part of me | e.d

twenty-six

TUESDAY - ETHAN'S POV

i drive into the school parking lot, looking for a spot near the door.

"there's a spot right there!" grayson pats my shoulder, pointing at a parking space.

his bronco broke down again, so we had to give him a ride.

"dude, you took too long. now another car got it first." grayson sits back down, crossing his arms while he pouts. rylin laughs.

i keep driving around until i finally find an empty space. it's a good walk from the front door, though, so grayson keeps complaining about what an "assclown" i am for waiting too long.

we walk into the school, heading to rylin's locker. i reach down, grabbing her hand and interlocking our fingers.

she smiles at me, coming closer so our arms are brushing each other. we reach her locker, and she starts grabbing some of her books.

"want to put your coats in here?" she asks grayson and i.

our lockers are on the opposite side of the school, so we agree happily. then she closes her locker and we head to first period and part ways with grayson.

when we walk in, amy runs to us immediately. "guys! i forgot to mention something over the weekend."

"what is it?" i ask.

"i saw kara hanging out with bradley that night, but she keeps denying it. if she hooked up with him, there's a good chance this baby isn't yours!" 

i think for a second. "how are we going to find out if she hooked up with him or not?"

"well, she said her and bradley have never even talked before. so all i have to do is ask if they hung out that night, and if he says they did, then we'll know she was hiding something after all."

i nod, feeling a small amount of relief rush through me. i feel rylin give my hand a squeeze, her eyes hopeful.

i was so grateful she was sticking with me through this. i don't know what i'd do without her.

the bell rings then, and the three of us head to our seats. amy looks back at us, giving us a thumbs up.

all we had to do was find bradley during lunch.

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LUNCH

amy, rylin, grayson and i were walking through the hallway looking for bradley. we had to catch him before he went into the cafeteria.

"he has PE before lunch, so he'll probably be in the east hallway," grayson tells us.

we turn a corner, going toward the east hallway but i stop abruptly when i find kara standing in front of me.

"ethan, we need to talk." she grabs my hand, pulling me away from our group. i look at rylin, and despite her efforts to hide it, i know she's bothered by this.

"i'll catch up with you guys later. go find bradley," i tell them and they keep walking.

kara pulls me into an empty classroom, sitting me down on a desk while she stands in front of me.

"so we have an ultrasound appointment today," she lifts her hands, starting to play with my hair.

what the fuck was she on? 

"kara, i don't even know if this baby is mine," i say as i move her hands off me.

"yes, it is, ethan. can you stop being so immature and take responsibility for your child?" she places one hand on her hip as the other caresses her stomach.