The fear didn’t go away. If anything, it got worse. After a few days of knowing she was pregnant, Ann’s mind was a mess. Every time she thought about the tiny life growing inside her, she felt a strange mixture of wonder... and pure panic.
She sat on her bed one evening, hugging a pillow to her chest, feeling the walls closing in.
What am I going to do?
The question repeated over and over in her mind like a broken record. She needed to talk to someone. Someone who would listen without judging her. Someone who knew her really knew her. There was only one person who came to mind. Claire.
Claire had been her best friend since college. They had shared everything late-night study sessions, first heartbreaks, silly adventures. Even though life had pulled them into different cities and jobs,
