FULL CIRCLE

She is a warrior

Lauren was waddling along the hallways at her high school, exhausted. Normani and Dinah were arguing about God knows what, when she felt her stomach tighten and small pains and aches in her back become more uncomfortable.

She had been suffering all morning and was growing used to her body doing the most annoying things. When she heard Dinah belting out Beyonce's "If I were a boy," when water started to trickle down her legs.

Thinking she had peed herself, she detoured to the bathroom embarrassed, when a sharp pain around her stomach made her buckle her legs and scream. She was about to fall on her stomach when one of the passing students, caught her with the help of Normani and Dinah.

Since the attack, the majority of the students did what they could to protect Lauren, and seeing her scream scared them all as they froze and then rush to help her.

Lauren was crying, holding her stomach as she gasped out,"Baby's coming!"

"Oh shit. Normani the baby's coming!" Yelled Dinah panicking.

"No shit Dinah! Luis carry her to my car! Someone call a teacher!" Normani shouted grabbing their bags right as Luis ignored the wetness coming form Lauren, picking her up and rushing to the parking lot.

Luis had been Brad's best friend and when he heard what he had done, had disowned the boy, happy he was in jail. He had found Lauren when she returned to school, crying as he apologized for not seeing how crazy Brad was, and promising to be there for her if she ever needed him. His promise was being cashing in today.

The three ran towards the parking lot, students parting for them, as multiple teachers racing after them.

"It hurts!" cried Lauren almost sobbing in pain.

Her doctor had warned her about either having a long labor or a incredibly fast one, and it appeared that fast was in the cards for now.

"I'll be driving miss Hamilton. You and Miss Hansen may ride along." Mrs. Gomez commanded grabbing the keys in Normani's hands.

Someone needed to take charge while all the teens panicked. Grateful that it wasn't her, Normani climbed in the back, holding Lauren as she gripped her stomach. Dinah gulped, getting in the front passenger seat and soon they were speeding towards the hospital.

Camila had gotten the text that Lauren was in Labor and had immediately jumped out of her seat in class and rushed out the door, forgetting everything she had.

Her mother was pulling into the the school's parking lot, and had barely gotten in the driveway, when Camila opened the door and hopped inside, Yelling,"GO!"

Her father laughed as Sinhue sped out of the school, Sofie and Camila singing kool and the gangs, 'celebration' as they pulled away.

Lauren screamed tears falling from her eyes as she gripped Rose and Demi's hands as the coached her through another contraction. The doctor setting up to start pushing.

Brad had done this to her, and every fiber of Lauren hated him. What was supposed to be one of the greatest days of her life was filled with heartache as she pushed to give birth to a child that would never be hers again. The pain in her nether regions was battling with the pain in her heart, and she honestly didn't know which pain was worst. At least one would fade.

"Are the Cabello's here yet?" gasped out Lauren, as she cried.

Right as Demi was about to go check, Sinhue and Alejandro entered the room in scrubs, wielding their video camera.