Pregnant at 18

The Cat is Out of the Bag

After avoiding Ricardo for almost week it was time I told him the truth. I called Ricardo, and asked him to meet me at the coffee shop next to the doctor office where he worked. I finally got up enough courage to tell him the truth. Plus, I would start showing soon, so it was now or never. But I was scared out of my mind. So, he bought me a latte, and we sat down and talked. As I told him I see his face turn to shock. I was so scared of what he was thinking. Then he stopped talking. I could tell this was not going to go well. After a short while he finally spoke. "Are you really pregnant?" Ricardo said. I took this puzzled look I had off my face and again told him that I was pregnant, and that was why he saw me at the doctor office. He again went silent. "Don't worry we can do this. I am here to help you, and I would love to be a father to our child." Ricardo said. Hearing those words, I knew that everything would be okay. Well with Ricardo and I, but I still had to tell my parents. So, because both of my sisters had children already I decided to go talk to one of them for advice on how to tell my parents. My sister Camelia, twenty-seven, was the oldest girl in my siblings. Camelia has three children, two boys and one girl. I asked Ricardo to drop me off at her house. I knew that she was home, because she was married to a lawyer, and a stay at home mom. Ricardo dropped me off, and I told him I would call him later to discuss in further detail what we are going to do. As I knocked on the door, I could hear Camelia screaming to Brandon to get the baby a diaper. I thought for a moment that I didn't call before coming and she might be busy, but I needed to talk to her right away. I rang the doorbell, and I could hear her scream to Brandon again to get the door. "Mom, it's auntie Cassandra. As I entered, I could see Cassandra in the living room with the baby on the couch. She assured for me to come in. I went and sat next to her on the couch, and I told her everything that has been going on, and my predicament. She was shocked because she knew that I was daddy's little angel. Well she gave me some good advice on parenting, and most of all she told me how to break it to mom and dad. Because she lived so close to our parents I decided to walk home that night. I needed to get some air, and think about my life. As I got home my mother was making dinner. As always a mother's intuition, she could tell there was something wrong with me. She asked me over and over if I was ok, and of course I told her yes, but I did not want to tell her what was going on. Camelia had told me how to do it, and now was not the time to do it. I just shrugged it off and told her that it was just that time of the month. After dad got home, we ate, and they talked about their day as they usually do. Dad told us that things were not going so well at work, and he had been stressed out lately, because he had to fire someone that had a family, and he felt bad about it. There was nothing he could do though, because his boss wanted that person gone, but made my dad do the firing. Camelia had told me to tell them during dinner when dad is most relaxed, but with dad so stressed out I didn't know if this was the best time to tell them. However, it was now or never. So, when they got to me to find out how my day went it was time for me to tell them what has been going on in my life. I didn't want to beat around the bush, so I just came right out and told them. "Dad, Mom, I'm pregnant." Cassandra said. They were so shocked, that my dad started choking on his food. Then again like Ricardo, they went quiet for a while. "Cassandra, how did this happen?" Cassandra's mom said. Cassandra proceeded to tell her parents that it happened the night of her birthday and her graduation. Again, Cassandra's parents were in shock. Then her dad spoke, "Who is the father?" "Well his name is Ricardo, he is twenty-four years old, and he is a doctor," said Cassandra. "Well I hope that you know what you are doing," Cassandra's dad said. Cassandra was so relieved at their reaction.

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