About Last Night

C9: I Kick Mommy

Samantha's POV

My phone keeps beeping Alyssa and I are chatting since yesterday. We have a lot to catch up already.

"Who's that? Alyssa?" Mom asked when she too got annoyed of the ringtone.

"Have you told her yet?" She asked. She know I won't tell her that's why she keep asking.

"I'm sending her my arrival time in Boston. That's all she needs to know." I said nonchalantly. Ly doesn't need to now about the kid I'm carrying it's not like I'm going to keep it.

"Oh. All this fibbling is gonna catch up with you, girl." Mom said before she go back to her phone.

"Whoa!" my cousin reacted to the movie we're watching.

"The way that thing burst out of her. That might happen to you! It might." He said and laugh.

"Her whole belly will erupt. Blood and guts. And this freakish alien will leap out and bite your head off!" My cousin narrated with a funny voice.

"Stop it, the pair of you!" Mom shouted to scold the both of us.

"Pregnancy is a sacred thing!" My mom and her beliefs.

" It can't hear us." I reasoned out.

"Yes, it can! And don't refer to it as "it." " I sighed and continue to eat my popcorn.

" It's a girl if you must know." I told her. I just found out yesterday too.

" You found out?" she repeated and was about to cry. She's already attached it wasn't even born.

" I asked at the last scan. I thought I should tell the social worker so he can start his plans." Yes I was planning to put the baby in adoption.

"A girl! What about names?" Mom ask excitedly.

"No, um, I'll let the new parents decide." I said. That stunned me. I never really think of it since this wasn't in my plan.

I felt something weird. So I remove the bowl of popcorn above my belly and  roll up my shirt.

"Give us a peek." my cousin said.

"Hey! A woman's body doesn't become public property just because she is pregnant." My mom's scolding us again which we ignored.

"Be my guest." I said to my cousin as he inspect my pregnant belly. He was shining a light to it when he saw something.

"Look at that!" He shouted. Which made me look.

"Oh, my God!" my shouted. My baby just kicked me.

"She's got hiccups! Little thing's got hiccups! Oh, bless!" Mom said. Does she always have to be Catholic?

"Whatever." I said and cover my belly.

When we finished the movie I went upstairs to my room.

"Baby, can you hear me?" I'm all alone so maybe it's okay for me to ask.

"Try holding your breath like this." I said as if the baby can really hear me. I hold my breath for 10seconds.

"There you are, Zari girl!" I cheered. My zariel baby.

"That's probably not going to be your name, okay? It's just for the mean time while you're with me." I said while caressing my baby bump.