Evaline:
"What are you talking about?" Kyros asked, he and Mallory staring at me as if daring me to spout any nonsense.
I inhaled deeply, fixed my gaze on the two of them, and made the announcement - "I'm pregnant."
Silence.
That was the last thing I was expecting. Not a squeal, not a scream, not even one of Mallory's usual gasps that always made heads turn. Just silence.
Kyros and Mallory both stared at me like I had just sprouted wings... or worse, horns... right in front of them. My chest tightened. My fingers twisted in the hem of my sweater as I waited for one of them to say something, anything.
It was Mallory who broke free first.
She blinked rapidly, then waved her hand in the air like she was swatting away a fly. "Ha-ha, very funny, Eva. Do better with your jokes next time, will you? For a second, I almost believed you."
