C18 Samantha Is Pregnant?

The woman was walking toward us.

This time there was no need to guess. As soon as she came closer, we recognized her. It was Samantha.

Chris froze. His eyes widened so much that I thought they might actually pop out. “Samantha?” he blurted out. “Is that really you?”

She stopped and looked at us. Chris continued before either of us could process what we were seeing. “Where have you been all this time? And… are you pregnant? Yesterday we saw you getting into Ben’s car.”

My entire body stiffened. The moment I looked at Samantha properly, my face turned pale. My breathing became shallow. My heart was pounding so hard that I could hear it.

Samantha looked at us with an expression I had never seen before. “So you two are the new interns?” she asked. Her voice was cold. Almost sarcastic.

She folded her arms. “You should be careful. Calling the Vice Director by his first name is considered disrespectful. People can lose their jobs for that.”

Chris looked completely stunned. The Samantha we knew would never have spoken like that.

Trying to understand what was happening, he asked again. “Samantha… are you close to Vice Director now?” His eyes drifted toward her stomach. “You disappeared for months. Now you’re pregnant?”

Before Samantha could answer, a familiar voice interrupted. “Why are you wasting your time talking to these lowly born people?