Wish I Never Met You Prologue
OBSESSION
By Nikki Hearts
Prologue
Hazel
I was nine all over again. Blue eyes turned dark so fast. They were stormy, like a big tornado was about to hit my life.
“What do you mean?” he said, his face etched with confusion.
I took a deep breath, held it, and then exhaled slowly, feeling my heart pound against my ribs—another breath. Then, finally, I spat it out. “I’m pregnant.”
Silence. Two minutes of freaking silence. The leaves outside stopped dancing, frozen mid-air like they had that day. The sun, once warm on my skin, hid behind a thick cloud, unable to offer comfort.
“I… I’m speechless,” Mason muttered, standing from the bed, rubbing his hands over his face.
“I understand. It’s a terrifying situation.”
“How did this happen?” he asked.
“What sort of question is that?” I snapped.
“Why did you allow yourself to get pregnant?”
“It takes two to tango, you know,” I shot back.
His words cut deep, but one truth remained unshaken. I was having this baby.
“Regardless, I’m having this baby.”
He stared at me, then shook his head. “I can’t do this. I’m out.”
The door slammed. The silence swallowed me whole.
That was a dream that didn’t come true for people like me.