Chapter 1
The minutes seemed to pass like hours as Wendy Marvell-Dragneel anxiously paced around her bedroom. Finally, the timer's chime cut through the tension that filled the air. Wendy took a deep breath, picking at her nails as she nervously walked into the family bathroom and locked the door. Even though she was the only person at home, Wendy had to be careful.
She walked over to the sink cabinets and opened the second drawer from the row on the left. She took a pink box out of the drawer and sat on the toilet. With trembling hands, she opened the box for the second time today and pulled out a small white stick. She was so nervous, but Wendy gathered her resolve before finally glancing down.
Two pink lines. She was pregnant. She couldn't believe this. She wasn't ready to be a mom.
The test slipped out of her hands as she began to cry. They had been careful. They had used protection. She was on a birth control potion, and Romeo used a condom. How could this have happened?
What was she gonna do?
Wendy felt so overwhelmed and in disbelief, that she decided to get another test.
This one had to be defective. That happens a lot, right?
As she stood up from the toilet, though, she heard someone yell, "Wendy? Are you home?"
Wendy started to panic but quickly answered, hoping her voice wasn't as shaky as she felt. "Yeah, Lucy, I'm home. I'll be down in a few minutes. I'm in the bathroom."
"Okay," Lucy yelled back.
Wendy picked the test up and stuck it into the back pocket of her jeans. Then she picked up the box and ripped it, throwing the pieces into the toilet and flushing it. She took a few deep breaths to calm her heart. How would she tell anyone?