Break Free

Part 6-Choices

Alice stood in her bathroom staring down at the test in her hands, two pink lines stared right back at her as Alice shook her head before grabbing two other tests. A short couple minutes later Alice swore as she threw the sticks into the sink as she then groaned, great she thought as nausea took over her as curled over next to the toilet.

"Alice?" Liz asked knocking on the door as Alice quickly wiped her mouth as she stuck the tests into her pocket. Alice quickly unlocked the door and sent a smile to her mother before walking past her before she grabbed her arm.
"You've been awfully sick lately," Liz said as Alice slowly nodded.
"Yeah well the stomach flu was going around," Alice said quickly as Liz raised an eyebrow before her eyes went down to Alice's clearly full pockets before Liz quickly lunged after them as Alice backed up causing one to fall out. Alice's eyes went wide as she dove for the test although her mother got to it first,

"Mom" Alice began as Liz threw the test back at her,

"I knew you couldn't get it together, you were so close Alice. I actually thought you were cleaning up you're slate to go out of state, hell you only applied to universities out of state! Yet now here you are just another southside girl who got knocked up" Liz spat as Alice's eyes began to water.

"You claim you're so much better than me yet look at where you are now," Liz said tears rolled down Alice's eyes, she knew she was right. Her mom got pregnant at seventeen with her as well, Alice glared at her mother before she grabbed her jacket and purse as she drove off to Pops.

Alice went inside and nodded at Pop Tate who already knew her order. Alice walked to the last booth all the way in the back as she put her head in her hands. How did everything become such a mess?
"I know this is your day off, but just count this as a meal on us ok Alice?" Pops said as Alice smiled up at him,

"thank you, you're the only one in this whole damn town with a warm heart," Alice said as Pop smiled as he handed her a milkshake and fries. Alice began to sip her drink and munch away at her fries, after completing her meal she was calming down. Get a grip women Alice thought to herself as she then sighed looking down at her belly not fully believing something was growing within her. Alice then thanked Pop Tate before she left the diner just to pass by FP and Gladys and Penny as she kept her head held as high as she could before getting into her car. FP didn't look at her either, although both wanted to turn their heads they couldn't, both had tasks at hand.

"Man there goes Barbie," Penny said as they walked inside causing Gladys to laugh as FP simply smiled.

"Oh come on, you're not gonna throw any jabs at her?" Penny asked as they sat down before Pop's took their order.

FP shook his head as he held onto Gladys' hand,
"I don't see why I'm happy right here," FP said as Gladys smiled as she placed a kiss on FP's cheek as Penny smirked,

"sure," Penny said as FP rolled his eyes at the blonde in front of him. FP had done extra jobs for Penny in order to keep Alice out of harm's way, even though they had split he knew Penny wouldn't back down without a fight, and he had already lost Alice so what else did he have to lose?

Alice had spent the afternoon at the clinic as she sat in the small room as she tapped her thigh quickly as the doctor walked back in.

"Well Ms.Smith you are two months pregnant it appears. You shouldn't be showing for a couple more weeks although" the doctor said as Alice nodded smiling at the doctor while on the inside she was panicking. She knew the baby could've been FP's yet she had slept with Hal when they got together, although it was the beginning of October now and she and Hal had only been going out for a month.
"May I ask if the father is in the picture Ms?" The doctor asked as Alice slowly nodded,