George gestured to the back of the tent, where I realized there was another exit. “Go. Return here when you know the result in your ownheart.”
I scrambled out of the tent. Everyone in the camp was too distracted by Virgil’s presence to notice me. Among the thick trees and bushes, I gasped and tried to catch my breath as I unzipped my pants to performthetest.
Then, Iwaited.
I shut my eyes. Sweat trickled down my brow. This had to be a joke. Some kind of cosmicnightmare.
I opened my eyes and had to force myself to look atthetest.
Positive.
“No,” I murmured, voiceshaking.
The gravity of the situation hit me like a massive wave. I collapsed to the ground, holding the test with tremblingfingers.
I thought it was impossible, but the truth was staring me right intheface.
I waspregnant.
