I stand frozen in the hallway, watching the nurse walk away. She looks at me briefly before walking down the stairs. Please let it be because she did those tests and not the other one, please.
"Maddy... Can you come to my office, please?" I hear my father say through the mind link.
I swallow. I can't tell from his voice whether he is angry or worried. I slowly walk towards my father's office, with my heart in my throat.
"Keep calm; they might not know anything," I tell myself to calm down. Of course, they don't know that I saw the nurse leave. If she hasn't said anything about the pill. I will betray myself when my mother realizes how nervous and scared I am. I take a deep breath through my nose and exhale slowly before knocking on the door.
"And if they do know, we will find another
