Chapter 2~
Nina's POV-
Why did I agree to do this? I wore no disguise, striding through the pharmacy like I owned the place. I had no idea where to find the pregnancy tests, and I was not about to ask a clerk for help. Instead, I blindly fell through the aisles, searching for the one thing I had come to the store to find. Upon checking my watch, I realized that I had already been wandering aimlessly here for fifteen minutes.
Patricia was worried enough. I would have to ask. I waited until the pharmacy desk was deserted but for one young female technician. "Can you tell me where the pregnancy tests are?" I whispered. She appraised my body slowly. "Trust me honey, he didn't get you. You'll be fine."
"It isn't for me, it's for my best friend." I told her. "That's what they all say." The technician mumbled before telling me which aisle to check. Patricia waited for me in the car. "Did you get it?" Her voice betrayed an emotion I hadn't seen in her many times before. Fear. I passed the tiny box to her.
Patricia's POV-
It's just a stick. It can't tell you anything. It doesn't control your life, you do. This has to be the longest minute of my life. Tick, tick, tick. My life was spinning with the turning of the dials on my watch. The walls of this bathroom that has changed my life in so many ways were closing in. I was feeling dizzy.
I stepped from the stall. Nina stood at one of the sinks, washing her hands over and over. Deep breaths. Deep breaths and baby steps. "I can't look." I told her. "Don't you want to know?" Nina asked. I want to know. I just don't want to find out.
"What would I tell Jerome?" I chose to ask instead. "We can worry about that later." Nina smiled. I nearly flipped the test over. "You look, I can't." I handed the dreaded test to her. Nina gasped and shook her head. She held the test up for me to see, then wrapped it up and threw it into the garbage. I have never hated the colour pink so much in my life.
To Be Continued...
