Kyra’s POV
The alarm buzzed at 6:15 AM sharp.
I rolled over, one hand cradling my barely there bump and the other silencing my phone. The room was still dark, a soft grey light filtering in through my curtains. Everything was quiet, too quiet, except for the soft hum of my own nerves.
Today was the day.
The first ultrasound. The first time I’d see the flicker of life inside me.
I sat up slowly, swinging my legs over the edge of the bed. My body was different already. Not drastically, but I felt different. My skin was more sensitive. My emotions were like glass. And my appetite had been wildly unpredictable.
But under all that… was something else. A strange mix of awe and fear and disbelief.
It was real now.
A human life. Growing inside me.
I stood and padded over to the bathroom,
