The gentle morning sun spread across Los Angeles, leaving the sky a clear azure in the wake of dawn's blush. Birds chirped incessantly from the branches of the plane trees, and a paperboy zoomed by on his bicycle, hurling ink-scented newspapers onto the doorsteps of each household; on the tree-lined paths, a young girl dressed in sportswear jogged, her ponytail swinging vivaciously, adding a youthful vibe to this early morning at the cusp of spring and summer.
With several clicks, boxes of various brands of pregnancy tests were placed on the sink counter. The elongated boxes were opened, aluminum foil wrappings torn apart, and a delicate hand pulled out the white pregnancy sticks, removing the purple caps that covered the absorbent tips.
