Pregnant By A Dragon

Chapter 2

I walk to my counter looking away until I finally get the courage to look at the test. As soon as I look my world stops and comes crashing down.

The test shows positive.

I'm almost 18 and already pregnant. The worst part about this all is that my mom will kick me out the second she finds out. She's been dying to find a reason too. This is exactly what she needs. She won't make me get an abortion or do an adoption, she'll straight up kick me out. My mother is great isn't she? Note my sarcasm.

I quickly hide the test in one of the sinks drawers under a bunch of stuff and get ready for school. I don't cry because I know crying is pointless and won't help. As I'm putting my makeup on and looking at my mirror. I notice something weird on my right shoulder just above my boob. I only saw it for a second because my shirt moved. I pull the neck of my shirt a bit and what I see confuses me. I see a blue mark or tattoo of a circle with what looks like a dragon inside of it. "What the fuck?" I say out loud while making a very confused face. I rub the tattoo as hard as I can and try to rub water into it but it doesn't even fade. I just stare at it in wonder and total confusion. I know for sure that this wasn't there a few days ago. I quickly look at my clock and realize I'm going to be late for the bus. So I finish up and leave.

Luckily both Sara and Josh weren't at school. Because Sara would instantly know something was up by looking at me and Josh...well I definitely wouldn't be able look at him now that I'm pregnant with his kid. School went by normally except for that fact that my stomach felt warmer than usual even when I was outside walking to my next class it felt like a mini heater was there. I searched around online and didn't find anything about having a warm stomach this early in the pregnancy. My day goes by normally and this continues until friday. Josh has been trying to talk to me for some reason but I've been avoiding him especially since I'm planning to do an abortion. Don't get me wrong but kids are great but not when your 18. I definitely don't think he suspects anything. Sara's been completely oblivious to my recent mood. My mom has been her usual uncaring self. Until I come back home from school on friday and find my mom waiting for me, she instantly asks.

"Where is it?"

"Where's what?" I ask back confused as to what she is asking.

"Where is the missing test" she asks as she pulls her arm from around her back showing the box of pregnancy tests "There were 3 of them left and now theres 2"

I stare at her and the box in complete horror. My mind goes blank on what to do so I resort to my only option. Beg.

"Mom please I know what you're going to do and that you don't care about me but..."

"You're right that I don't care and I'm guessing that since you're begging me right now means your pregnant" she interrupts me "I don't care what your excuse is or how this happened. All I care is that this mistake will make me look bad no matter what option I choose. All except for one, and that is if I don't have a daughter in this first place. Meaning pack your bags within an hour and get out...NOW!"

I look at her and see no emotions of love or sympathy on her. This cruel and heartless human being in front of me is my birth mother. I stare at her completely defeated as I make my way upstairs to pack my stuff. I shed no tears yet I feel dead inside. As soon as I'm done and have 2 and half bags worth of stuff. She quickly tosses them out the door and locks it behind me without any trouble. I take my stuff and sit on the sidewalk next to a light pole and I finally break down. I cry for what seems 20 minutes into my hands until a truck pulls up next to me. I hear the engine stop and a door close as footsteps get closer to me. I don't bother looking up until I hear a familiar voice say my name.

"Liz?"

I look up to see Josh standing over me with worry all over his face.

"Hey hey why are you crying" he leans down and rubs my cheek with his thumb. His thumb felt so warm and gently.

He looks at me with his emerald green eyes and I just can't hold my secret in anymore so I tell him.

"Josh I'm pregnant and my mom kicked me out"

"I already know" he replies and I just look at him with confused.

He chuckles and says "I just asked just so you could get it off your chest"

"But how is it that you already know"

"Well for one you're crying on a sidewalk with your bags packed next to you and how I know you're pregnant. Well one is that you've been avoiding me and 2 it's because of that tattoo you have on your shoulder" he tells with a proud smirk.

At this point I'm even more confused. How does he know about my strange tattoo.

"You're probably wondering how I know that you have that tattoo. I would love to tell you but I can't do that here because it isn't safe nor would you believe me if I did" he adds.

"It doesn't matter, I'm homeless and am getting an abortion anyways so you can just leave" I tell him while wiping my remaining tears.

"See I wouldn't leave one way or another nor would I let you do that, but...what if I told you that even if you went to get an abortion that it has no chance of working" he adds smiling to himself.

"What do you mean it wouldn't work" I ask.

"Again, I would love to tell you but can't do it here. I do know a place where I could and since you're now homeless, you wouldn't mind putting your stuff in the truck and coming with me"

I don't know why but I did as he said. Something in me just told me to follow him. We drove through the city then the hills until we were up in the mountains on some side road in the forest. I remained silent for the whole trip except for when I needed a bathroom break. We drove for about 10 minutes until Josh suddenly turned of the dirt road and drove through the forest and snow. What really seemed suspicious to me was that the trees were mostly out of our way and gave us a straight path to drive on. Almost like a path was cleared but made to look like it wasn't. This whole trip made nervous and made my brain immediately imagined the worst. Like what if this whole trip here was so that Josh could kill me and hide my body so that no one would find out he got me pregnant. After a bit of more driving we stop in front of a cabin.