No Such Thing | ✓

Ch.33 | Warned

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S U C H    T H I N G

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I'm sitting on the couch when I hear a knock on the door.

After James and I left the ER, we took Lena home and then James dropped me off at my house. I told my mom how well Ian is doing, and she said that when she got home from work, we would celebrate.

It's late in the evening and it's Monday, so I'm not sure who is at my door.

What I don't expect to find, is Abby standing at my door with tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Abby? What's wrong?" My eyes widen as I pull her inside and shut the door. I walk her over to the couch and we both sit down.

She begins shaking her head. "I just don't understand why this had to happen... we used a condom."

It takes me a while to think about what she said, but when I see a small white stick in her clenched hand, my eyes practically bulge from their sockets.

"Are you..." I trail off, motioning toward her closed hand.

She simply nods.

"And with..." I trail off again, not even wanting to say his name.

Abby nods once more.

"Holy shi-" I'm cut short when Abby sends me a warning glare.

"I mean wow, that's... great?" I say more as a question.

"You can stop the act. I know what you're thinking." She sighs while leaning back against the couch. "What the fuck am I going to do?"

"Well, first, have you told Percy?" I ask.

"Of course I did." She mumbles.

"Well, what did he say? Wait, let me guess, he wants you to abort the baby?" I find myself glaring.

"Actually it's quite the opposite. He wants us to keep it." She says quietly.

"What? Keep it? You're both only seventeen! You're both still in high school! How are you supposed to birth and take care of an infant?" I begin interrogating. I don't mean to, but the questions just roll out of my mouth before I have the time to stop it.

"Technically Percy already turned eighteen last month." Abby shrugs.

"Regardless, you're both way too young for this!" I exclaim.

"Don't you think I know that Skylar? Why do you think I'm freaking the fuck out without Percy present? He wants us to be together and keep the baby, how is that going to work? You, Lena, James and Ian all hate Percy with a passion, and let's not forget that he's related to Satan herself." Abby rants while standing up and pacing the living room floor, the stick still enclosed in her firm grasp.

"I can't be with him, even if I did sort of like him. Besides, I'm not good with relationships, never have been. We are kind of the same in that way." She says to me.

I nod, but argue. "Yeah, that's true, but I'm in a relationship now and it's honestly the best decision I've ever made. I've never felt this way before. I'm actually in love Abby. I know it seems cliché and too fast, but I genuinely love James. I think I have for a while. I was just scared because of my own insecurities and because of my past with my father."