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Dominic’s eyes remained fixed on my stomach. “How many months are you?” His voice was quieter now. Not arrogant. Not mocking. Calculating. I knew exactly what he…

Daniel stared at the pen in my hand. For several seconds, he didn’t move. Then he looked at the nurse. “What surgery?” The nurse glanced at me…

Samuel stared at Lucas’s hand resting lightly at my waist. For several seconds, he said nothing. Then he laughed. Not because anything was funny. Because his brain…

By lunchtime, Sophie Tang had become a campus scandal. Not because she had done anything. That was the irritating part. She had simply been walking past a…

Vanessa stared at the blue folder in my hands as though it were a weapon. “What did you do?” Her voice was no longer mocking. No camera….

By 6:07 in the morning, St. Gabriel Hospital was in lockdown. Alexander Ford arrived at the neonatal ward wearing the same suit from the night before. Only…

At 9:42 the next morning, I stood in front of the glass entrance of the Dubai International Financial Centre. For several seconds, I didn’t move. Around me,…

I stared at the orange cat. He stared back. Then he yawned. “Forged my signature?” —Yes. He jumped onto the kitchen counter as if he had just…

My parents thought I was acting out of anger. They were wrong. Anger burns hot. What I felt was cold. Clean. Final. My father stared at me…