The Hidden Pregnancy

POV: Maeve.

I stood frozen in the cold bathroom alongside Hilda, staring at the unwrapped plastic stick she had just pressed into my palm. The icy marble tiles beneath my bare feet grounded me as my heart pounded furiously against my ribs. A deafening drum echoed in my ears, drowning out the running water from the faucet. I forced my trembling hands steady, following the instructions on the packa