The Weight of Deception

DAPHNE

The silence in the car was unbearable.

Dominic’s hands gripped the steering wheel, his face unreadable, his eyes fixed on the road ahead. The hum of the engine filled the space between us, but it did nothing to drown out the thoughts swirling in my head.

I couldn’t believe what I had done.

I had lied.

I had looked Dominic’s family in the eye and told them I was pregnant.

What was I thinking