Sam was sat on the wall of the fire escape holding the railing. And none other then Marissa benson was sat on the garden chair out there.
Marissa- so your pregnant
Sam- yeah
Marissa- your scared
Sam- yeah
Marissa- who's is it
Sam- Freddie's
Marissa isn't angry.
Marissa- really
Sam- he's the only boy I've been with.
Marissa- you know I was your age when I had Freddie
Sam- really
Marissa- yeah
Sam- that's why your not getting angry
Marissa- exactly we used protection and it didn't work it happens
Sam- yeah I'm on birth control and I didn't know it didn't work all the time
Marissa- yeah but I know how you feel your scared worried
Sam- yeah
Marissa- are you and Freddie gonna get back together
Sam- no.
Marissa- why not
Sam- he can go somewhere in life he can get into MIT and get a crazy good job and I'm not gonna be the one that gets in the way of that
Marissa- but he's the dad
Sam- and I'm not stopping him being one I'm just not being the reason he doesn't accomplish as much as he can in life cause he's crazy smart
Marissa- he can still do that with children
Sam- this is Freddie we're talking about hes too nice he'll drop everything so he can be the best dad ever and I don't want him to do that
Marissa- but what about your future
Sam- come on we both know I'm going nowhere in life.
Marissa- I used to be like you
Sam- I find that hard to believe
Marissa- I don't have a criminal record but I didn't care about school I used to get in trouble a lot I've smoked pot before I've gotten drunk I'm sure you have too
Sam - yeah
Marissa- and when I got pregnant I was still with Freddie's dad and when I gave birth to him everything changed I worried to much about whether what I was doing was right or not I went a little crazy and when Freddie was 5 his dad left he's still in contact with him but he just said he wanted to love his life not being held back.
Sam- hmm
Marissa - what happened to your dad
Sam- he didn't care when we were 4 he left said he was getting milk and he never came back I don't even know where he is what he's doing his name nothing.
Marissa- it hurts right
Sam- yeah I thought it was my fault he left
Marissa - that's the same with Freddie he thought his dad didn't love him he did he just wanted different things
Sam- me and Freddie want different things he wants to be some tech smart kid ceo of something I didn't know what I want I haven't even thought of my future
Marissa- yeah but in the last year of school I knuckled down revised none stop and i passed all my gsces and became a nurse
Sam- how long did you have
Marissa- 13 months
Sam- right But I know nothing at all words are a big mumbo jumbo maths confusing as hell science boom goes the chemicals If you mix two of the wrong things together history what's the point in that and geography what's so interesting about the world
Marissa- I'm not gonna try and convince you to get back together with Freddie I just want you to think about your future and try hard
Sam- I will thanks mrs b
Marissa- it's alright
Marissa stands up and offers her arms and Sam stands up and accepts the hug. The two separate and walk inside bumping into the others
Marissa- you scared me you guys okay
Carly hands Sam the sonogram Sam stares at it
Sam- it's tiny
Marissa- twins run in your family
Sam- I'm a twin
Marissa- right
(646 words. Who knew Marissa could be so calm and helpful.)
