“I should’ve known better too.”
“But… for the love of God, it was only one time,” he moans.
“f**k it, Harlan,” I lift my face to the sky, not believing my ears. “Do you think I planned it like that? Well, I didn’t, if you must know. But haven’t you heard before, that one time is enough if you are not using contraception?”
“Damn it. I didn’t mean it like that. Sorry!” He drops his elbows onto his knees, and in despair, buries his face into his palms. I don’t speak now, letting him decode what he has heard. Then, after a short while, he looks up with a furrowed brow. “And now, where is… where is the…?” I turn my back on him. With all my might, I try to swallow the tears about to well up. “Did you…?” he asks with a tightening throat, which makes me twirl around. I almost pierce him with my
