Like Phoenix From The Ashes

(Arata)

Karsten tried to speak to me again, but I was too heartbroken to listen. Hiding under the quilt, I refused to turn my head in his direction or communicate any further. 

But I could hear his pacing in the room and knew he hadn't left. 

How was I even going to tell him? 

I wasn't even sure myself, and knew I had to go to a doctor to confirm first. 

If I spoke to him, he would think I tried to trick him and somehow didn't take the pill he left me. 

Women used pregnancies to trap rich men, and he would assume I did something similar. 

I waited for him to leave the room. Once I heard the door click shut, I reached for my phone. 

With nervousness and anxiety raining over me in abundance, I typed in the search engine to figure out if one could get pregnant even after taking a pill.