"I'm so sorry that the whole world seems to be against you right now. It'll get better, I swear." Brooke soothed me, rubbing my back as I spewed into my toilet bowl.
I grabbed the bottle of water that loyally sat next to my legs. I took a long swig from it to prevent myself from dry heaving.
"I. Hate. My-"I started to say, but before I could finish I threw my face back inside the toilet and vomited more, my abs were killing me and my nose burnt from the vomit that rocketed inside of it. I blew my nose into some toilet paper to get the vomit out, coughing, I finished my sentence.
"Life!"
A few short knock echoed into my tiny blue bathroom from the white door.
"Let me in, is she okay?" Lucy asked in a rush from the other side of the door.
Brooke leaned sideways, tilting the black stool she sat on, to unlock the door. She fell back onto all fours as Lucy opened the door, shutting it quietly behind her.
I threw my head back to the toilet bowl to vomit once again...yay. I groaned and gently held my stomach after I was done with that round.
I heard a plastic bag hit the bathroom sink. I looked up from the chuncks floating in the water to see Lucy pull things out from the bag.
"Okay, I got you deliciously flavored crackers, ginger ale and sprite, coloring books, crayons, some bad movies, pregnancy test, popcorn chicken-"
"Wait, what?" I sked, spitting out the water I was trying to swallow, my eyes widening. I imagine I looked like a deer in headlights.
"Jude...my mom's a nurse, and I'm not stupid. It seems to me that you're having morning sickness" Lucy said awkwardly.
"But-" I started to say, anger danced in my veins.
"Yeah Jude...I've been thinking the same thing. You should take the test...for us....please?" Brooke asked me, looking into my eyes with seriousness in her eyes.
"We never had sex!" I yelled at them "I'm still a freaking virgin, so shut up!" I yelled more forcefully than I meant to, tears threatening to escape.
"Jude-" Brooke spoke out.
"No!Just....leave me. Go....go sit in the living room. I need to be alone." I said, my voice cracking.
They understood what I was saying and got up to leave. Lucy looked like she was about to cry, I felt really guilty, but I was just....so angry.
Brooke slowly shut the door and I got up and locked it behind them, sliding down the door, burying my head into my knees.
My stomach left more settled, I sighed and stood up, shaking. I picked up the pink box with the pregnancy test. I took a deep breathe then sighed. I read the instructions then followed them after I washed out the blue soap container.
After a few minutes passed and I....'leaked' on it. I put the soap lid on the dish after I put the stick inside the dish and set my alarm for thirty minutes.
....29 minutes later....
"Jude, can we come in?" Lucy asked, knocking on the door, worry in her voice.
"Just a minute!" I yelled back as my alarm went off.
I turned my alarm off and slowly took the stick out of the soap dish. I closed my eyes, dreading to see the results.
I opened my eyes and stared at the stick for what seemed like forever, my heart stopped right in my chest.
"Damn it" I said quietly, tears escaping my eyes as I snapped the stick with the plus sign on it in half, tossing it in the trash and throwing the pink box under my sink.
I leaned over the sink, staring at myself in the mirror, willing the tears not to fall.
"Jude!" Brooke yelled
I unlocked the door and pushed past them, straight to the foyer and fumbled in the basket for my keys.
"Where'd the test go?" Lucy asked.
"Threw it away" I replied, with an almost robotic voice. "I'm going to church".
I walked out the door and slammed it shut behind me. I rushed inside my truck and drove. Anywhere but here....
Anywhere but here....
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The Calm Before the Storm
Teen FictionI fell in love, hard and fast. It was as sweet as the smell of rain. It was to good to be true....to good to be true..... Jude fell for the new boy Todd, but a series of events lead to a heart crushing break up. Is what Jude tells her friends a cove...
