Aquila's world changes before her eyes as the man she meets in a bar, becomes the only thing she learns to fear. She wants nothing more to stay and continue loving him but his cruel abuse becomes too much to handle, leaving her with only one alterna...
I sit with Laura in my living room, my head in her lap as her fingers run through my hair. "So what are you going to do?" She asks and I sigh softly.
"I don't know. I'm actually terrified." I admit.
The thing was, I had suspicions that I was pregnant, ever since Austin and I got back from Miami and I was well aware that Austin was very happy about Ada but I wasn't ready for a baby. I was a freshman college student, my adult life was barely starting and this would be a huge transition.
"Sweet baby, if he cares about you, he'll understand the circumstances. You have options, Aquila." She says, reassuring me.
"I'm not terminating anything." I say, hearing Laura chuckle and then sigh. "That's not an option for me but if I am, then I'll talk to Austin about it." I sigh.
I sit up, looking over at Laura and she gives me a warm smile. I look at the box on the table, the word pregnancy makes me nauseous. I take the box, reading the instructions over and over.
Laura sets a hand on my thigh, as to comfort me and I take a deep breath. "I'll be right back." I say, pressing the box against my chest as I walk to the bathroom, slowly and anxiously.
I shut the door behind me, quickly dropping my sweats and I sit on the cold toilet seat and I unbox the ClearBlue pregnancy test and I take a deep breathe and exhale slowly.
I pee on the stick, my stomach bubbles as I set the pregnancy test on the counter, setting a timer and I pull my sweats back on, walking out without taking a glimpse at the test.
"I have to wait three minutes." I murmur softly as Laura types away on her phone and later looks at me, sitting up.
"Do you want it to be positive ?" She asks, after a short period of silence and I look at my phone, a minute to go.
"Uh, I don't know what I want." I answer her question sincerely and as honest as I could. I really didn't know what I wanted, the thought of a baby and the commitment, was rough to think about.
I know pregnancies are amazing, for the most part and they're beautiful. Having to carry your own creation was mind blowing and wonderful but I wasn't ready. Better yet, I didn't know how Austin would feel. We'd never spoken about having kids.
The timer rings in my hand and I stare the digital numbers that read 00:00 and I sigh. Laura follows me to the bathroom, standing by the doorway as I sit on the toilet seat and I hesitantly pick up the pregnancy test.
I take a glimpse at Laura, who motions me to check and I nod, looking down at the pink faded lines on the test and I sigh as I stare.
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