Chapter 10: The Announcement

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"You've hurt the baby"

The whole crowd gasps audibly with shock.
"Baby?" I asked, confused. I think I might have concussion.
"Yes!" Mackenzie stands up straight though a look of pain spreads across her face as she does so.
"Did you all not wonder why I decided to throw a party? I never throw parties and invite half of you delinquents here! I did, however, because I wanted you all to know that I'm pregnant!"

I feel Harvey's knees buckle slightly behind me and I reach out to support him.
Hannah's face reveals that she was also unaware of this shock. I grip her arm in comfort.

"If you've hurt my baby I'll kill you!" She says before bursting into tears. Dylan and several others help carry her away and I turn to the crowd. Several look how I feel, but others are also scowling at me.

"Omg. How horrible. Hurting her when she has a poor baby inside her stomach!" Someone shouts and there's several murmurs of agreement.
"How was she supposed to know? None of us bloody knew! At least I didn't, and if anyone should've I would have thought it would have been me!" Hannah shouts and she grabs my hand and we both run out, Harvey following closely behind us.

Outside, Max is talking to a police officer, but it seems as though they have other concerns as the boy who I guess was drug dealing earlier has been caught and is having a furious battle with the other officers trying to get him in their van.

"Right. Well of course I'll need to speak to the owner of the house." The police officer says, sounding very professional.
"Oh well that'll be Mackenzies parents but they aren't home, they're away for the weekend." Max says.

Oh god. Mackenzie. If she's pregnant, that means...
"I wonder if Max knows." Hannah whispers.
"He can't do, we tell each other everything, he would've told me." Harvey says coldly.
"How did Dylan know, that's what I'd like to know!" Hannah says angrily. "He doesn't even know her that well, he only knows her because he's supposed to be like best friends with you and Max."

We watch as the policeman walks towards the house, presumably going to see Mackenzie. And then suddenly the realisation drops. If he speaks to her, she'll tell him I punched her whilst she was pregnant and she'd twist it so it'd seem as though I already knew. I'd probably be arrested.
It seems as though Hannah has the same thought. As Max walks towards us, she whispers "we need to leave, now!" And without waiting for anything, she tells Harvey to stay with Max and takes me towards her car.

"Erm, you haven't been drinking have you?" I say, a note of worry in my voice.
"No, I don't drink. I hate alcohol!" Hannah says and we both get into the car.
As she drives off, I look behind and wave at a shell shocked Harvey and a very confused Max.

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