His Eagle Eyes on Me

"Alright! Try the pregnancy test. There are instructions written inside. Just follow the steps." The staff scanned the pregnancy test and helped her with the payment.

After the payment, Shelly immediately shoved the pregnancy test into her bag and hurried back to her apartment.

Courtney had just spent the last bit of her savings and was packing to go home.

"Shelly, my tenancy contract doesn't expire until a month after today, so I might come by anytime," Courtney said to Shelly. "Pray for me. I don't want to get into another big fight with my family. Living with no money sucks."

"Just apologize to them first. I'm sure they don't want to see you suffer." Shelly set her bag down to walk Courtney out of the apartment.

"What medicine did you buy?" Courtney glanced at the bag.

"Oh... My period is late by a few days. It's not a big deal."

"Oh, that's normal, isn't it? It's not like it's a few months late. I once went on an extreme diet, and I didn't get my period for two months straight," Courtney said with a smile. "It's normal for cycles to be irregular from time to time, so don't worry."

"Sure. Do you have money for a taxi?" Shelly helped Courtney with her bags, and the two stepped out of the apartment.

have some money left. It's the weekend, and I figure my parents will both be home." Courtney stopped and grabbed the bag in Shelly's hands. "I will

take Courtney's words seriously as the funds required to start a

never agree to give her such a big amount of money all of a sudden.

watched as Courtney entered the elevator,

behind her and exhaled

right? Please don't tell me I'm pregnant!" she mumbled to herself as she went over

pregnancy test out of the package and headed into the

stepped toward the window to see if

bet

that the instructions

breath and started pacing back and forth in

pregnant... It was just one time. A friend from my village didn't get pregnant despite trying for three years, so it's not that

ten minutes had passed and went back to the window to stare

"There's nothing... Wait, there's

something now... Is something.

with my eyes, or am I