Sleepless In South Carolina

9.

    As it gets late Braylen and I lay down in my bed. He holds me in his arms.

"You're so beautiful Ellis." He says.

"You're beautiful too I say." He laughs.

"I mean you're a beautiful human being." I say.

As I lay there I start feeling weird, not a weird like happy but like an instant sick feeling. I feel it coming up and once I get to the bathroom it comes out. Vomit. Braylen freaks out. He runs frantically after me.

"Ellis are you okay, is there anything I can do for you, is something wrong?" He darts question after question at me.

"No I'm-" I'm interrupted by vomit coming up. He continues to freak out like this is the first time he seen someone throw up or maybe the millionth and that's why he's so worried. When I finally get a break from vomiting Braylen carries me to my bed.

"We need to go to the doctor right away." He explains.

"No I'm fine Bray just let it go." I say.

"You're my girlfriend and you just puked your brains out I'm not letting this go." He says.

"Fine I'll go, but I want my mom to take me." I say.

"Okay your wish is my command, just as long as you go." He says.

I pick up my phone and call my mom. As fast as she arrived you would've thought I was dying.

"Sweet heart is everything okay you sounded terrible on the phone." She says barging in my room.

"I'm sick mom and Braylen wants me to go to th-" Interrupted by more vomit. I sit at the bathroom toilet crying.

"Come on Braylen get her out to my car I'll get a garbage can."

Braylen stays at moms car with me until she comes out. He kisses me on the forehead goodbye.

"Call me if you need me El." He says sincerely.

"I Will Bray." I say hugging him tightly. As we drive away he gets farther and farther away in the rear view mirror.

"You tell him yet?" My mom says.

"Tell him what." I mutter.

"That you're pregnant." She says.

"Mother I'm not pregnant, I might have came down with the flu." I conclude.

"Ellis you're pregnant." My mother says.

"Mom I already proved you wrong I took a test a couple days ago." I say.

"You got a negative?" Mom asks.

"Yes mother I'm not stupid it was a big fat negative." I say.

"We'll see."

We get to the doctor and she helps me in. They we're practically empty so they let us right into a room. After an assistant came in and checked my vitals we patiently awaited the doctor.