Pregnant
For almost a week, Kalea's taste buds continued to be bitter. Her body did not hurt as much as before, it just was not completely gone. Plus she just realized that her period was unusually late. Her days were filled with worry that became more and more overwhelming as the signs pointed to something she did not want to happen.
And at a time like this, Arthur was out of the country busy with his work. He only gave short messages and they could be counted on the fingers of one hand. Arthur's distant presence gave Kalea some peace of mind because she had time to think about what she should do.
That morning, Kalea took the digital test pack that she had bought yesterday after finishing her studies on campus. This had to be done in order for Kalea to get answers to all the thoughts that kept making her anxious.