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Pariah

I looked at Leyal as she looks back at me. I don't know how to react.

Leyal looks at me in surprise.

"Um... Mags aren't you happy?" She asked.
My facial expression went from happy to a dead smile to confused and shocked quick. "How?"

I quickly asked. "What do you mean?"

Leyal frowned with confusion.

"How this happened?" I stepped back away from Leyal.

"Kevin and I got back together." Leyal tries to grab Mags hand but snatches away, looking at Leyal in disgust and ran out of the building.

Kevin was talking to his friends down at the basketball court.

My mind went rapidly. Whaut! I can't even think straight. What'd he do? Came on to her as he did me!? What the fuck just happened back there???

My mind stopped. The thought of Kevin and Leyal disappeared, I paused watching Kevin playing ball with the guys from school. I sniffled and charged at him, remembering why I was so upset in the first place. I held my tear as I strongly made my way to him.
Kevin stops and sees Mags walking up to him quickly.
"Hey Mags wassu—." without finishing his sentence, he stops dribbling the ball and on the spot, I slapped Kevin's face so hard that he stumbled. His face throbbed.
Everyone stopped and stared at the court. The girls watching froze, with their hands over their mouth. "Mags! Really... What the hell." He yelled holding his face.

"How can you do that to her? You ruined her life!" I yelled grabbing a hold of his sweater with both hands.
I felt dizzy. Nauseous and my mind dysfunction.
"What are you talking about?" Kevin seemed confused.
"My sister is pregnant!" I yelled to the point everyone heard me.

The world fell hard for me.

It was complete silence. Kevin frowned and took a moment to think. "What!" Kevin seemed surprised. My fury continued to unleash. "Did I stutter?" I blurted out in his face.

Kevin's hands were up so he won't touch me. I let go of his hoodie and recollect myself. "Sigh", recentered. I looked around and saw the other ball players looking at me.
I looked back him in disgust then walked away.

—Dinner faded that night. Leyal hasn't told mom or dad yet about her secret.

"Leyal?" I said, knocking on the door.
Leyal was on the bathroom floor. "—Oh my god!" I ran to her. "Leyal! wake up, please!" I yelled to wake her.
"MOM!" I panicked while I shake Leyal to wake her.

The sense of the hospital bed made me upset, I cried. Was I gonna lose a sister? My headaches. The look of guilt and despite filled the room with tears, quietly.

As if God took his place and the world was covered with internal flooding. Can you hear my heartbeat?

The nurse came into the room and asked to talk to my mom and dad in private, They did so. I saw the movement of my parents lips interacting with the nurse.

No, it didn't look good.

I looked at Leyla's cold pale body. I know you can't be dead. I'm sorry.

I held my rushing tears but couldn't fall. I don't want to lose a sister, a best friend, and a knight in shining armor.

The nurse and my parents came in. The look in my parent's eyes were empty, Not emotionless.
    Dad walked to leyal who's on the hospital bed, he kissed her forehead.

    Leyla's eyes slowly opened. Mom rushed to her.
Leyal began to sob. "Mom. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
They all cried.
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Later that morning, Leyal got released. Mom and dad went to work, I sat in the kitchen typing up my homework on the laptop. Leyal came in the kitchen and went in the fridge. She paused and looked at me from the side. "--Magan?" She finally says.
I turned. "Yah?" I said. I couldn't look at her. Why did she try to kill herself? Is it because she's having a baby? Or the fact she can't deal with the fact that it's from Kevin? I guess fifteen is a naive age for me.

She closed the fridge. "I'm sorry you had to see that." She says. I didn't reply.
Leyal waited then walked out of the kitchen.

The day was nearly over, I went to my room and sat on my bed. I looked at my phone and reviewed my photos from lost time with my old friends.
   
The doorbell rang, I got up and walked to the door. Peeking through the peephole, I see Kevin.

I opened the door in attitude. Ugh, rolling my eyes. "What do you want?" I put one hand on my hip.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what am I supposed to do at this point." Kevin wiped the tears from his eyes. I lead him inside.

Is he crying?

    "Leyal's asleep, So make this quick." I leaned on the wall near the door.
Kevin stags over his words. "If I'm the father of Leyal's baby, I wanna be there for the both of them."