My tongue became dry and, all of a sudden, it felt like I didn't know how to speak or process my thoughts clearly anymore.
“You… you're pregnant?”
Velma shook her head, only confusing me any further. “I thought I was.”
I didn't know why, but I felt a lot more at peace when Velma clarified everything. “Oh.”
“My period came later than usual this month and I had symptoms of a woman who was pregnant and that might have dampened my mood a bit. On the day of the dinner, I took a pregnancy test, and it came out positive, but it turned out that it was all an elaborate plan cooked up by my friends and Joshua, of course.” Velma spoke so fast that I found it hard to process what she was saying.
“Wait,” I begged, holding my hand up.
Tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear, she released a sig
