15 and Pregnant

Chapter 4

I called Brad.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Brad. I need to talk to you about something important."

"Ok, Alli. What is it?"

"I think I might be pregnant.."

There is a silence.

"Brad?"

"Yeah, I'm sorry, but what? You can't be serious."

"I don't know if I even believe it myself, but my sister asked me if I am. I'm not on my period when I should be."

"Allison, whatever happens, I'll be there for you."

"Thank you."

There was another silence. Then, he broke it. "How about you take a test just to make sure?"

"That's a good idea. But, how am I going to get one? I'm too afraid to go on my own."

"Your sister suspects you're pregnant, maybe she'll buy one for you."

I thought about it for a second, well maybe she could be trusted.

"Good idea. I'll call you back later, love you."

"I love you too." He said to me.

Then we hung up.

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"Priscilla?"

"Hey, what's up?

"I need you to do me a favor."

"What is it?"

"Can you buy me a pregnancy test?"

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We got home from the store, our parents weren't home. It was great having a 17 year old sister that you can trust, and that can drive.

"Let's hurry up before mom and dad get home." She said.

"Ok, how am I going to do this?" I asked.

"You pee on the little stick and then wait for an answer, it's easy."

"Oh ok." I was about to close the bathroom door, but I opened it back up, "wait a second, how would you know?"

"Oh Alli, don't act surprised, things happen."

"That's true."

"And we will never tell mom and dad, right?"

"Right." I said as I closed the door.

A few minutes later, I opened the door,

"Well?" She said.

"Is positive good or bad?" I asked her.

"It's good if you want to have a baby!"

I almost passed out. I was waiting for her to say 'haha just kidding Alli'.

But she never did.

I started to sob.

"Alli, no. It'll be ok. I'm here for you."

I looked up at her, "no it won't, you don't understand. Everyone is going to think I'm a slut and they're all going to hate me. How will I tell mom and dad?"

"Hey, how about we don't tell them for a few weeks. And who cares what anyone thinks, you still have me. And hopefully Brad."

I wiped away my tears. "I guess you're right." I sniffled.

"You'll also have mom and dad's support when you tell them. Trust me, I know how they are."

That gave me a little more confidence.

"Well, time to tell Brad."

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The next day at school, I went up to Brad by his locker.

"Hey darling, you never called me back last night, is everything ok?"

"Yeah, everything's fine..." I looked down.

"What's wrong?"

I looked back up at him with tears in my eyes. "I'm pregnant" I whispered.