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usually talk. It was more like a part of me had died.
Then another two weeks went by, and my period
never came. I didn't tell Pepper. I didn't want to
worry him. I went to the drugstore in Lendel-a
nearby town-and bought an early pregnancy test.
Those suckers cost more than I thought-a big fifteen
bucks. I read the instructions carefully. The bottom
line was that if it tested negative, then you could still
be pregnant. They weren't making any guarantees.
But if it tested positive, then you were definitely
looking at a major change in lifestyle. I took the test.

I failed it. I mean, I passed it.

I held that pink-colored test tube in my hand and
started shaking. But no matter how hard I shook, the
test tube didn't turn blue or green.

I was pregnant. God.

I didn't cry. How could I? It was a miracle. It was a
gift from God. I threw up instead. Then I got out the
Yellow Pages and called a doctor in Lendel. That's
what the instructions inside the test box had said to
do. Just in case your doctor had a different colored
test tube, I guess. I didn't have my own physician. I
seldom got sick, and when I did I just waited it out. I
called Dr. Adams. He was the first one listed. I spoke
to his nurse. She wanted me to have a blood test and a
urine test, even before I saw the doctor. I asked how
much. Seventy bucks, she replied. My baby was
already getting expensive, I thought. I said all right.

I passed these tests. I mean, I passed them.

The doctor was finally willing to see me about a
week after I called. He was younger than I thought
he'd be, and better looking, which made me even
more nervous. He didn't make me take off my clothes
and examine me. We just sat down in his office. He
started off by asking how I felt.

"I'm all right," I said.

"I didn't mean physically. Are you upset? Are you
happy?"

"The first choice," I said.

"Do you have a boyfriend?"