"Hey Girl, How Far Along Are You?" Asked Aleeyah.
"6 Months, Feels More Like 60 Months" I Say Sarcastically.
"Girl I Know What You Mean, I Felt Like I Was Pregnant Forever" Aleeyah Said.
Aleeyah Has A 2 Year Old Daughter That She Has Been Raising On Her Own. She's Been Doing A Pretty Good Job Considering She Doesn't Get Any Help From Anyone. Her Parents Died In A Car Crash While She Was Pregnant And Her Baby's Father Didn't Want To Stick Around.
"How Do You Do It On Your Own? I Know That Has To Be Tough" I Asked.
"Yeah It Was At First, But I Still Manage To Do It. Do You Know What Your Having?"
"No, We Didn't Wanna Find Out The Sex, We Want It To Be A Surprise."
"Well You Gotta Know Whether To By Pink Or Blue" Aleeyah Said While Laughing.
"Yeah I Know, But We Just Want It To Be A Surprise. Keeps Us Guessing. I Just Be So Bored Feels Like I've Been Pregnant Forever" I Said Rolling My Eyes.
"When I Was Pregnant I Took Parenting Classes To Pass Time And After Layla Was Born I Took A Little Of The Mommy And Me Classes. You Should Look Into It" She Insists.
"Hmm I Just Might, Sounds Interesting. Well I Gotta Go School Is About To Start."
As I'm On My Way To My English Class I Spot Avery. He Looked At Me And Turned His Head, Like He Was Avoided Me. So I Walked Over To Him.
"Wassup Why You Acting Like That?" I Asked.
"Nothing I'm Just Tired I Guess"
"Well You Sure Did Look Like You Was Avoiding Me"
"Look, I Just Don't See How We Can Take Care Of This Baby, Neither One Of Us Are Working, And Ill Be Damn If I Depend On Somebody Else" He Yells.
"We Not About To Talk About This Right Now, Besides It's Too Late Anyways"
"Well When Is The Right Time To Talk About It Because You Never Listen To What I Have To Say"
"Because Its Dumb Shit I'm Not Giving My Baby Away Or Nothing If You Don't Want To Be There Then Fine Don't, There's Plenty Single Mothers I'm Pretty Sure I Can Do It"
I Stormed Off And Went To Class. Cant Believe He Is Acting Like That After Everything We Been Through. How Could He Consider Giving Our Baby Away For Adoption Or An Abortion? I Tried To Keep The Tears From Rolling So To Get My Mind Off It I Look Into The Parenting Classes.
*** The Next Day ***
"Hi Im Val , Welcome To Christy's Parenting Class, Are You A New Member?" Says A Lady Smiling Extra Hard.
"Yeah, Im New To This" I Answered.
"Good Lets Get You All Plugged In, You Just Have To Fill Out A Few Papers And Your Ready To Go You Can Start Today If You Like" Val Says Leading Me Over To A Table.
" We Offer A Lot Here, You Learn How To Communicate With Your Child, Discipline Your Child, And Also Set Boundaries. Okay Just Sign These Right Here And You Can Take These Books Home, Would You Like To Start Today?"
"Yes I Do" I Answered.
"Okay Right This Way, You Can Have A Seat Anywhere You Want."
I Sat Next To This Girl, She Looked Like She Was Around My Age, She Was Tall And Her Belly Was Huge, She Looked Like She Was Ready To Pop.
"Hey I'm Ashanti" I Introduced Myself.
"I'm J'la, i Never Seen You Around , This Is Your First Day?" She Asked
"Yeah, I Thought It Would Be Fun To Do It" I Answered.
"Yeah Its Pretty Interesting, You Learn A lot Of Shit. I Don't Think Most Of It Is Necessary Though, But How Far Along Are You, Your Small?"
"6 Long Months" I Said Rubbing My Belly. "What About You?" I Asked.
"4 Months" J'la Answered.
"Wow You Look Like Your Almost Due, Your Huge. No Offense"
"None Taken, I'm Having Twins Thats Why I'm Big As A Whale"
"Wow, I Don't Know What I Would Do If I Have Twins" I Said Shockingly.
"Well It Shouldn't Be Too Hard With All The Support I Have From My Family"
"Okay Guys Today Were Gonna Talk About The Baby's Growth" The Instructor Said.
The Instructor Looked Really Young And Looked Like She Never Had A Kid A Day In Her Life.
"Your Baby Is Developing Each Day It's Important That You Eat Healthy, What You Eat Affects The Baby's Health. Look At The Models I Have Up On The Board That Shows A Baby's Growth " The Instructor Says.
The Class Only Last 2 Hours A Day. I Learned Some Pretty Interesting Stuff That I Never Would Have Guessed. The Class Will Really Be Helpful, Especially If I Have To Do It On My Own Considering Avery's Behavior Lately. When I Got Home I Checked By Phone And Saw Messages From Avery And Amber.
Amber: "What You Doing, I Miss You? "
Avery: "I'm Sorry, I'm Just Stressed Out About Everything " "Can We Talk?" "Hello????" "I Love You"
I Ignore The Messages And Take A Quick Shower And Jump Into My Bed And Go To Sleep.
