Fall Apart

Pregnancy Test - 5

(Autumn's POV)

"Because he came to me!" North snapped back.
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I was left in shock, North hadn't told me this before, I had no clue that when we broke up Mike came to North.

"Mike was a wreck, He collapsed to the kitchen floor in tears, I made him a glass of water and we talked, he told me he loved you, that he wanted to marry you someday and that he had no idea why you broke-up with him he kept thinking what he did wrong." North gave me a disappointed stare.

"He was so upset that night I had no choice but to force him to stay the night, I was scared if he road home he could have seriously hurt himself or killed himself in an RTC (Road Traffic Collision)." North filled me in on the details of the night 3 weeks ago.

*Daydreaming*
I was laying in Mike's bed cuddling the sheets close to me on a particularly lonely October 13th.

I was feeling lonely and needy because I hadn't been feeling well for the past three weeks and Mike had to go to work early today.

Feeling nauseous again I ran to the bathroom, I only just about made it to the toilet before vomiting. My head starts pounding as I lift my head back up from the toilet.

I rest my back on the cold tiled wall as I try to think of what I ate to make me so sick.

I couldn't think of anything and then it hit me, I missed my period, I needed to get myself a pregnancy test.

My breasts were so tender recently that I just decided to wear my comfort bra, something I usually wore only on my period.

I felt too bloated to wear my skinny jeans so I decided to "borow" Mike's sweatpants, it's not like he minds anyway, he usually lets me wear his sweatpants when we have lazy cuddle days.

I go into my section in Mike's closet and retrieve my pastel blue Cinderella "Have Courage and be Kind" tank top and my pastel blue hoodie. Mike recently cleared a section for me in his three door closet after the night I spent at his place I had been splitting my time between staying with Mike and living at home.

We hadn't been active since my birthday but it did make us closer and I was starting to figure out that I couldn't live without him.

Feeling too tired to zip up my hoodie I leave it open and grab my pastel blue trainers from Mike's shoe rack.

I nearly threw the buggers in the trash whilst struggling to put them on, I went through an endless circle of swearing at the shoes to crying at my lack of capability to do anything right today.

I grabbed my pastel blue Kippling handbag an keys and head towards the door before quickly changing my direction towards the bathroom as an urgent need to pee came over me.

Once I was finished I walked down the street to the pharmacy to grab some pregnancy tests.

I found myself stood, confused, in front of multiple pregnancy tests with my hood up so I don't get recognised.

"Are you alright miss?" A lady not that much older than myself asked, strapped to her chest in a baby carrier was an adorable little boy.

"I'm just confused at which test I should buy... for my sister-in-law." I lied.

"You don't need to lie to me miss, I'm a teen mum myself, so was my mother, I know it's difficult." The lady sympathised with me.

"How far dose your 'sister-in-law' think 'she' is?" The lady helped.

"She's about 3 weeks." I bite my lip nervously.

"Then your choices are "5 Day Early Pregnancy Test" by Boots, "Digital Early Detection Pregnancy Test " by Clearblue or "Early Result Pregnancy Test" by First Response." The lady lists.

"You should buy at least a two pack so 'you're sister-in-law' can be sure it's not a false positive or negative I recomend the Clearblue it was pretty accurate with my son, Adun." The lady smiles proudly at her son.

"I'm Amnuai by the way." The lady reached out her hand to shake mine.

"I'm Autumn." I shook her hand.

"Good luck Autumn, I hope you have a good support system, unfortunatly you'll need it." Amnuai looked at me with the saddest eyes I have ever seen on a mother, except my own.

"Actually I don't, the only one I can count on is my brother and I'm scared to disappoint him." I start crying.

Amnuai wrapped me in her arms gentle so she doesn't crush the baby between us.

"Give me your phone?" Amnuai ordered.

I clutched my phone tighter in my hand and pulled away as I thought about whether I should trust her or not.

What if she steals my phone? I mean she's a teen mum there's no knowing what she'll do for some money.

What if she recognises Mike from my lock screen and tells everyone about us?

I must have taken too long to think because after letting out an impatient huff Amnuai quickly ripped the phone from my grasp
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