Disoriented, she sat down, touching her head, while I leaned toward her, concerned. “How are you feeling?” I asked, almost whispering, fear still evident in my voice. She looked at me, as if trying to focus. Then, with an expression I couldn’t decipher, she said something that left me frozen. “I might be pregnant…” Her voice was low but clear, even in her confusion. A chill ran down my spine. Everything stopped. Pregnant? Her? Alondra? My mind went completely blank, and a whirlwind of questions raced at the speed of light, but none gave me any answers. My heart was pounding, but something in my chest also broke. The pieces of all this started to fit together in a way I couldn’t even comprehend. But something darker haunted me. Was what she had just said true? Pregnant? Would I be

