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'Wow.' Giana was thoroughly amazed. "We are the same age, yet you're married and in the family way, whereas I'm still playing Pinball with my boyfriend on the weekends.

She soon warmed up to the news and, like Elsie, started offering all kinds of unsolicited advice for prenatal care.

"What about school?" she asked. "You're going to take the semester off, right?"

"I'm still thinking about it.' Kira had not made up her mind,

"Oh, you have to, honey Glana patted her hand. "You can't handle school and pregnancy at the same time."

'Why can't I?'

Kira was a little miffed.

Why did everyone think she couldn't juggle both?

'You feel fine for now, but soon you'll be overwhelmed by stuff like morning sickness, lower back pain, gas and bloating. Not to mention the mood swings and the strange cravings. And then there's-

"Okay, okay, I get it. You can stop now. Kira felt a wave of nausea coming on just listening to Giana. "But like you said, all that will happen later. I can still attend classes for now.'

"Tsk, won't you feel awkward?"

"About what?"

*About the curious looks thrown your way when your baby bump starts to show. About all the random questions from your classmates once they know you're pregnant." 'I'm not going to tell them."

'But you can't hide your bump forever."

Kira fell silent.

She knew Giana was right.

Glana rapped Kira's forehead with a knuckle. 'Didn't I warn you about using protection?"

"I did!' Kira said defensively.

"Then what's this?' Giana pointed to her belly.

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"Well, you know condoms are not hundred per cent effective... Kira shifted her eyes away.

And sometimes, Austyn would get carried away in the heat of the moment and forget to put one ani,

But there was no point crying over spilt milk now.

Kira welcomed the news of her pregnancy, despite it being unplanned.

"That's a moot point now, Giana stood up. 'Come on."

"Where are we going?

"To the dean's office, of course!

"Why?

"You need to apply for a leave of absence,"

'But Austyn's already

Glina didn't let her finish. "Stop dawling!"

Kira tried dragging her feet, but Gland was taller and stronger than her and practically hauled her to the dean's office.

Kira was filled with apprehension.

Was she really going to get cooped up Inside a house for the next nine months?

She was definitely going to get cabin fever!

But Glana didn't give her a chance to escape.

They found the Senior Associate Dean, who didn't even raise an eyebrow when

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It wasn't that uncommon among the student population.

He nodded and tossed a form onto the desk. 'Fill this up"

Glana pressed Kira to sit down in the chair and thrust a pen in her hand.

Kira took it reluctantly, but she knew she was going to have to do this sooner or later.

If Gana had not done this today, Austyn would have.

Kira was relieved when her phone rang

"I need to take this."

"Hurry up." Glana plonked herself down in another chair. "Mr Lance, I've been meaning to ask you something. You know the bathrooms in the girls! dormitory? "What about them?"

"The hot water supply's all out of whack. Sometimes the water turns cold in the middle of a shower..."

Kira tiptoed away from the office.

She stood in the hallway and answered her phone.