Pregnant at 17?!

Chapter 8 [UNDER EDITING]

"The Moment"

We were sitting in an assembly. There was a boy sitting next to me that I didn't recognize.

"Hi." He suddenly turns to me, and I see that he has hearing aids.

"Hi? What's your name?" I ask him, a little bit miffed that someone wants to talk to a future 8th grader.

"Parker. I just moved here. My brother is Adam, he's right there." Parker points, and I see the polar opposite of who I'm talking to.

"Older or younger?" I turn back to... Adams brother.

"Older. I'm about to be a seventh grader and he's about to be an eighth grader." He looks over at Adam again.

"That's cool! Adam is my age..." I smile.

"There's a kid waving at you." Parker looks down, and I see Evan trying to get my attention. I point at my phone and he nods.

Evan: Who's that?

Me: Some kid named Parker.

Evan: Do you like him?

Me: No! His brother is the hot one.

Me: Plus he's a year younger than us.

Evan: He has a brother?

Me: Ya some kid named Adam. Dreamy.

Evan: Barf in my mouth!

Me: You just don't know true love!

Evan: I know truth or dare... That count?

Me: Nope, sorry!

Evan: Damn. Meet me at lunch?

Me: Sure. The Line?

Evan: Duh. Of course The Line. Where else?

Me: Next to The Line?

Evan: Smartass. Bye

Me: Toodles!

Parker is engrossed in Harry Potter, and I grimace. Hopefully the brothers have different interests.

"So Paaarker? What does your brother like to do? Or what does he dislike?" I smile sweetly.

"Uhhh. He likes to play football, and baseball. Lift weights, basketball, hunt, go quading and dirt biking. He doesn't like Pokemon, or anything like that. He doesn't like Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings. That kind of stuff." Parker looks like he knows this stuff pretty well.

"Do you look up to Adam?" My mind starts thinking of the best brother ever.

"Of course I do. He's taller than me." Parker looks at me like I'm an idiot. I do the same for him.

"I mean is he a role model for you?" I hope his brother is smarter than him.

"Not really. He doesn't even introduce me to any of his girlfriends. It's like when he and I are there, it's just him." Parker looks sad, but my mind is moving at a hundred miles an hour. His brother wouldn't really be in the picture? He has a girlfriend?

"Who's his girlfriend?" I try to keep my voice calm.

"Nobody right now. He's on the lookout. Why?" Parker seems to be catching on.

"I think I know a good match for him." My heart is swelling. I'm going to go meet Adam, then we'll get married! Seems logical right?

The assembly gets out and I leave, trying to find Evan. The crowd dissipates and he's right where he said he would be, looking around.