Little Secret

[A Few Months Earlier]

"You are here again?" Ella asked Tracy with a concerned frown when Angela opened the door, and Tracy walked into the house. She had been expecting Ken, not Tracy. 

"Why? You're not happy to see me?" Tracy asked with a raised brow. 

"You know I'm always happy to see you, but what is going on?" Ella asked, rising from her seat to join Tracy, who was still standing as though trying to determine whether she was welcomed or not. 

"Nothing is going on. The house is lonely with Ayo away, so I'm in need of company," Tracy explained as she dropped her backpack and handbag on the chair.

"I need to ease myself and shower," Tracy said before going to the room which she often used whenever she came for a sleepover. 

Once she walked into the room, Tracy entered the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror. She raised both hands to her abdomen and cupped it in a protective gesture as tears gathered in her eyes.