The Bitter Truth

'How is this even possible?' Valerie blinked, half-convinced this was all a dream. 'Would all of this vanish if I woke up?'

Valerie still couldn't believe it.

Clara just studied her in silence. She spoke softly, "When I first saw the test results, I was just like you.

"I couldn't believe it, didn't know what to do, and I just couldn't bring myself to believe it.

"But even if I didn't want to admit