Lie to me.

Chapter Two.

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"Oh. My. God. How did you know? I asked Raquel. 

"Your brother told me how much you absolutely LOVED it here," She told me with a smug smile across her full pink lipsticked lips. "So I made reservations at the hotel you guys always stay at, and brought you here to surprise you. Surprised?" 

"Have I ever told you that you're my best friend?" I asked her with the biggest grin across my face. 

"You don't have to tell me hun." She laughed while running a hand through her long curly brown hair. She brought me to my favorite vacationing place, Lake Travis, Texas. It was located on the outskirts of Austin, Texas. We checked in and got to our room planning what to do for the day. We eventually decided on renting a small boat and resting on the lake. We changed into our swimsuits, throwing our clothes over them, then packing some snacks. 

We got to the boat and tanned for a while, jumping off at some points when we parked it, and just talking. 

Finally, as if I hadn't been waiting for it, Raquel looked at me, and said "Now we're going to sit here while you tell me what was bothering you." 

I looked at her nervously, buying my lip. Should I tell her everything or just part... I decided not to tell her it all, as she would be absolutely horrified. 

"Earth to Eli," she said we she snapped her fingers in my face. 

"Okay," I said more confidently than I felt. "Promise you won't interrupt and you won't freak out." 

"Pinky promise." If there's one thing that you could never ever break to me, it was a pinky promise. And Raquel knew that well. 

We intertwined our pinkies, then let them fall together, as Raquel could tell I was nervous. 

"You know Andres?" I asked then watched her nod slowly, probably wondering where I was taking this. Andres went to our school. He and I weren't a couple, but we went out on dates and hung out at each others house from time to time. 

"A few weeks ago, he came over to my house. We were just hanging out, playing Mario kart with my brother until it was time for him to go to bed." I paused, as my breaths had started coming out ragged and shaky. Taking in a deep breath I continued. 

"We went back to my room and started watching 'The Back-Up Plan'." Her eyes grew wide, as I thought she knew where I was going with this. 

"Things got kinda heated... And then-" 

"HOLY SHIT YOU LOST YOUR VIRGINITY AND DIDN'T TELL ME." 

She looked emotionally confused between happy, angry, and possibly even a little sadness. 

"I wasn't sure how to tell you. I mean, after... he just kind of shrugged it off. So I tried my best to pretend it was no big deal." 

"Wait," She said hesitantly. "Did you guys use.. You know... Protection?" 

Silence. 

"El?" 

I took a deep breath, running my hand through my long dark brown hair, which I did when I was nervous. 

"It was there at first. Then, he just decided he didn't want to use it. So he took it off." 

"What the fuck Elisa! You need to get checked out! Like what the fuck, you could have caught something or you could even be... Pregnant." 

The thought had crossed my mind, but I was close to positive I was okay. 

"I'll get checked, but I'm sure I'm fine." I reassure her, giving her a small smile. 

I find myself wanting to tell her the rest, but I figured if she got worked up over that, she would be even worse if I told her the whole story. We started heading back to our hotel, with me glad that she knew something, even if it wasn't the whole story. 

I'm just protecting her, I thought.

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Two Weeks later...

"Elisa Rodriguez?" A nurse calls out to the waiting room. 

I stand, letting go of Raquel's hand which had been stuck to mine since we arrived at the doctors. 

"If you need me, I'll be right here." She says to me with a small smile on her face. "Good luck." 

I went to the back, got measured and weighed, finding I gained a little weight. I shouldn't have been surprised, as I had been eating a lot lately. They made me pee in a cup, then took me to my room. 

"The doctor will be in shortly." The nurse smiled at me before walking out. 

I sat there, reassuring myself that everything was fine. But I had an uneasiness in my stomach. 

I waited patiently, texting Raquel in the process. She asked me if I was going to mention anything to my parents.  

To Raquel My BooBear: 

Of course not. You know they would flip out. Not for the fact that happened but that I was telling them about my life. You know they don't care about me.

It was true. I knew the exact words my mother would say- "Okay, and? Why are you even telling us? We're not your friends. We don't really care." 

And my dad would ignore me. 

"Hey, Elisa." The doctor greeted me as she walked into my room. 

"Hey." I reply. 

"So we ran some tests. Almost everything came back normal." 

I started to sigh of relief, but then I caught myself as I realized she said almost. 

"What do you mean almost?" My stomach was going crazy with nerves as I awaited get response. 

"Well-" 

"I think I'm going to be sick." I yell running to the waste basket in the corner. 

I threw up into the basket, then rested against the wall next to it feeling fatigued. 

These nerves are grubby the best of me, I thought realizing she never finished. 

I got up slowly and made my way back to the patients seat. 

"Has that been happening a lot?" 

She asked me. 

I thought for a moment, then responded. 

"Yeah, and I've been getting insane headaches. Even a little fever." 

"Elisa, this isn't easy to say, giving your age.." 

I waited impatiently for her to finish. 

"You're pregnant."