Unexpected Inheritance

ter

minati

e: My Exam

l, the air thick with tension, my breath caught somewhere between fear and hope. Today wasn't just any exam-i

As I stepped inside, a wave of anxiety hit me-the kind that tightens your throat and makes your palms damp. De

their flashcards, locked in final-minute revisions. I waved, forc

ID and handed me the exam booklet. My hands trembled as I accepted it. The questions stared back at me,

ut as the minutes passed, it clawed deeper, sharper, until it felt like something

gilator's voice rang out like a verdict. The room fell into

swam. The pain intensified-burning, throbbing. I pressed a palm to my abdomen, willing myself to k

exam stress. So

lt it in my chin. Focus. Just

t like I was sinking beneath waves of nausea. I couldn't breathe. Still, I

aping a burning building. Annie and Nora called out, but their voices wer

ing frantically for a taxi. One finally slowed

al," I

ough a blur of corridors and antiseptic-scented rooms. The world tilted. I felt like I was floating and sinking

ghosts. I was utterly

stand, my body shaking. The doctor who me

Then she said it. Four wor

our months

ing. Pregnant? My throat

... I-" My voice

xhaustion, the stress. I had blamed school. I

rain refused to catch u

id softly. "Make sure the baby is oka

I was cr

cing. What now? What would I do? My father's business was barely surviv

rasound screen flickered to life. The cold

A shape.

b

mall being inside me... was mine. And suddenly, I w

y. "Everything looks good. The baby is he

hospital terrified and empty. I was

nother taxi, the city buzzing around me,

n my bag. I pulle

sed calls.

ammed again

a

ce. Something must've happen

one tighter, my

d to know. About the exam. Abo

I wasn't headi

going