"I can't," I said to my brother. He looked straight into my eyes.
"You don't have a choice." The truth really hurts. I didn't have a choice, I had to take the test. I couldn't be a coward at a time like this, where would that put me in the end?
"Jamie?" I asked through the bathroom door. Both my parents were at work, and he stood in front of the bathroom, waiting.
"Yeah?" he replied.
"...uh.. I don't wanna look." My voice cracked as I said those five words. I couldn't hide it from myself, I was a coward. I couldn't look down, what if it did indeed say "pregnant"? My world would end.
"Do you want me to look for you...?" he asked awkwardly. Why was I putting my brother through this. He seemed to have read my thoughts.
"Don't worry about it Liza, I chose to stay by you." I nodded my head even though I knew he couldn't see it. He gave me hope, and maybe even courage. I looked down at the test. Pregnant. It didn't surprise me much, yet I still fell to the ground. Why? Why did I get myself into this? Why? It was the only thing I could ask myself as I banged my forehead against the tiled bathroom wall. My brother walked in, I had left the door unlocked.
"You still have another one to test out..." He offered, trying to crack a smile, but I had nothing to give him. He walked out and closed the door behind himself. I took out the second test and tried one more time, maybe the first one was incorrect. I looked down. The same word appeared on the small screen of the pregnancy test.
"It's the same thing, Jamie," I said to him through the door. He was silent. For the first time since I told him what had happened, I could feel his disappointment. But when I walked out, he wrapped me in a bear hug just like always. Maybe things will be okay. Maybe this isn't the end, but just the beginning.
Wow I know this part was Super short but I really want to get something out. Also, there will be a lot about her dealing with finding out that she was pregnant so I didn't want to jam it all in at once. Well, thank you for reading and I really do appreciate the support. ♡
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Along With Joy
Historia CortaAunt Flo hasn't arrived... still. The idea of teenage pregnancy is like flying pigs to Liza's parents, they never speak of it or think it can happen to their daughter. But everyone makes mistakes, right? Liza just seems to make too many.
