line means not pregnant, two lines mean pregnant, and this line means... it's invalid." She looked down.
The test showed one line.
One line meant not pregnant! "No, no, I have to make sure, is this the invalid line..." Felicity squatted there, scrutinizing it for what felt like ages, only to conclude that, as far as she could tell, she wasn't pregnant. But then why hadn't her period come? Lost in thought, she was startled by a knock at the door! Hastily, Felicity shoved everything into the trash can, washed her hands, and ran to open the door- "Langston?" "Something wrong? You look a bit off." Felicity snapped back to reality, shaking her head, "No, it's nothing." He smiled, "Can I use your restroom? Got my hands a bit dirty on the way here." "Su-" She was about to casually agree when she suddenly remembered the items in herbathroom. What if Langston found them?! "Actually, my bathroom's out oner!" Content belongs to en.kikistories"Out of order? I can take a look for you." "No, no need! Langston, you mentioned that diner, right? I suddenly feel like going. Let's head out!" || || Langston sensed something was amiss, as if she was hiding something from him.
But seeing her so anxious, clearly, she was scared of him finding out. Pressing her further wouldn't be right.
So, pursing his lips slightly, he nodded, "Alright, let's go." Throughout the meal, Felicity was noticeably distracted.
Whatever Langston offered, she ate without her usual vibrancy and chatter.
Noticing her change, he softly inquired, "Felicity, if there's something work-related bothering you, feel free to talk to me." After all, Felicity didn't seem to be under an life or financial pressures, life or financial so work was the only plausiessure e of her stress. Content belongs to en.kikistories"My job's fine, no issues there." "If there's something wrong health-wise, you can tellthat too." "Nothing's wrong." Felicity lifted her head and forced a chuckle, "Actually, there is something! I need to take half a day off tomorrow morning."