I'm Here

Chapter 17

Chapter 17. Can we support it?
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"What you're pregnant?" I freaked out.

"I know!" She started to cry.

"Aw baby don't cry okay. Listen to me we got this. I know I'm poor and I can't support it but we can raise it." I held her hand. "How do you know?"

"Well my stomach wouldn't stop hurting and I looked it up. I bought a test." She hugged me.

"It's okay...I love you." I kissed her.

"I love you too. But that's not what I'm scared about," she looked down. "My dad kicked me out."

"What why?" I asked mad at her dad.

"He saw my google search and I admitted it." She started to ball crying. "He said he wanted nothing to do with you, me, or the baby."

"Aw, Don't worry I want my whole life to be about you, me, and the baby," I said and she kissed me.

I walked over to Chris with her. We had our hands together.

"Chris!" I yelled.

"Yeah what's up?" he asked.

"Okay well it's a long story that I'll tell you later but can Rachel and I live with you for a bit?" I asked him.

"Yeah of course but that won't work because I don't have anything I can give and my landlord doesn't allow it." he sighed.

"Babe? You got anyone. Because there's no way we can live at my complex." I looked at Rachel.

"I have my friend Shelby. Maybe her?" She asked.

"We can try." I assured her.

Rachel left to call Shelby. I sat down on Chris's hood of his car with him.

"What the hell am I gonna do?" I asked home stressed.

"I don't know," he laughed. "There's a fight tonight."

"Can we go now?" I asked.

He smiled, "Yep, lets go."

The three of us got in his car. He drove us down to the pit. Rachel told me that Shelby had an extra bed for us and we can stay as long as we have to.

We got out and walked down. I had my wrist band that Chris gave me. I registered in and asked who my rival is. They said his name was Future. Oh no, Future, from the tangos.

I went back stage and Chris was sitting with Brady and Rachel. There was a girl with brown hair and freckles sitting next to Rachel. She looked are age. I think that's Shelby.

I heard the announcer yell "Rain Man!"

I walked out of the backstage and was greeted by future sticking his middle finger at me.

"Lots of hostility from future, huh folks?" The announcer said laughing.

I heard the entire group of tangos talking they were all together sitting, and watching.

"Fuck that white boy up! Fuck him up!" I heard one of them yell.

"Oh shut the hell up!" Brady yelled.

I smiled and Chris winked at me. I got some good friends. I can't let them down. Its Brady, Chris, Shelby, Sophia, (she just arrived) and most importantly Rachel.

"Alright you guys ready?" The announcer asked breaking my daze.

I nodded and Future just started at me like a pit bull staring at cut meats. He moved his hand and put his thumb up. I thought he was being a cool guy but then he turned the thumb sideways. He then scraped his hand against his throat. He's showing me he's gonna slice my throat.