My Best Friend's Brother

Chapter 2

"Hey honey. How was school?" My mom and Dad, Margaret and George Jacobs asked.

"Good. Mom and Dad, I have to tell you something." I stated.

Suddenly my head started spinning again and I rushed to the bathroom and it started again. This time it wasn't my morning sickness, I was really scared.

I walked to the living room where my parents were sitting, and I saw their face. Their faces hung with concern and I hesitated, but I knew I had to tell them.

"Ali, honey, are you okay?" My mother's voice soothed my nerves and somehow it made it easier to tell them.
I took a deep breath." Mom. Dad. I'm pregnant with Ethan's baby."

"Jason's brother?"

I just shook my head in regret while my parents looked on sadly.

Mom was less angry than Dad. I sat in my room for the rest of the night, listening to my parents argue. To know the whole argument was my fault was the worst thing a child can hear.

I woke up the next day to the hushed voices of my parents trying to talk without me hearing them. I shuffled down the stairs as my parents voices ended abruptly. I could feel the tension in the air and I could tell they wanted to tell me something. The only thing I couldn't figure out was if the news was going to be good or bad.

"Honey," Mom started. "Your father and I have something to tell you, but you're going to be late for school so we will discuss this after."

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