Avery Hasn't Talked To Me In Two Days. That Bastard Has Been Ignoring Me. I Tell Him I'm Pregnant With His Child And Suddenly He Ignores Me. I Thought He Loved Me? Guess I Was Wrong. I Try Calling His Phone For The 100th Time. Great He Sends Me To Voicemail Again. That's It! I'm Going To Find Him He's Not Going To Treat Me Like This.
I Barge Into The School House Like A Mad Woman. I Spot Avery's Little Sister At Her Locker And Prepare My Self To Approach Her.
"Hey Chelsea, Have You Seen Avery?" I Asked.
"Yeah, He's Home I Don't Know What's Wrong With Him, He Doesn't Come Out His Room And Doesn't Talk, What's Gotten Into Him?"
"Uh, I Don't Know" I Lied "But How Bout I Give You A Ride Home After school, Since I Need To Talk To Avery And See What's Up With Him"
"Okay Cool" She Replied.
"Meet Me In The Front After School." I Said.
I Get To My History Class Just Before The Bell.
"Alright Class, Turn To Page 168 In Your Textbooks. You Will Read About The Great Depression And Answer The Following Questions. This Is Independent Work So No Talking." Mr. Havern Said
I Hated That Class. It Was So Boring And Uninteresting. I Didn't Like Mr. Havern To Well Either Considering He Failed Me Last Year And Now I Have To Hear Is Boring Draggy Voice Again This Year. As I Started Doing My Work Amber Tapped Me.
"What?"
"You've Been Acting Strange Lately, What's Wrong?" She Asked Sounding Concerned.
"I'll Tell You Later"
I Mean She Does Deserve To Know Since She's My Bestfriend And We Tell Eachother Everything. I Hope She Doesn't Look Or Think Of Me Differently Once I Tell Her I'm Pregnant.
"Can I Come By Later?" She Asked
"I'm Going To Avery's House After School , I Call You."
"Is There Something You Guys Would Like To Discuss In Front Of The Whole Class?" Mr. Havern Interrupted.
"No, Sir." We Shouted.
"Okay Then, Keep Your Mouth's Shut" He Said.
*****
I Knocked On The Room Door Nervously Before Letting My Self In. Avery Was A Sleep I Didn't Want To Wake Him So I Thought I'll Come Back Another Time. As I Reached For The Door Avery Called My Name.
"Ashanti?"
I Quickly Turned Around "Ye-Yeah" I Said Nervously.
"What Are You Doing Here?" He Asked.
"After My Boyfriend Hadn't Returned Any Of My Calls, I Came To Confront You, You Jerk. How Could You Treat Me Like This? I Thought You Loved Me. You Just Filled My Head Up With Lies." I Said Trying To Fight Back Tears.
"Ashanti Baby, I Promise Its Not Like That, I Just Don't Know What To Do." He Said
"What Do You Mean You Don't Know What To Do? Step Up And Be A Father To Your Child That's What"
"I Am, I Just Need Some Time, I'm Not Ready"
"Well Get Ready, Your Child Is Going To Be Here Soon. Do You Think I'm Ready? No But I Have To Step Up And Try To Be The Best Mother I Can Be"
"Your Right Ashanti, I'm Sorry For What I Put You Through These Last Couple Of Days. I Just Didn't Know What To Do , I Was Scared. You Deserve Better Our Baby Deserves A Father. I'll Do Whatever It Takes Just Know I'm Right By Your Side." He Said While Hugging Me.
I Felt The Tears Streaming Down My Cheeks Onto Avery's Shoulder. I Was Wrong About Him. He Wasn't Backing Out On Us.
"Dont Cry, Does Your Mom Know?" Avery Asked.
"No, I'm Scared To Tell Her." I Answered While Crying Even More Tears.
"Stop Crying, Maybe We Can Tell Her Together Tonight , How'd You Get Here?"
"My Mama Dropped Me And Chelsea Off Here." I Said While Wiping Away Tears That Seem To Keep Falling.
"Okay, We Can Go In My Car" He Insisted.
The Whole Car Ride Was Pretty Much Silent Besides The Car Ride. I Was Busy Thinking What Was My Mama Going To Do? What If She Disowns Me? I'm Really Going To Disappoint Her. As We Got To The Corner Of My Street My Eyes Started To Water. Boy Did I Have Something Coming For Me. We Pulled Into The Driveway And Before We Got Out Avery Turned To Me And Kissed Me.
"I Love You" He Said.
"I Love You More"
When We Walked In My Mama Was In The Kitchen Preparing Dinner. The Smell Of Tacos Hit My Nose As I Got Closer And Closer To The Kitchen.
"Oh Hey Avery, What You Doing Here?" She Asked While Kissing Him On His Forehead.
She Looked At Me Kind Of Worried "Ashanti Have You Been Crying?"
Tears Began To Fall. "Mama I'm Pregnant" I Said Nervously Backing Away From Her. "I'm So Sorry, I Didn't Mean To Do It I Promise , Please Forgive Me"
The Room Went Silent For A Moment. "Ms. Hunt I'm Sorry." Avery Said.
"Your Pregnant?" She Asked.
"Yes" I Said Ashamed.
"Ashanti Really? I Really Thought You Were Smarter Than That. Do You Know What This Mean? You Will Have To Give Up Everything. You Too Avery Everything Y'all Had Going For Yourselves Are Gone. Your Only 16 ."
"I'm Sorry Mama" I Said Putting My Head Down In Shame.
"Wipe Your Tears, I'm Not Proud Of It But I'm Not Gonna Let You Go Through This Alone. But Ima Let You Know Ashanti Its Gonna Be Hard. Y'all Are Now Gonna Be Young Adults Now Not Teenagers. I'm A Little Disappointed But I Still Love You No Matter What. Now Avery I'm Gonna Need You To Leave And Ashanti You Go Get Ready For Bed, Were Going To Make You A Doctors Appointment Tomorrow."
"Bye Ms. Hunt, I'll Talk To You Later Ashanti" Avery Said While Leaving Out The Door.
"I Go Upstairs To My Room And Get Clothes To Shower. I Get This Long T-shirt And Some Shirts. I Relaxed In The Shower For About 45 Minutes Thinking Just Trying To Process Everything. My Mama Is Right I'm Going To Have To Give Up Everything The Most Important Thing In My Life, Cheer. What Have I've Gotten Myself Into? I Don't Regret My Baby But I Regret Getting Pregnant So Young. Im Only 16 Haven't Even Been 16 For A Full Month Yet And Now I'm Going To Become A Mother, Wow.
When I Was Done Showering I Ate The Tacos My Mama Cooked. I Thought About Calling Amber But I Thought She Could Wait Until Tomorrow. I Got Comfortable Under My Blankets in My Comfy Bed And Waited For Sleep To Take Over Me, Suddenly I Started To Give In And Sleep Has Won The Battle.
So Did You Guys Like This Chapter? I Was Having A Little Writers Block While Writing This. I Guess Since I'm A First Time Writer. Please Do Me A Favor And Comment Like Fan.
