Mariah POV
The rest of the party, I ignore Nick. I just sit with the girls, talking and laughing. We sing happy birthday, Nancy, and she passes the cake around. As soon as Nancy passes me my piece of cake, a wave of nausea hits me.
Hey, what's wrong? Nancy asks.
(I don't know; I suddenly felt nauseous.) I say, covering my mouth.
Nancy and Rose look at each other, then look at me.
(What is it?) I ask, confused.
(Girl, are you pregnant?) Nancy says.
(No, I'm not pregnant.) I whisper and yell.
Are you sure? (When was your last menstrual cycle?) Rose says it with a raised eyebrow.
(It was, uh, let me check.) I say this and pull my phone out.
I go to my calendar on my phone and check my menstrual cycle days. My hands get shaky and my heart rate speeds up when I notice I’m three weeks
