Miranda – A New Beginning

Chapter 2

AT THE FLAT

Miranda is holding a home pregnancy test.

"Hello, do come in, I'm having rather a stressful morning so please bear with! Just to update you quickly, Gary and I went to Paris for a mini break, it was really wonderful and I'm completely in love with him. I know, it is lovely! But the day we got back, Gary had a terrible accident at the restaurant. He's on the mend now and the hospital should be letting him come home in a few days, thank goodness. Meanwhile, I've been feeling queasy in the mornings and it's possible that I might be… you know. So I've got this test. I've complied with the instructions. So now I just need to wait and see what happens to the little line. Things will be so much easier if I'm not pregnant; firstly because I'm not sure that Gary is ready for this, and secondly, and most importantly, the baby might not be his! I know it sounds dreadful – but I'd only just split up with Mike when Gary and I got together. Ok, time's up… here goes."

Miranda looks at the testing stick. The blue line is very clear. She is most definitely pregnant.