Falling For My Teacher.

Chapter 14

My friends, Mr.Rice and my mom gave me the silent treatment for a long time. I guess I didn't have any friends and no lover. Mr.Rice didn't even look at me. I kept thinking that he was going to fail me. I was scared that me having HIV was going to spread like wild fire through the school, but then I remembered that the people who knew had it too.

Mom took me to the doctors a week later and they did some blood work and gave me some medicine. They gave me Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) right after the blood work that proved that I had HIV. They told me I had to take it for four weeks and I needed to visit twice in the four weeks. Then after that I would be tested for HIV again to see if it's still there. My doctor told me to avoid having sex or make sure that I use a condom

"Oh she's not having sex for a very long time." Mom added. 

They also told us about some theopy classes they had near by that helped teens with HIV. Mom did all the talking, I just nodded and listening. 

"It's good to tell a friend you trust so you can get some stress off your shoulders as well." She said

"What friends? I gave them all HIV." I looked down.

There was silence. "Do you know if they have been to the doctors?"

"No, we haven't talked since I told them."

"It's good to ask them to make sure because they might not have been infected. They need to go to the doctors so they don't go any longer thinking that they have it."

I nodded."You're right."

I was sent home the next day and I took my medicine when I got home. Mom didn't talk to me. I felt like I let her down, I didn't even have time to feel bad for my self because she took it hard. I decided that I was going to tell them about getting tested and stuff, to save them. Good thing the school year only had a few months left because I was ready to leave and not see anybody for a couple of months. That made me smile a little.

When that day was over I did what the doctor said and asked them. I saw Selena during brekfast and  I sat at her table.

"What do you want Jenny?"

I tried to contain a straight face and trying not to cry. "I want to know if you went to the doctors or not."

"Yes."

"Have you started the medication yet?"

"I don't have HIV."

"What? You don't?"

"No. Test proved negative."

I hugged her but she didn't hug back. "I thought I passed it on to you."

She shook me off. "Well, you didn't. Thank God. Do you know how scared I was?"

"I'm sorry."

"Do you  have it."

"Yes. I'm taking the meds right now."

"And what have you learned?"

"Not to have un protected sex."

"Yes ma'am" She smiled a little.

"Thanks.'

"I'm still your best friend Jen, just wanted to see if you had any balls to come to me about it."

I hugged her again and she hugged back. " BFF's?"

"BFF's"

Mr.Rice was next I was kinda scared about him. I thought he was going to break down crying, he was the type to do that. Again, he didn't look at me and it didn't bother me this time for some reason. I don't know. The bell rung and the kids exited the class but me. As soon as they left I went up to him and he was erasing the board, and I tapped his shoulder. He looked at me for a second then turned back around and continued erasing the board.

"I need to ask you something."

He continued.

"Umm, did you go to the doctors, was it confirmed?"

He stopped. "Yes" then continued.

"Yes? To which one?"

"I went to the doctors."

"What did they say?"

"Don't you have a class to go to?"

"This is more important." 

He didn't say anything.

"Can you at least look at me, please?" He did so. "Much better."

"Okay."

"Do you have it or not Bryan?"

"No."

I smiled and stopped holding my breath. "Thank God."

The tardy bell rung and I headed for the door.

"Wait." He said.

"Yea?"

"It's Mr.Rice to you." He turned around.

I waited for a couple of seconds and walked away.

I needed to tell Tommy. But his reaction to me telling him about me having it was something I wasn't expecting. I finally got up the courage to tell him thought. Tommy didn't have HIV! He apologized for acting stupid and he still wanted to be friends with me. It was going to be a while before we get to being besties like before.

Just me having it was worth it, totally worth it. I was happy and joyful the rest of the day. I didn't care that Mr.Rice didn't want me anymore. I had my bestfriends back and that's all that mattered.

I went on with my treatment and after the four weeks, it was confirmed that I was HIV positive. The school never knew that I had HIV. I had two best friends and a teacher that never told. Mr.Rice and I never did talk again and if we did, it was about school work. I heard he got married and had a kid on the way. Lucky him, he moved on.

Eventually me and my mom did talk but she kept it distant. She married Tyler and she had a baby on the way. Hopefully she isn't so hard on that one because of me; it was a boy.

I went on and got married and my husband took my whole package. We decided that it would be best to raise a kid from a foster care so we wouldn't have to be worried about HIV moving on to the baby.

My life was pretty awesome, even with HIV.

THE END.