For the next two and a half months I barely had time to do anything except school, work, studying, planning, doctors appointments and cleaning. Yes cleaning, I was suddenly obsessed with cleaning.
I stood in my room staring at the mess of it which consisted of shoes that weren't put away, a full trash can, an unmade bed, and unvacuumed carpet. Which didn't sound like much but it drove me insane, I might actually have a problem. It was a sunny Saturday in March, things were finally looking up for me. I walked over to my window and opened it, there was a nice breeze outside that cooled down my hot room and then dragged the vacuum from the hallway closet which I'd ask my dad to put there. I vacuumed my room back and forth twice before my cell phone rang. I walked over to the bed, grabbed my phone and slid the answer button.
"Hello?" I asked straightening the comforter on my bed.
"Hey," Nat answered. "You're cleaning again aren't you?"
"No. . ." I answered leaning down and picking up the boots from the floor which I could no longer wear because of my swollen feet.
"That is an unhealthy obsession." he says, I giggle.
"And your obsession with Ryan Jenks isn't?"
"Hey, I told you that in confidence don't throw it in my face." he sighs "I'm coming over right now and dragging you off somewhere." this time I sigh because my swollen feet are killing me and I worked all night last night. Of course there was no way for Nat or Joan to know about it, I hadn't even told them I was pregnant.
"Okay?"He asked sounding a bit annoyed.
"What?"I hadn't been listening.
"I'll be at you house soon be ready."
"I don't-"
"I don't want to here it." click. Just like Nat. He'd have to drag me out of the house then. As I stood from my bed I huffed, I felt a weird pain, a cramp? A sharp cramp. All sorts of crazy things have been happening to my body for the last few months so I ignored it. Suddenly I noticed how dusty and dirty my clothes felt so I stood and dug through my drawers. I found a thin a plain grey cotton tee shirt, I slipped it on and found some sweat pants. My thighs were huge and I defiantly wasn't wearing shorts or leggings. I studied myself in the mirror and noticed something strange, my shirt clung to an oddly shaped bump, a bean shaped bump that was my belly. It was like it just appeared overnight. I lifted my shirt to my ribs, it wasn't very noticeable, only if you knew about it. As I looked up it was like looking at a stranger, I was gaining weight and my face was starting to swell just the tiniest bit. I held my cheeks in my hand turning my face sideways and then dropping my hands to my side. Great it was just going to get worst and I, bigger. But then again there was this part of me that liked seeing this little bean, it made everything feel real and so I finally knew I didn't make this craziness up in my head. I took a look over toward my bed. I crawled down right at the edge and pulled the black plastic bag and then sat criss cross on my bed. I peaked my hand inside and felt the soft blanket on my hand. I took the small pink fabric from the bag and removed the ribbon and tags for the first time since I bought it. It was the first and only thing I've bought for this bean so far. I held the softness to my cheek and smiled, soon I could finally hold him in my hands. Wait, finally? Had I been mentally waiting for him to arrive and not realize it? Of course I couldn't wait to see him. Well, him or her, I didn't officially know yet.
I must've been more tired than I thought because I took a short nap while I waited on Nat. He called once and I didn't answer in time so he just stomped his way up the stairs. I barely had the time to hide the blanket under my pillow before he barged in.
"Were you sleeping?" he hopped on my bed, which bounced me up, he was so big.
"Where's Joan?" I asked, they were always together. A team of sorts.
"Hanging out with Axel, remember?"
"Oh yeah." Axel was Joan new boyfriend, she absolutely adored him. They liked the same music and everything apparently.
"She's coming by later though."
"Later?"
"Yeah, we're having a sleepover here, at your house." Yes of course, because why wouldn't I know that. I thought sarcasticly, I mean it's at my house.
"Can't I just sleep right now?" I ask.
"I was thinking mountain climbing and goat chasing."
"Goat chasing?"I laughed.
"Okay so I hadn't gotten that far." he laughed with me. "But you are always a party pooper."
"It's because I want to sleep." I told him.
"It's four in the afternoon. "
"Well I guess I could go for some food. . ." he pat my knee and pulled me to my feet.
"No you have to carry me like a princess if you want me to go." I pout. "Okay never mind just hand me my shoes."
We took a while to find somewhere to eat, and took a drive around. For some reason I started noticing all the home for sale, which I never looked for before. I knew I couldn't afford it but it was easy to dream. When we finally did find somewhere to go it was strange being just me and Nat, like the group wasn't full. Through out the day I kept feeling these cramps but they weren't too bad, I made note to talk to mom about it. Soon we were heading home, Nat stopped at a red box and rented a movie for our 'sleep over'. We finally were back home at around eight and Joan beat us there.
We didn't do much but talk and eat popcorn and then the movie started. I laid on my bed, Nat sitting with me and Joan took her regular seat in the huge bean bag against the wall. I didn't last ten minutes in and I was out. I couldn't help it, I wad tired and pregnant. I even forgot to talk to mom.
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Skinny Love
Novela Juvenil'A teenage girl comes face to face with her past and must deal with its consequences.' Ella got pregnant at seventeen, by her best friend but he doesn't know about it. Instead of telling him she changed schools and took on a new life where no one kn...
