I meet Jared at the park. I can't believe I'm actually going through with this... He sees the concern on my face.
"What's wrong?" He gives me the same concerned look that I must have on my face.
"Uh...Well, you know how I eat whatever I see? Including lots of mustard...?"
"Yeah....are you...pregnant?" He asks me, hesitating before the "P" word.
"...yes," I spit out. Then every emotion explodes out of me.
"Baby," he sits down next to me and puts his arms around me.
"It will be okay. I will always be here for you."
I can't stop sobbing so I stay silent.
"But...we haven't had sex..." Jared utters.
"There's a reason why I haven't had sex with you..."
"Yeah...Because you're pregnant."
"No... Well, not entirely. Haven't I been distant lately?"
"A bit... Did something happen, Sam?" I can tell he didn't mean to say that.
"Jared... I was raped," I cry. My tears start flowing even harder now as I'm flashing back to what happened. I curl up into a ball and mutter, "2 months ago... I got raped..."
Jared is speechless. He gives me a little squeeze with his arms to let me know he is here. Finally he asks, "Why didn't you tell me?...Who did it?"
"I don't know... He threatened me... He told me he knew who my mom was and he knew all of my siblings and he said he'd hurt them..."
"What is your mom gonna do about it?"
"She knows I'm pregnant, but..." Jared cuts me off.
"She think's it's mine...doesn't she?"
"Yeah... She does Jared... I said it wasn't yours but she thinks it's yours. She wouldn't even listen to me..."
"Well of course she thinks it's mine... We have been together 3 months."
Of course she does. "Yeah..." I say. It's all I can say.
"You need to tell your mother the truth..."
I look up into his eyes and nod. I know he's right. I put my head back down and keep sobbing.
