Burning Stars (BoyXboy) (Sequel to Falling Stars)✔

B.S 23

I have your test results Miss Cortez. You are without a doubt pregnant, two months. 

Those words would stay with me for a long time. The man in the white coat had said them, Dr. Peralta, his tag had read. He had said those words in his office, a smile lurking on his lips. It had been like he was dishing out good news, but there was nothing good about what he was saying. I felt like he was spewing daggers at me. 

A child was supposed to be a blessing, a beautiful thing. But not in those circumstances. It was unfair to bring a child into the world in such circumstances. Adriana and I were so young; taking care of a child would be detrimental to both of us and not just us, but the child too. I could barely stand Adriana and now she would forever be in my life. Having a child was a lot of work on its own and having one with Adriana would be double the trouble. 

I was merely a child myself, how was I going to raise a child? I still ran to my parents and brother when I had problems. I still relied on my parents financially. The baby would need attention 24/7. I would have to be hands on. I couldn't just do as I wanted. I had to think of the baby, my baby. It wwas hard enough being responsible for myself, how do I even start being responsible for someone else? This was just too overwhelming. 

As I lay on my bed in the evening, I thought of my options. Adriana was only two months pregnant, she could easily have the baby aborted, problem solved. Not quite. Something just didn't feel right about asking her to have an abortion. I couldn't tell her to kill our child, even if it was an unplanned child. We would just have to bear the burden. 

There was a knock on the door. 

I ignored it for a while, I just didn't possess the energy to go open. It was probably the guy at the front desk who in the last days had found a million reasons to come to my room. One day he'd heard Tyler and I talking about Chris, put two and two together and realized I was... I suppose bisexual. He came to my room regularly to do a 'room inspection' but once I caught him checking out Eli. 

"Jake man, I know you are in here. Open up", I heard Tyler's voice after he had tried to open the locked door. 

I sighed and went to open the door. Tyler walked in. 

"What's up man? How are you feeling?" he asked looking concerned. 

"Same as the last time", I said, deflated. 

There was silence for a while. 

"Called the old man?" he asked finally. 

I shook my head. "I don't have the courage". 

Tyler seemed at a loss for words. Ever full of words, it was rare to see him so quiet. I pondered with my own thoughts as silence rained. I had talked to Gabe shortly after the doctor confirmed that Adriana was indeed pregnant. He hadn't a solution for me. There was nothing he could tell me that would assure me that everything would be fine. But he'd said he would support me, regardless of our parents' reaction. He'd also advised me to tell dad sooner rather than later. That had been two days ago. I still hadn't mustered enough courage to do it. I couldn't face his wrath. I was a failure and I had just proven it to him. 

Tyler noticed I was thinking. 

"Do you want me to call him?" he said. 

I shook my head. "No Ty, I have to do it". 

"You know, regardless of anything, I'm here. Your kid is going to have an awesome uncle who'll spoil him rotten", he said. 

I smiled distantly. 

"You've been cooped up in this room for the last two days. Let's go out tonight", he said. 

"I don't feel like it", I said quietly.