16 & pregnant

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*Bethany's P.O.V*
(two months later)

"Bethany, go to sleep it's late." My mom yelled out from her room. "Yeah, in a sec." I've been up all night trying to complete this history paper. I haven't had much time for anything recently. But, I still manage to have a 3.9 g.p.a. I save the paper and close my laptop. I go to the bathroom to do my nightly routine.

As I brush my teeth, I notice a to do list post it on the mirror. It says my mom has to do some errands. Again. She's been really weird lately. She hasn't been home as much, she's been acting strange, and she barley has time to just hang out with me and Kimberly.

Since I felt like being a rebel and find out what the fuck is going on, I'm going to skip school tomorrow and follow my mom on her 'errands'. I finish rubbing coconut oil on my face and head out to my room. I email Holly my history paper so she can hand it in, since I won't be in tomorrow. As for Kimberly she's staying with Cameron's mother. So, that's it. Everything is set. It's time to see what my crazy mother has been up too.

*The next day*

I grab my sneakers and slip them on. Kimberley's already at Ms. Brenner's house since I dropped her there early. Now all we do is wait for my mom to get in her car and see where she's going. I borrowed Holly's car and made her take the bus since I needed something to stalk my mom with.

After fifteen minutes of waiting a block away my mom finally was driving some where. I was following her for about twenty-five minutes when she finally parked. In a hospital parking lot. What the fuck? What is she doing here? I waited in the parking lot for her while she went inside.

When she'd came out she had a manilla folder with her. Her face was droopy and she was holding on to that folder for her dear life. Then she got in the car and drove home. I had to sneak in through the back door so she wouldn't see me. I somehow made my way in the living room to where she was and hid behind the couch.

She picked up her cellphone and clicked on a contact. "Hello?" She said. "Yeah." My mom whispered. She quietly sobbed and wiped the tears from her cheeks. "How am I going to tell Bethany? How is she gonna react?" What? Tell me what? "Okay, thanks you so much. You've helped me out an incredible amount." Who the fuck is she on the phone with? "Ow shit." I fell back and landed on a bruise. My mom stopped talking and I covered my mouth.

That was hella load. Damn it, Bethany. "I gotta call you back, thanks for the help." I heard my moms footsteps. She was walking around the living room since my bitch ass made a noise. As she began walking around the living room I quietly crawled my way into the closet. By the time I was in the closet she had looked through out the whole living room and found nothing.

I was forced to control my heaving breathing since I heard her walking to the closet. She's stopped when she heard the house phone ring. She headed to the kitchen and answered the phone. Oh Jesus Christ. I slowly made my way out of the closet. I look at the coffee table and noticed she took the Manila folder with her.

"Mother fuckers." I whispered to myself. Something lit up and immediately caught my eye. I looked behind me and see my mom left her cellphone on the couch.

Jenna: Hope everything gets better hun. Let me know if you need someone to talk too or a shoulder to cry on. Hugs and kisses 😘

Jenna? As in dads current wife Jenna?! Why is my mother telling Jenna's bitch ass whatever's going on but can't tell me? I head to my room since my mom was bound to come out of the kitchen some time. I lay in my bed and look up at the ceiling. I'm getting that manilla folder and figuring out what's so important that my mom told the husband stealer and not me.

*Later that night*

"So tell me again why we're looking through your mothers personal belongings while she's taking a shower?" I rolled my eyes at her sarcastic comment. "We are looking for the manilla folder that holds the secrets of my mother." Holly chuckled. "You're an idiot." She mumbled.

I was looking through my mothers night stand when I found the folder. "Holly I got it." She stood up, looked at me then at the folder. "Well look, look for the secrets of your mother." I rolled my eyes and opened the folder. I began reading. As I did, tears began building up in my eyes. They fell down and wet the papers. My hands trembled and the paper began getting crumbled.

"Hey? What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Holly ran up to me. She wiped the tears and sat me down. "What?" I tried to speak but no words were coming out of my mouth. "Holly-" I sniffed.

"My mom-" I began sobbing again. "What baby?" She pushed my hair back. This isn't something you tell someone everyday. I can barley process this. How can I possibly tell Holly. I manage to get the words out and when I did. The tears streamed down my cheeks and I began shivering.

"My mom has cancer." Holly's mouth slightly dropped and she placed her hands against her chest. "Oh my gosh Bethany." She pulled me into a tight hug. I wrapped my arms around her and began crying on her shoulder. Why is my life one big disaster?

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holy shit