selena's teenage life struggle

{CHAPTER 1 Selena Perez Tuesday, March 30th}                                               ......................Selena Perez lurched to the bathroom, feeling faint and not quite in control of her suddenly unsteady legs. she touched her forehead and found it warm and glazed with sweat. Sinking down on the soft blue rug in front of the toilet, she was grateful for the momentary stability of the floor. But her head continued to spin, and her stomach churned. she lifted the toilet lid, gazed into the water, and wished she could disappear into its depths. Her breath became more shallow, and her nausea more intense. Finally, uncontrollably, and forcefully, all her distress erupted and she lost her lunch in heaves and waves of vomiting. Pepperoni pizza. she flushed the toilet several times as she sat on the floor waiting to feel normal again. Finally she stood up shakily, gargled with peppermint mouthwash, and peered at herself in the mirror. ''you look like a hot mess,'' she whispered to her reflection. Her skin, instead of its usual pecan tan, looked gray & mottled. She hadn't combed her hair all day, so it was a halo of curls. Selena knew her mother would be home soon and would be angry to find out she'd skipped school. she didn't care. Her thoughts were focused on the package in her backpack. Even though she knew the house was empty, she made sure the bathroom door was locked. she dug the little purple & pink box out of her book bag and placed it on the sink. It seemed out of place in her mother's perfectly coordinated powder blue bathroom. with trembling hands she unwrapped the plastic and opened the box she read the directions carefully. she looked out of the small bathroom window and watched the last of early spring snow melt on the grass. Everything looked the same, but she knew in her heart that it was all different now. Selena finally turned back to the little white tube in the box and followed the instructions, which were written, she noticed, in Spanish and French as well. Three minutes later the indicator silently screamed the news that she already suspected. she was pregnant.