Blush Pink Rose_A Rose and Thorn Prequel by Fawn Bailey

Author:Fawn Bailey [Bailey, Fawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-03T05:00:00+00:00

4

Carina

I was beaming.

I’d gotten the role. And not just any role, the lead role, beating Harlow and proving to everyone I was a force to be reckoned with. I couldn’t stop grinning, and not even Harlow’s beatific smile dissuaded me. So she’d gotten the Sugarplum Fairy. I’d gotten Clara, a much bigger role with more parts in the play. There was no doubt I was chosen over her. And I was going to be the best dancer in that play, just like I was in the studio.

Usually, being a bitch wasn’t one of my qualities. I was nice, and I genuinely liked Harlow. But when it came to dancing, my competitive side came out to play. Especially now, with the news of being pregnant, I felt like I made the competition twice as hard just because of the baby growing inside me.

The truth was, I should have made him use protection. We should have been more careful and not relied on pulling out. It was done, though, and I still had a baby inside my belly, a baby that would now grow up without a father.

As we practiced in the studio, I let my mind wander, thinking about the previous night.

The events of a night I would have to keep to myself forever.

My very first dirty, dark little secret.

***

The test could have been wrong.

The big plus on it screamed the truth in my face even when I refused to acknowledge it. But it was right there, plainly visible.

Pregnant.

I let out a choked little sob and covered my mouth with my fist so nobody would hear. I was pretty sure I was the last girl in the changing room, but I didn’t want to risk it. I wrapped the test in some toilet paper and tossed it in the wastebasket before leaving the stall. I put on a brave face, splashing some water over my red-rimmed eyes.

I would just need to think about this rationally. It wasn’t the end of the world, right? I could get rid of it. My parents never needed to know. Or I could keep it. Or give it up for adoption. My life would change forever, but I’d have a little human being to share it with. There were so many possibilities my head pounded with the thought of them all.

I packed my things in a hurry and said goodbye to a distracted Madame, who just muttered something in response, busy with a visitor. Throwing all my things in my backpack, I made for the door, my fingers shakily holding my phone and deciding what to type in the text.

Hey. Can you meet me at the studio later?

I sent off the text and bit my lip nervously. Heading down into the underground station, I bumped into a family and scrambled back to my feet when the mum with her hands full knocked me over. She apologized profusely and made a fuss over me, but my eyes were focused on her kids. A little girl held her hand and a baby boy in a pram while the dad stood uselessly to the side.

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