ZARA

Chapter 33: Good Liar

We were back on the road again. The pharmacy was probably only 5 minutes away. So we got there pretty fast.

"I think is this the one." I declared stopping the car.
"Jo's pharmacy???." He said in an uncomfortable questioned way glaring at the pharmacy.
"We get in and we get out."
"After the pregnancy test.. then what?"
He looked worried. Almost scared
"If I'm pregnant. Then we abort it." I assured him with a comfort.
"That's what you want?" He asked
"Absolutely." I nodded.

He smiled at me and we walked out of the car.
I was scared too. But it wasn't likely. I think.

The store was old and crusty, the paint was dry and one of the words on the sign was titled off the building.
The parking lot was empty and dark. The only light shining was through the pharmacy's big windows and sign. There wasn't a busy road and barley any cars around.
Plus a lot of cigarettes were by the sidewalk and near the entrance.

We got into the pharmacy and it smelt really bad. There was an old brittle lady with grey hair and her back looked stiff and rough from the way she was standing.
She was wearing a red uniform for the store and we seemed to be the only ones here. The room probably smells bad because of all the used cigarettes she had in a small jar besides her.

And she smiled to me as I entered.

"Hey!" I waved at her.
"Hello darling." She waved back in a raspy dead tone.
"Do you know where the pregnancy test are?"
Owen looked at me funny. I think he was little weirded out I asked her so bluntly. I brushed him off and she answered.

"Yea... there on isle nine." The rasp turned into voice cracks
"Thank you so much." And we walked over to isle nine.

"I found them." Owen claimed handing them to me. "Go test it out, and I'll pay her." He uttered worriedly.
I look up at him caressing his cheek. "Owen I don't want you to be scared."
"I'm not." He sighed looking away.

I took the pregnancy test box from his hand still looking at him. He looked so worried and scared, I've have never seen him so full of those emotions before sometimes I feel that he tries to stay strong for me.

"It will be okay." I assured him again this time hugging him.
"I love you." He whispered to me
"Me too." I whispered back. And unhanded him and walked towards the bathroom.

Owens POV

I'm not going to lie.. I would be a little scared if she turned out pregnant. Even though she was set on getting rid of it. I was just careless I don't want to have to put her through doing any of that. Or at least anything she would regret.

I walked up to the cashier slowly, she smelt like weed and cigarettes which stunk up the entire pharmacy.
I analyzed the box just to make sure it was legit before actually buying it. It was.
The cigarettes in here was kind of a trigger to me. I stopped for a while because I knew Zara would be mad if I smoked.

I've been clean. But all these cigs makes me want to smoke one right now. Especially out of all the stress that I brought onto myself.
However I approached the lady while Zara was still in the bathroom.
"Hi again." I said awkwardly
"You got her pregnant." She questioned me, I didn't really know what to say..

So I just nodded looking away.
"You a fucktard?! She now has to go through the pain of aborting her first kid thanks to you." She barked with a disgust look on her face glaring at me.
I looked away in shame for what I did.

"You gonna pay for it or your just going to stay stand looking a fool." She growled at me snatching the pregnancy test from my hand.
"Sorry." I squeaked. Made me wonder if I was good for Zara, I don't want to stir her down the wrong path.

"12.99." She informed me with her raspy tone holding out her hand for the money.
I Handed her 14$.
"Keep the change." I said to her before she grabbed the money from my hand.

After that I was waiting near the entrance for Zara.
All the thoughts of being good for her kind of slipped out of my mind and got replaced by why she was taking so long?
How long do you have to wait?

I walked up to the lady again before asking her
"How long does it take for a pregnancy test to tell you when your pregnant."
"I don't know 10 minutes.." she said picking at her nails.
"Thanks." I uttered walking back to where I was.

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It was the longest 5 minutes of my life so far. I regretted asking her to keep the change cause I could maybe have gotten something to eat. But I felt bad from what she said earlier.

I could tell she already hated me. Not like it mattered... but still.
I got bored so I walked out of the pharmacy for a minute.
Just to feel the light breeze against my skin. I wanted a smoke. I was thinking of smoking.

I rubbed my forehead stressfully closing my eyes for seconds. It was quiet and peaceful.

However that stopped once I heard someone walking in the distance.
They were crying.
"What the fuck." I blurted silently under my breath. Then I ran back into the pharmacy.

I had an idea of who that might be. So I rushed over to Zara who was still in the bathroom.

"Z." I called knocking on the door
"Yea I know I'm almost done-"
"No.. Z I think.....Ashley." I stuttered trying to come up with something to say. I mean maybe it wasn't her, maybe I was being paranoid.

"Ashley's on the side of the road where I dumped her. I'll be out in a sec." she assured me with a little bit of sass.
I hoped she was right but that didn't push away the thoughts.
And I went back to sit at the entrance of the pharmacy.

The noises of small cries hadn't stopped and even though the door was closed It was like could still hear them approaching.
I turned to the see through door once again and it was her. She was with a man, a cop. Who she was weeping to.
What the fuck is she doing?

Finally Zara came out of the bathroom. And I rushed towards her.
"Ashley's outside." I muttered nervously while an anger rose on Zara's face.
"Why.." she rolled her eyes and I shrugged my shoulders in response.

I wanted to ask her about if she was pregnant or not. But I was a little scared for her answer. Especially now that I had to worry about Ashley being back from Zara dropping her on the side of the road.

Zara and I bolted to watch Ashley approach the pharmacy, she was getting closer and closer.

The face of the man was way too familiar. The pot belly the sun glasses and the beard.
"It's her fucking dad." I growled removing myself from the door in a panic.

Ashley's dad was a cop, I dated Ashley for some time and her dad is a crazy fuck. But I didn't really mind it because I was distracted by all the drama I had with Ashley. She never let me talk to her dad and she never wanted me to meet him personally.

Zara followed me to the back of the store.
"What is her dad doing here." She questioned making her eye brows frown in a worrying way.
"I don't know.." I did know, I just didn't want it to be true.
Ashley was a really good liar, especially when she's angry.

"Do you think-"
"Yea.." i interrupted her knowing what she was going to say.
"You have to go! Before he comes." Zara spoke in a rush to get me out of the store.
And I did exactly that. I tried being really silent while sneaking out as I looked behind me to see the two had finally reached the store.
"Owen go!" Zara aggressively whispered to me pushing me out of the back door.