21
Nova
Cold air blew down on me from the vents overhead. The ob-gyn’s waiting room was warm compared to the examination room. I was waiting for her, wearing nothing more than a paper robe to keep me warm.
Camilla had surprised us all with a two-week vacation when we’d all expected only a week off. Thankful for that as my head was a complete mess, I hurried home to my parents.
I hadn’t told them the news yet. I wanted a doctor to confirm what I already knew deep down before I said a thing to anyone else.
I had so much I wanted to tell Astor. I wanted to thank him for the generous gift he’d left for me. I’d barely spoken at all about going to college online, but he’d taken what little I’d said and secretly talked to Camilla, paying for everything I needed to get my degree. And if it tu
