Old Wives' Tale

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Blair:  I'm so anxious. I still can't believe you're pregnant! 

Twinkle:  YOU are anxious?!  I think I'm having a nervous breakdown! Not to mention I feel like crap! I woke up at 4 a.m. this morning just to puke my dinner...

Max:  Ew, TMI.

Blair:  You poor thing. :(

Twinkle:  I can't tell if the anxiety is from being pregnant or from having to tell Mark and Shawn.

Blair:  Do you have to tell them? Have you thought about...?

Twinkle:  I have. Either I keep this baby... Or I'm placing it up for adoption.

Max:  Both good choices.

Blair:  [Turns to Max]  Good choices?! She's 18! Raising a baby would be a terrible choice! 

Twinkle:  Please don't start, you two. I have enough on my plate.

Max:  Sorry... but when are you going to tell them?

Twinkle:  I have to tell my mom first.

Blair:  [Gasps]  You haven't told your mom?!

Twinkle:  I'm about to. I decided I can't tell her in person, she may throw something at me.

Blair:  You have to! This is serious and has to be done face-to-face.

Twinkle:   No way! She's going to kill me. 

Blair:  Ugh, if you say so.

Max:  So, what are you going to do?

Twinkle:  I think I'm just going to text her. She's at work, so she won't read them for a while.

Blair:  [Gasps] You're going to tell your mother you're pregnant over text?! 

Max:  [Glares]  That sounds like a really bad idea.

Twinkle:  You guys don't get it. She'll need some time to cool off and it's better if I'm nowhere near her while she's doing that.

Blair:   Whatever you say.

Max:  Good luck with that.

Twinkle:  Well, here goes nothing...

(Texting-   Twinkle:  Hi, mom, it's me. Don't worry I'm fine, nothing happened. Sooo... I'm pregnant. No this isn't a joke and we can talk about it when we're both home today. I love you and please don't kill me.




At home a while later...

Twinkle:  Hi, mom... Did you get my message?

(It goes silent.)

Twinkle:   Mom? Are you okay? You look like you're sweating...  [Looks at the counter] And is that an empty bottle of wine? 

Mom seems to be in a shock. What should I do?

Twinkle:  Mom, you're always telling me you'll love me no matter what...  Mom, please say something. :(

Mrs. Rae:  [Crosses arms]  Are you really pregnant?

Twinkle:  Yes. I don't know how it happened-

Mrs. Rae:  You don't know how it happened?!

Twinkle:  I was really careful! I used protection with both of them.

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