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“What’s the latest celeb gossip?” I ask.
Maria flips another page. “Selena Gomez is being body-shamed by some Swifties, and Lizzo is coming to her rescue. Fun stuff.” She rolls her eyes.
“You don’t even like what you read?” I scoff into a laugh. “Why don’t you try one of my college romance books? Maybe you’ll enjoy it.”
“Nah. I prefer real stories.”
“Bitch!” Anabel slams the door in the back, opens it, and slams it again.
“What the hell?” Maria throws down her magazine and stands.
A terrible numb sensation in my chest makes my heart go weak. A fiery shriek sends rippling shivers down my back.
“I fucking knew it. Get off!” Anabel pushes Jane away.
I turn in fear to see her holding a stick in her hand that looks an awful lot like… no!
A pregnancy test.
Anabel stomps so hard toward me, I don’t know what to do, so I back up behind Maria’s couch.
“When I made Leandro buy these a year ago, he laughed at me.” Anabel smiles angrily. “He said if I want to waste money on immaculate conception, go ahead. Well who’s fucking laughing now!” She throws the test on the couch next to Maria, and all of the women’s eyes widen. “Fucking bitch, Alessia. Bitch!”
I shake my head, every curse hurled at me feels like an arrow to the gut. Tears fill my eyes, making my vision blurry.
“Alessia?” Maria looks stunned for the first time since I’ve known her.
“You’ve been?” Gabby puts her hands over her mouth.
Anabel screams at the top of her lungs, grabs a wooden spatula, and breaks it over the sink to make a sharp stake.
Maria scoffs. “Put that down, Anabel. She’s not a fucking vampire. Hey!” she yells commandingly, but Anabel swipes at her when she tries to get close.
“Get the fuck away from me!” She exhales through gritted teeth, then points her weapon at me. “You. I heard you vomiting through the night, for weeks now. Yeah, didn’t think I noticed, did you?” She nods. “You come back late in the middle of the night with Leandro. No one gets that treatment. Fuck you, Alessia. We’re supposed to be in this together!” She stomps out of the kitchen toward me, and Gabby gasps.
I don’t know what I’m seeing. Is she going to try and stab me with that?
“Anabel.” I shake my head and put my hands up.
“What. What? Are you going to deny it?” She holds the stake up as she stomps closer. “I dare you to.”
“No. I—we.” I bite my lip, scared and shamed all at once.
Memories of our times together flash to the front of my mind – they’re good. Make-shift dates. Getting to know one another over abandoning a car. Sex.
I hold my belly with one hand.
“How could you, Sia?” Anabel punches the couch and swipes the stick again when Maria gets close. She barrels up to me as I backpedal to the wall.
“Anabel. Stop. Anabel!”
“Ahh!” She reels back, and Maria leaps to grab at her arm.
The other girls scream, trying to further subdue Anabel.
She thrashes and scrapes Jane’s leg, making her curse as she falls on her behind.
I rush forward and twist Anabel’s wrist to disarm the stake, and spin to see if Jane’s alright.
