Southern High

Six Months Later

I'm now six and a half months pregnant and my stomach is huge. Today it's me and my baby girl, everyone else is at school or work. I haven't left the house yet and I'm not scared too anymore, but I'm just not ready yet. It's like some thing is holding me back from entering the cruel world again. My thoughts were interrupted by my phone vibrating on my vanity. Checking to see who it was, I was shocked looking at the text message with my mouth agape and I quickly shut it.

Meet me after school at my secret apartment - Jaylen.

I don't know how to reply to that. I can't trust him anymore. Three minutes later I decided to text him back my answer.

Okay, see you later - Mani.

After I pressed send I hope I won't regret my answer later. It's 2:45 and our school ends at three, so I decided to use that time to take a bath to cool my nerves. As soon as my body connected with the hot water, I instantly closed my eyes and dropped to sleep.

"Mani, get up. Wake up!''. I felt someone shaking me and screaming. That's when my eyes popped open and Malay was standing by the tub pissed. If she was a cartoon fire would have been coming out of her ears.

''Why are you screaming, I'm up dang''. I said while standing up to turn the shower on and rinsing my body off and exit the bathroom with my towel wrapped tightly around me.

''Why were you sleeping in a tub full of water, are you crazy''. I ignored Malay and walked into my closet to grab a pink sundress and my gold sandals. ''Mani where are you going''. Malay questioned, I mentally rolled my eyes.

Going to my vanity, I put in my gold hoops and put my hair in a neat tight bun in the middle of my head and answered Malay. ''Well if you must know, I feel like going to the park ALONE''. I got up, dropped my towel and put on my under garments with my dress and shoes.

''Mani, you don't leave the house though. Why the sudden change''. She question me again and now I'm annoyed. All of them wanted me to get out the house now I'm going, they wanna question me.

''I just want to go. End of discussion''. With that being said I grab my keys, phone, bag and ran out the house. When I jumped in my car I quickly texted Jaylen to ask if he was home and he replied saying he was. Before I pulled off I said a quick prayer asking God to give me strength.

Twenty minutes later I was knocking on his apartment door for him to open it. When he opened the door he was in nothing except his sweat pants and my eyes quickly looked over his nice toned body.

''Heyy''. I spoke returning my attention to his face, to see that he was smirking at me.

''Come in ma, how's the baby doing''. he asked

''She is a kicking storm, give me your hand''. He gave me a quizzical look than gave me his hand and as soon as I put his hand there she started moving like crazy. When I looked at him he was smiling and I couldn't help but smile back.

''What are you going to name her''. I shrugged in response. Honestly I haven't been thinking of any names, but my room is full with her stuff it's crazy.

''I don't know yet, but I was thinking about giving her Rah's last name''. The look on Jaylen's face told me he didn't like my answer.

''No your not. It's my baby she deserves my last name''. I couldn't help but scoffed at him. Did he really just say that.