9-"I'm pregnant?"

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This is just an extra chapter. I had some extra time, so here it is.

Andilyn Albertson-

I wake up on a Saturday morning, groaning. I get up, and walk to the bathroom. Phoenix was already awake, as she loved mornings.

As I entered the bathroom and sat down, panic shot through my body. "Phoenix?!" I nervously call out. I hear her hum in response. "Um... I-," but I was cut off by last night's dinner rising up out of me. She makes a nervous sound, and I hear her footsteps up the stairs. As soon as I stop barging my guts out, I finish my sentence. "I'm late, Phee."

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"I can't believe it!!" She squeals in excitement as we see the two bars appear on the pink and white stick.

My stomach drops, and I stagger back on to my bed. "I'm pregnant?" I think out loud.

Phoenix runs over to me, hugging my lying body. "I know!" A flash of concern washes over her face. "Ash is the father, right?" She confirms.

I wasn't even sure. I couldn't think of any recent time I had se... fuck. That party. Me and Ash had sex that night! "Fuck!" I scream.

"Is he?" Phoenix nervously repeats the question.

I groan, sitting up on my bed. "Yes, He is! That's why I said fuck!"

She sighs of relief. "What's so bad about it, Andi?" She asks.

I look at her with wide eyes. "What's bad about it? I'm an 18 year old pregnant student! Tell me what you don't see wrong in that sentence."

She shrugs. "Becky is already, like, 6 months pregnant."

"I'm not Becky, Phoenix! I don't want to be Becky!" I complain. "And what about Ash? He probably doesn't want this!" Tears flood my eyes as I finally manage to lower my voice. "I can't do this, Phee. I can't." I cradle my legs to my chest, slightly rocking like a baby.

Phoenix wraps her arms around me, rubbing my back. "It'll be okay, baby." She says. "And whatever is in your stomach, too."

I giggle, wiping my nose. She was right. Everything would be okay. But, how would I tell Ash?

I fret about it all weekend. I pace around the dorm, trying to get answers. "Have you thought about names?" Phoenix asks.

I groan, throwing my hands up. "Are you not paying attention, Phee?! My boyfriend doesn't know I'm pregnant, and I need to tell him! What if he doesn't want it?" I fret for the hundredth time that day.

Phoenix sighs. "If he really loves you, he'll love the baby too."

My feelings were everywhere. I wasn't sure whether it was because I was pregnant, a teenager, or just because this was a normal reaction. I was smiling, yet tears were falling down my face. "I know he loves me," I tell her. "But what if he's not ready? And what if he doesn't love me? What if I'm not ready? Should I get an abortion? What should I do?!" I was shaking, tears running down my face. I was deciding if I was angry, afraid, or sad. All emotions were in me.

She runs over to where I sat on our couch, too tired from pacing. "No no no!" She rubs my back. "It'll all be okay. You're overthinking things." She says.

I nod, sniffing. "Yeah, I-I-I guess." I agree.

I let out a little laugh through what was now down to fear. Seeing this, my friend set her arm back around me. "It'll be okay, A. Just tell Ash on Monday, but... maybe not around Nathan." I nod in agreement. "Hey," She says, seeing my resistance. "It will be okay."

I shrug. "But will it?"

This thought lingers in my mind all through sleep as Phoenix wishes me a good night. And, there was actually very little sleep involved. It was more lying in my bed, staring at the ceiling, dreaming of a perfect family with Ash.

I pick out the perfect outfit to tell him, hoping he'll notice. I worry the whole way. Only Phoenix knew, not even the youngest friend in our group next to me as we waited for Ash to come out of his job.

He looked slightly nervous as he comes out, and I go up to kiss him, both as a greeting and to make him feel better.

But, the kiss didn't feel real. He didn't seem into it. He seemed worried about something. Maybe he found out?

"Can I talk to you?" I nervously ask him. But, he asked at the same time as me. Maybe he did know.

I tried to laugh to soften the mood, even though I myself didn't feel like laughing. I was just putting on a show for Ash. I didn't want him to be more worried than he already was.

But, his nerves didn't calm. "After school. 7:00 pm. Our bench." He says in a monotone voice.

I nod hesitantly. I knew my pregnancy would eat at me all day, especially with Ash not knowing.

Phoenix looked at Ash, confusion forming in her just as it was me. Was she wondering the same thing as me?

Nathan, on the other hand, looked at both of us with a confused look. This clearly meant that whatever this was about, Nathan had no part in it. I didn't know if that was good or bad. What was so wrong that Ash couldn't tell Nathan?

Still, we made our way to class. Ash seemed slightly off during acting, and I kept sneaking looks at him to let him know I was there for him.

But, nothing I did seemed to help. It almost made things worse.

My worry grew and grew, but I managed to contain it all until 7:00 pm.

My time to confess the truth.

I'm pregnant!

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