Life for Nikki Sheridan has always been the same no surprises, no scrapes, no crises, no escapes. This summer will change all that.

"Sure enough, honey-"

Her hollow words reverberated off the cold, antiseptic walls of the examination room, and inside my head. I stopped listening.

How could this have happened to me?

More accurately, how will I ever forget? Especially now that there's this little reminder to think about. What am I going to do?

Telling my parents - I don't even want to think about that! And Grandma and Grandpa would be so disappointed. No. It's just like the nurse at the clinic said I can have it taken care of, and then my life can just go back to normal.

But I have to do it right away, before anyone finds out, before I start gaining weight-

Her worst fears confirmed, Nikki's plans come to a screeching halt when she realizes that, for the first time in her life, the choice is hers to make. What will she decide? And can she follow through with it?