TOXIC

Chapter 8

"It's been two weeks. It probably late" Hailey says as I sit on my bed. I was really freaking out. 

"I know but I should have had it by now" I reply. "I was meant to have it two days after."

"Was that the last time you... you know?"

"Yes. We haven't since. I've been to afraid." 

"Ok" she says pacing around. The door opens and its Stefan. 

"Your sisters here and see has a paper bag with her. Do you know why?" he asks. I don't even think about what he asked and run out to my sister- Winnie. I snatch the bag off her and run off. I run into the bathroom and close the door behind me.

I come out and walk into my room with tears on my face. Hailey and Winnie walk towards me and so does Stefan but Winnie closes the door on my face. 

"What did it say?" Hailey says sitting next to me. I show them the test. 

"Positive" I say and look down.

"It could be false. Test like these mess up all the time. We'll go down to the doctors and get you tested and also pick up your dresses for the dance." Winnie explains. I nod my head and wipe my eyes. I take a huge breath.

"I can't" I think. 

"You didn't use protection" Hailey says.

"But my period was due in two days."

"So?"

"There's a lower chance of getting pregnant a couple of days before you period" my sister explains. I point to her and look down at the test again. I couldn't believe it.  I put the test back in the bag and try and look for the box. 'What's wrong?"

"I can't find the stupid box" I say looking around where I sit. 

"You probably left it in the bathroom" Hailey says. I look at her hoping she would pick up what she said. If it was in the bathroom, Stefan could possibly see it. The door wasn't closed and it was just lying on the counter.  "Oh, shit" she replies. I nod my head and run to the bathroom. I pass Stefan and go into the bathroom. I can't find the box. I look in my draw and see a box sitting there. I close the draw and walk out.

"What's going on?"

"Winnie and her underwear choices. She's got to stop. But I need to go into town with Winnie and Hailey for our country dance tomorrow at school. Be back in a couple of hours." I explain and kiss him on the cheek. 

"Can I come? I need a good top. I don't have one."

"Can we do it later. I really want to get this dress and that's all. We'll do it tonight. Go on a date. But you plan it" I say. He nods his head and meet Hailey and Winnie in the car.

I walk in and people that all seem to be over 20. Me and Hailey were the youngest there.  "Why don't you and Winnie stay while I pick up the dresses."

"Ok" Winnie replies as she rubs my back. I had already had the test we were just waiting for the results. "It's gonna be ok" she says trying to calm me down.

"No. No. I was so close to having the life I wanted" I reply. 

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I walk out in my brown leather jacket, white plain t-shirt that just barely touched the top of my blue jeans and brown cow-boy- boots. He stand there with a basket. It was a brown picnic basket that looked to be full.

"What's with the basket?" I ask.

"Its for tonight" he says smiling. 

"You too be responsible tonight. Have fun" Mama says. I smile and walk over to him. He opens the door and we walk out to his truck.

"Where are we going?" he says. There are bags and a picnic basket in the back seats. 

"I wanted our first date to be special. It's taken us two weeks to finally be able to have a date. I wanted it to be remembered"

"So we won't be able to grab your top?" I ask.

"No. We'll do that tomorrow" he says. 

"Ok" I say smiling but anxious. I wanted to tell him what happened today. Even if I didn't know what the result was. He deserved to know.

We stop off at a spot under the stars on a block of land that I didn't even recognize.We jump out and Stefan puts a rug on the floor of the truck and opens the picnic basket up there. There were pillows and blankets.

"I was asking Elizabeth what I should do. She suggested the cabin her family owns a bit up the road. I though we would have a  picnic tea and then we could go and stay the night in a cabin. I packed you some stuff."

"That sounds great" I say and kiss him. He pulls out two beers. I chuckle as he hands me one. I look at the bottle in my hand and think. I had to tell him. "We should talk?" I say. He looks up with a straight face.

"Is it the date idea?"

"No. Honestly I wish I thought of it. I haven't been to the cabin in ages."

"Then what is it? You can tell me anything."

"Its about what happened earlier today. Winnie wasn't dropping off underwear she was getting me a pregnancy test. We took it and it was positive. Then I said we had to go shopping. We were really going to the doctors to make sure it was really true I was pregnant. I was gonna tell you after I got the news. Even if I wasn't but I just was afraid. And I'm still afraid because I haven't got the results yet. And they said they would come this afternoon" I ramble on but he stops me. He kisses me and I put my hands on his cheeks and push away. "Your not mad?" I ask.

"I trust you. I'm glad you told me. And now we can wait for the news together."

"Yay" I say rolling my eyes and looking away from him. He takes my head and gently turns it towards him.

"It's gonna be ok. We'll get through it. We have each other."

"Your right" I say and look into his eyes but it is disrupted by the noise of my phone going off. I look at him. He says 'Go' and I run to the passenger seat door and grab my phone it was from the doctors. I answer it and walk back to where Stefan was sitting. 

"You are not pregnant" he says. I scream in joy.

"Thanks" I say and hang up. I scream again and hug Stefan.

"I'm not pregnant" I say. He smiles and kisses me. 

"And on that note. I bought something today". He walks and grabs something out of his bag. 

"Same" I say grabbing a circular container out of my pocket.

"On three" he says. I nod my head and hold it up. He had a box of condoms in his hand and I had a packet of birth-control pills. I laugh and put the pills away.  "Why don't we eat and go to the cabin?"

"Definitely" I say smiling.