The Betrayal Within

Chapter Thirty-Seven

Song of the Chapter: Scream by Michael and Janet Jackson

Recap (Francisco’s POV):

“I lost my virginity to Alex when I was fourteen,” she said.

“Holy shit,” Paulene said. “Why didn't you tell me?”

He was her first. I thought I was her first.

“I guess you're last,” Adam told me, which made me roll my eyes.

“There's something else,” Jasmine continued. She looked at me. “Two months after, I went to the doctor because I didn't get my period.”

She started to cry. “I was pregnant, but I had a miscarriage.”

Day Three

Jasmine's POV

Keeping private secrets of mine was the only thing I wanted to keep away for the rest of my life.

I hated how it used to control my life, but I didn't want no one to find out what was hiding.

At midnight, everyone found out I was pregnant and had a miscarriage at fourteen years old.

The shock on everyone's faces, including Francisco’s, was already expected.

How can you keep this from me? When did this happen? Are you okay now? Questions that they all had in their minds right now.

To be honest, I really didn't know I was pregnant until I had to go to the hospital to find out what was wrong with my back.

Five years ago…

“Okay Jasmine, now I'm going to check out the rest of your body to see if everything's okay,” Dr. Claire Ford told me when I was laying on a plastic bed. “I'll be right back.”

Mom and Dad couldn't make it to my appointment, so they had one of our closest cousins to be with me.

Lately, I've been having pains around my back and sides. I thought I could've had my period, but it's been two months.

I'm actually getting nervous.

“Are you still freaked out about not having your period?” My cousin Anna asked me. She's one of my closest cousins throughout my mother's side of the family. She doesn't tell any secrets of mine and I don't tell hers.

“Um, yeah,” I answered.

“You told me that you and Alex--”

“Anna, I can't be pregnant.” If I was, Mom and Dad would probably kill me. “Besides, I used protection.”

“Jaz, it doesn't matter. Condoms can break.”

She's right; it was only a few times that I ‘did’ it with Alex. The first time was amazing and he was the one that told me that I was his first too.

Dr. Claire came back with some paperwork to give to Anna, since she's the emergency contact besides Mom and Dad.

“Okay, I'm going to ask you, Anna, to step out the room so you can fill out the paperwork,” Dr. Claire said politely. “You can come back in when I'm done.”

Anna nodded and grabbed her things. She left out the door and closed it.

Could I be pregnant? I can't, can I?