Hailey
I hear my mother call my name and then the rhythm of feet upon the stairs, their echo muffled against the wooden floor. I double-check the lock on the bathroom door. Before I face my mother, I need a second to collect myself.
My heart is racing so fiercely that my chest hurts. I don"t mean to look at the test again, but I do anyway. It is a mistake. There are two pink lines, just like the one from before, and now there is no denying what it means. The bathroom swirls around me, and I feel like I am in a swimming pool and water is rushing up from the drain. Rose"s voice comes back to me. They were going to kill you, eventually. I can"t catch my breath. I can"t move.
They were going to kill you, eventually.“Hailey? You awake, honey?” my mother calls, knocking on my bedroom door.
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