Chapter 50: Little Wolf

Moana

I woke up the next morning, after having stashed the box of unused pregnancy tests in my medicine cabinet, and felt even more sick than the day before. I was sure, as I achingly dragged myself out of bed and turned on the shower, that I would have to either end the pregnancy soon or tell someone about it; I couldn’t go on feeling like this every day without some sort of support, and it was only going to get worse over time.

The hot shower helped a bit with the nausea, and once I was dressed and took the medicine that the doctor gave me, I walked next door to wake Ella up.

“Rise and shine,” I said, opening the curtains to let the sunlight in.

Ella yawned and stretched, her small hands curled into fists. “I’m still tired…”

“I know, love, but you have training today,” I said. I walked over to the bed and pulled the covers down, causing Ella to shiver and grumble before she finally got up. Soon enough, I had her dressed for training.

I knew that she was expecting some sort of answer regarding the pregnancy

read a book instead of my usual routine of going to the orphanage due

practice on the piano while I sunk down into the big armchair in the living room with a sigh. My feet felt sore and my

realizing it, my eyes eventually closed as I sat in

by the feeling of someone shaking my shoulder. I groaned quietly as I cracked my eyes open. Selina was

sat up. “I must’ve nodded off there for a little bit.

playing in her room,” Selina said. Then, she lowered her voice so only the two

recalling how I had shoved the box of tests out of sight the night before without taking one — because I already knew that I was pregnant. Even though I was moved by Selina’s concern, however, I wasn’t ready

lied, nodding. “I took one. It was

believable, she pulled the unopened box of pregnancy tests out of her apron pocket and waved it in front of

you went through my cupboards this time, no less?” Beyond the issue of the pregnancy, this felt like a privacy violation, and

and frowned at me. “Why did you lie to me?” she asked. Her voice was cold and annoyed. “What

form in my stomach as Selina spoke. I realized then that I couldn’t get away with not telling her anymore; if I didn’t tell her now, she would certainly figure it out eventually, assuming she already hadn’t

hands up in defeat and lowering my voice.

eyes widened. “Do you know who the father is?” she

even though Selina had given me several reasons over my time working here to trust her, I still couldn’t

I replied, then, thinking for a moment, said: “The baby is a

nodded. I could tell just from looking at the expression on her face that she had an idea as to who the father was, but she seemed to decide not to pry any further. I appreciated that. “Well then,” she said with a sigh. “What are you

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