I was walking back and forth in the lounge room running my fingers through my hair and panicking while Tami was sitting on the sofa.
"Michael? Are you sure"? Tami asked
"Yes Tami because he was the last guy I had sex with and I don't see me having sex with anyone else" I said to Tami annoyed. I sat on the sofa almost crying again, Tami cuddled up with me and said
"Look I think at the moment you should book an appointment with the doctor to see if you actually are and when you think the time is right, you tell Michael because that's the right thing to do"
"Okay, can you call the doctor"? I said looking up at Tami, she nodded and said
"Of course anything for you my best friend" Tami stood up grabbing the phone while I lied down on the couch staring at my belly in a couple of months I will be huge and that means I couldn't go to university for a bit.
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I was sitting in a room full of people with Tami by my side. Parents were telling their kids to stop running around. I was so scared having a child, I looked around the room nervous and then looked up at the ceiling.
"Natalie Mitchell" I looked at the door where the doctor was standing and I quickly looked at him standing up.
"Uh that's me" I said giving him a nervous smile while walking over to him.
"This way, did you bring anyone with you"? He asked.
"Yeah my friend, is it okay if she comes"? I asked. The doctor nodded and we both followed him in and this was the moment I was preparing for the worst.
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Moments later I was sitting there with Tami in front of me while we waited for the doctor to come back with the results.
"Hey" Tami said, I looked up at her and she said
"No matter what happens just remember you've got friends who will be there for you"
"I know and I'm glad for that" I said holding onto her hand smiling.
"Alright Miss Mitchell" the doctor said walking in, Tami stood up standing next to me holding my hand and the doctor looked at me and said "By these test we just did, it seems you are one hundred percent pregnant" Tami looked at me but I looked down not knowing what to say, what's Michael going to say when I tell him? What's everyone going to say? I was tearing up right on the spot and luckily I had Tami with me and she started talking to the doctor about how she could help out.
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I got in the car still not saying a word, it was just silent the whole way home. When Tami parked the car and she jumped out, I stayed in the car thinking to myself. I saw my car door open and Tami stood there crossing her arms.
"My life is over, isn't it"? I said not making eye contact looking down at my feet.
"Hey, no it isn't, sure you're having a baby but listen you are going to get through this and listen just talk to the teacher tomorrow and explain you can't come to university anymore for a couple of months but he will still give you work" I looked up at Tami and she had her arms opened waiting for me to hug her and in the end I did.
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I walked into university the next day, even though I didn't have class today but I had to tell the teacher. I knocked on the door and Mr. Lee looked up smiling
"Natalie, how can I help you"?
"Sir, I need to tell you something and I don't know how you're going to take it" I said walking over to him.
"Well you can tell me anything your one of our best students" Mr. Lee said looking confused and a bit worried.
"I'm not going to be here for a while" I said
"What do you mean"? Mr. Lee asked
"I'm having a baby sir and I know your probably disappointed in me and all and I don't know what to do" I started crying in front of Mr. Lee and he said
"Natalie sit down please let me tell you something" I sat down in front of him and he took a seat
"My wife has my son Ben at your age so I understand; she took off sometime from university and came back when she was ready and you can do the same but I will never judge you at all Natalie" he said smiling.
"Thank you sir" I said smiling at him.
"You're welcome and also Natalie you're going to be a good mum" It was strange for Mr. Lee to tell me that but I just smiled and said
"Thanks sir" I walked out of the university getting a taxi to the café breaking the news to Shannon and hoping maybe Ashton was there.
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I walked into the café and it wasn't busy again since it was ten and everyone would be having class. I saw Shannon sweeping and I walked up to her and said
"Shannon" she looked up at me smiling but notice something was up
"What's wrong Hun"? she asked putting her broom down.
"Is anyone else around"? I asked, hoping none of the staff would find out. I didn't care about the customers because I didn't know them but I still felt I was being judge.
"No, well Ashton is in the bathroom at the moment why what's wrong are you hurt"? I said in one of the booths and said
"No I feel like shit Shannon" She kneeled down in front of me putting on hand on my knee
"What's going on"? I looked up at her and said
"Shannon, I'm pregnant and I feel like my world is falling apart" I said feeling my tears escaping
"Natalie" she pulled me into a hug and soon Ashton's voice filled the room
"Oh no there's hugs going on something happened" Shannon looked at me and I knew once I tell Ashton he would pull me into a big hug. Today was going to be a long day.
