I haven't been to school at all in a week. I've had an intense stomach virus. Thankfully I didn't have to see Zak after what he told me. He tried calling and texting me, he even tried coming to my house. I want nothing to do with him.
Ally is supposed to come over later and help me catch up with school stuff.
I went downstairs to get a glass of water. I couldn't eat any food because I would just throw it up. As I'm drinking my water I hear the doorbell ring. I walk over to the door slowly and open it.
"Best friend is here" Ally sings.
She comes to give me a hug but then pushes me away.
"Woah girl. You need a bath, you smell like trash"
"Thanks." I say with sarcasm " I've been throwing up all week Al"
She gives me concerned look.
"What's wrong with your face?"
"Oh shit! Could you be pregnant Alaya?" She says slowly.
I laugh at her accusation but then start to think. I've been throwing up for a week and honestly don't remember getting my period last month. Oh no.
"Oh my god Alaya" she says gasping
"Did y'all use something?" She says uncomfortably.
"I- I don't remember" I say scratching my head.
"It's been over a month since I've had sex" I say.
"You need to ask him"she says authoritatively.
"No! Yes I don't want to see him or talk to him at all" I say tying my blonde waves into a loose bun.
"At least take a test"
"I don't have any" I say shaking my head at her.
"I'll run to the store and get a few. Don't worry I'll be back"
She runs out the door leaving me alone.
When I hear the door open I run to it, surprised she came back so quickly but it's not her at the door.
"Dad what are you doing here?" I say as he walks in.
"What do you mean? I missed my favorite daughter" he pulls me into a hug.
"I'm your only daughter" I say into his chest.
He lets me go and says "my trip ended early so I'm here for a little while"
"Oh great" I say realizing my friend was coming back with a pregnancy test.
I lay on my bed on my phone waiting for Ally to come back, when my door creaks open. In all his glory walks in Zak fucking Evans.
"What the hell are you doing here?" I say. Recently I have been easily irritated but that magnified to rage as soon as I saw him. How dare he walk back into my house.
All my memories start flooding into my head of what he told me last week.
"I wanted to see you, you haven't been to school for a week. I'm worried about you. Your dad let me in, he's a cool dude" he says with a childish grin on his face that I wanted to slap off.
"Zak we barely know each other. You don't have to worry about me." I say looking away from him.
"Alaya, you know how I feel about you"
"No, actually I don't" I reply quickly.
He looks me right in my eyes , "I'm into you and I know you feel some type of way about me. Don't bullshit me"
He walks closer to me and intertwines his fingers with mine. And puts his lips on my neck. I want to let him touch me and hold me. But I can't.
"Zak I can't " I say pulling away.
"I get it. But I can wait as long as I have to" he says.
"Just go back to your stupid friends and your stuck up girlfriend. You are probably here on another dare anyways" I shout.
"Don't be like that Alaya" he pleads
"Like what? Say no to you? Listen pretty boy, I'm sure you've never had anyone tell you no but-"
He mumbled something quietly that I didn't hear. "What?" I said
"I said not even you" he said. I can tell by his tone that he was angry with me as well.
"Don't assume you know me or my friends. You were just as easy to get in bed with as any girl-"
I didn't let him finish that sentence before I slapped him. Who the hell did he think he was?
As tears came down my face , I heard him say "I'm sorry Alaya I didn't mean that please don't cry"
"You are not about to sit here and say you didn't fucking mean that."
I pressed my finger to his chest.
" I never want to see you again ever. Don't talk to me, don't call me, and don't you DARE even look at me."
"You're definitely right though, I was easy. But mark my words..."
I looked right into his eyes and said
"Never again."
He turned around and walked out of my room.
I start sobbing into my pillow after I'm sure he's gone. I hear someone come in though. I don't bother looking up because I probably look like a mess right now.
"Alaya?" A gentle voice says.
I look up to see Ally with a CVS bag.
When we get into my bathroom she spills all of the tests on my floor.
"What the hell Ally. Did you empty their shelves?"
"You're my best friend. I had to make sure"
...
I try to hold my pee enough to use all five tests that Ally had bought me. I put all five on the sink and wait.
"They take at least 3 minutes" Ally said.
"GIRLS COME DOWN TO EAT" My dad says impeccable timing.
"Oh shit" I quickly put all of the tests behind my mirror and head downstairs.
"We will look at them later" I whisper to Ally.
She nods.
Me, Ally and my dad are sitting at the table eating dinner. The tension could cut through glass.
"So girls how's the food. I'm a little rusty but I know it's your favorite meal Alaya?"he asks while biting into a chicken wing.
I look down on my place and look at the food. Buffalo wings and blue cheese sauce. I smell the blue cheese and suddenly get an urge to run to the bathroom.
I hear my dad ask Ally:
"Is she okay? Alaya never gets sick"
Ally replies :
"I'm sure she's okay, let me go check"
Then I hear Ally run into the bathroom.
"Alaya are you okay?"
"I guess baby doesn't like blue cheese"
"What are you talking about?"
With tears in my eyes, I show Ally the 5 positive pregnancy tests that were in my hand.
