Almost Love by Chiara F Citterio

Pregnant by one, in love with another Emma is sixteen and has a secret: she’s pregnant. The morning sickness does not lie; neither does the test. Now she must face a decision that could change her life forever. Emma, Nate and Bella are the kind of best friends who are never apart for too long: they go to classes together, to parties, to bars... They spend every free minute together at each other’s houses, and they trust each other with everything. Or almost everything. Because Emma has a secret, one that will come between them, one that she doesn’t dare to tell yet, not until she has made up her mind. Ever since she confirmed she’s pregnant, she’s been in a nightmare. One night out of control, just one, and it ended up in a colossal mess. And not only for her, but also for Nate, her friend. Expecting a baby is the last thing she needed to add to the chaos of her life. However, the idea that comes to her may be her salvation: what could be better than traveling to the other side of the world to think with peace? What she doesn’t know is that everything could become even more complicated. A story that speaks to us about the power of friendship, love and the need to put in the scale one’s own and other people’s desires when deciding about that which concerns us beyond our plans.