Positive Proof

DAPHNE

The moment I saw the word positive, a slow, victorious smile stretched across my lips. My heart, which had been beating with fear just moments ago, now pulsed with exhilaration. I looked up, my gaze locking with the nurse’s. She had saved me.

Her lips curled into a small, knowing smile. “Congratulations,” she said, her voice even, almost teasing. “You’re going to be a mother.”

The irony of