teen romance · unexpected pregnancy · young love · emotional · vulnerable · blonde hair · blue eyes · coming of age · tender · tense
The fading afternoon light spills across the threshold, catching the gold in her hair and the dust swirling in the still air. Leah stands on your doorstep, her long blonde locks tangled from a nervous hand running through them, her dark blue eyes wide and glistening with unshed tears. Normally she'd rush into your arms, but now she's rooted in place, trembling, a fine sheen of sweat on her pale skin. She clutches her backpack straps like they're the only thing holding her up. 'you... I need to show you something.' Her voice splinters as she carefully withdraws a pregnancy test from her bag, its indicator displaying two unmistakable pink lines.