How He Broke

A Bad Day (Sage's POV)

It had been three months into school, now into my second trimester.

I finally had a bump and Tate was obsessed with it.

Every chance he got, he'd find a reason to touch my stomach; rub it and kiss it. Some days he'd even talk to it. He was certain that our baby could hear him, so he'd make sure to whisper "I love you" every chance given to him.

As I started to show, the judgement at school began along with an increased amount of school assemblies about practicing safe sex which the school claimed was just a "coincidence".

Everywhere I went at that school I could feel eyes on me, whispers amongst groups of people as I passed them by.

As I walked down the hall, I passed by a small group of girls who whispered amongst themselves as they stared at me, giggling to one another.

"What?!" I finally snapped, stopping to face them. "Never seen a pregnant girl before?!"

Instantly they were silenced, their mouths shutting as their eyes grew wide.

"Well?" I asked, waiting to hear a response from them.

"We were just talking about how much you need to hoe around before you get yourself knocked up." One girl finally spoke up, who I soon found out was Sydney, a girl who had practically slept with the entire football and basketball team at least twice; she was also had a very weird obsession with Matty and Tate, the only two boys at the school who didn't seem to care about her what-so-ever. 

"I dunno, Sydney. Why don't you tell me how you've managed to escape it?" I asked. "Seeing that you've slept with nearly all the school including faculty." 

Her mouth dropped open as she stared at me in shock.

"Are you calling me a whore?" She spat.

"The term seems fitting enough." I shrugged.

She scoffed in response, looking me up and down as she found herself at a loss of some sort of remark or insult in return. Deciding I had won, I turned on my heel to walk away.

"Says the pregnant girl." She mumbled, finally coming up with a response as I began walking away.

I laughed, stopping to face her again. "At least I'm keeping mine."

I flipped her off before continuing back down the hall, hearing a plethora of gasps behind me.

"Hey baby!" Tate greeted me, running up as I exited the building.

"Hi." I half smiled, still annoyed.

"How was your day?" He asked, taking my backpack as we made our way to our spot for lunch, seeing Skyler already sitting there. 

I told them both what had happened earlier, earning a fit of laughter.

"Wait! You actually said that?" He asked.

"That's my girl!" Skyler cheered, offering me a hand for a high five. "That bitch had it coming."

I shrugged, "I was tired of her judgmental side comments. Funny to see she can dish but she can't take it."

He smiled, shaking his head before kissing my cheek. "This is why I love you."

I smiled, taking a bite out of the chicken salad wrap my mother had prepared for me.

Once lunch was over Tate had to help me up as Skyler grabbed my backpack. They both were the most supportive people I had here, and I honestly don't think I'd be able to make it through this hell without them.

"I'm realizing now things get harder to do with a bump." I laughed out of breath after Tate managed to pull me to my feet.

"Hey, life isn't supposed to get easier when you're carrying another person inside of you." Skyler stated, giving me a wink. I flipped her off in return, unable to hide the smile that had managed to creep onto my lips. 

"Come on guys," Tate laughed, taking my hand as they both began walking me to class.

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The day just seemed to keep getting worse for me.

Usually I managed to tune people out, but for some reason today I couldn't.

"What a hoe!" "Can you believe she'd actually come to school like that?" "I feel so bad for that poor baby!" "Skank!" "Whore!" "Truly disgusting." All things I heard as I made my way down the hall.

Who would've thought being a pregnant teenager would bring so much bullshit? I mean I knew it would be bad, but never would I expect to get this kind of shit from people.

I tried not to let it get to me, but it was just so hard. Those people didn't even know me! I was invisible to them before this. I just wish I could go back to that.

After school I went over to Tate's house. I needed to escape the rest of the world. I wanted to talk to someone wholesome and pure. Who better than Addie?

"Addie?" I called as I entered her room. "Addie I have something to show you."

She appeared instantly.

"Hi!!" She waved with a wide smile causing my heart to feel warm.

"Hi Addie." I greeted.

"What did you want to show me?" She asked, sitting down on her bed. "Something pretty?"

I smiled, taking a seat down beside her.

"I don't know if I would call it pretty." I giggled.

"You have a baby inside of you right?" She asked. Tate and I told her soon after I told him. She was ecstatic, going on about how she hopes its a girl so she can help me dress her up.

I nodded, lifting my shirt to show her the bump. "The baby's grown some, look."

Her eyes grew wide in amazement as she examined my stomach.

She reached out to touch it, quickly drawing her hand back away, afraid to do something wrong.

"You can feel it if you want to, Addie." I said. "You won't hurt anything." I reassured.

She smiled up at me before resting her hand on my stomach.

I smiled, watching as she squealed.

"When will the baby be here?" She asked curiously.

"Five or six more months." I answered with a grin.

She smiled wide as she stood.

"What're you doing?" I asked, watching her as she began to dig in her closet.

"I'm going to make the baby something." She answered. "It's going to be a surprise."

I smiled, standing to make my way out. "Alright Addie."

I felt a little better as I made my way to the door.

"Sage wait!" Addie stopped me.

"Yeah?" I turned to face her.

"Is it a boy or a girl?" She asked.

I smiled, "I don't know." I answered. "I have an appointment coming up soon to find out, but I kind of want it to be a surprise."

She nodded, thinking intently as she began to drag a huge bucket of different crafting supplies out.

I shook my head, exiting the room before pulling the door shut.

I pressed my back against the wall as sadness began to sink back in.

Despite that small amount of joy, I still felt sick to my stomach. I felt alone despite having the support of my mother, Tate, and Skyler.

I wasn't ready for a baby... but I didn't have much time to sulk about it. The baby would be here soon ready or not.... And that's what scared me the most.