I'm Pregnant {Riley Matthews}

14/Noodles And A Mystery

Sitting in an empty home eating spaghetti, all your thoughts filling your head. Listening to rock music and the neighbor's dog barking. 

I stuck my fork in the bowl and pierced the metal in the ravioli noodle. Auggie's homework laid on the table, but no Auggie was around. 

My dad's wallet was on the couch, but my father was nowhere to be seen. 

My mother's shoes were against the wall, but she wasn't home either. 

I was all alone. 

"Lucas is missing." I said. I felt an empty feeling in my stomach. and I felt for some reason that I couldn't tell Maya. That it would break her heart. Even though she didn't like him. 

I needed to find him. I just had too. 

The window opened, and Farkle crawled in. A strange lump in his pocket. 

"Hey." I said, washing the sauce out of my bowl. 

"Hi. Have you heard about Lucas?" he asked. 

I nodded. 

"Everybody is doing a search tonight. Maya and I are going together. Want to come?" he asked. 

"Sure." I said. "Farkle, when do you think I can find out the gender of my- our, baby?" I asked. 

"A week, about." he said. 

"I really want to know if we are having a boy or girl." 

"Riley, you're saying this like we are going to keep the baby." I look up at him. 

"We are." I said, looking down at the bump in my stomach. I felt extreme love. 

"Riles, we are too young." 

"I don't care!" I stood up, yelling. 

Farkle held my hand. "Maya wants us to come over for a little bit, okay?" he asked, quickly changing the subject. 

I settled down and crawled out of the window with him. 

***

We stepped into Maya's house. She had on sweats and her hair was up. She had her hair up as well. She looked as if she had let herself go. 

"Maya, what's wrong?" I asked. 

"Lucas. He's gone." she said. 

"That's horrible. But why are you so shaken up?" 

She turned her head and I looked to Farkle. He bit his lip and looked and Maya. She nodded. 

"Maya, likes Lucas." he said. I didn't have any reaction. 

"Yeah." Maya said. 

"Okay." I said. 

***

After a week, no one had seen Lucas. And I was sitting in the hospital waiting room, waiting to find out the gender of my unborn baby. Farkle and Maya sat on either side of me. 

"Riley Matthews?" I perked up my head. 

"Yes." I walked over to the nurse. 

"The doctor is ready to see you." she said. 

Farkle, Maya and I headed towards the doctors room. I sat on the hospital bed and the doctor looked at me. 

"Are these your friends?" he asked. 

"Yes. He is the father of the baby." I said. 

"Okay then." 

I kept my eyes on my friends until I could see the ultra sound. I looked at the little baby that was inside of me, and my heart exploded. I loved that baby so much, and I just wanted to hold the baby, kiss the baby and keep the baby safe. 

Farkle looked the same way at the ultra sound. 

"Alright, Farkle, Riley, are you ready to find out what gender you're having?" the doctor asked. 

We both nodded. 

"You are having a..." 

What gender do you think they should have?