Melissa’s hands trembled as she stared at the test results, her heart pounding violently in her chest. Her face drained off its colour in an instant as if life itself had been stripped from her. She became frozen like a statue, unable to process the words staring back at her.
“No,” she whispered shakily, her voice barely audible over the deafening sound of her heartbeat. A single tear slipped down her cheek. She swiped at it quickly, scanning the paper again, hoping; praying that her eyes had deceived her. But the truth was right there, bold and mocking.
“No. No, no, no. This can’t be. It must be a mistake,” her voice cracked.
Gripping the paper tightly, she bolted back into the building, her footsteps loud and frantic against the polished floors.
“Excuse me!” she cried, her voice urg
