Owen Parks was only Seventeen years old when he fell in love with a beautiful girl from school named Olivia Warren. Owen and Olivia were dating throughout their junior year, at the end of their junior year, Olivia found out she was pregnant. Though Owen and Olivia were seventeen they were excited to become parents, though they were undeniably scared as any young couple still in high school would be after finding out that the near future holds a new baby, they are in charge of caring for.
Though each's parents were not exactly happy that they were so young ,in fact Olivia's parents were extremely angry with her, as her family was extremely christian, they all came together to help prepare the young couple for their new baby. Both Owen and Olivia's mothers accompanied the scared teen girl to her appointments at the clinic. All four of the parents brought funds together to help the teens afford the necessities for a new child, such as a bassinet, diapers, a car seat, wipes, clothes, and blankets.
When Olivia hit the five month mark she had made an appointment to find out the sex of their baby. Owen came along to this particular appointment because he wants to know right away. Owen has always wanted a girl but he would be okay with whatever he was destined to have.
At their appointment the young lovers were told they were having a baby boy. Olivia had tears streaming down her face and pooling in her eyes as she heard this. She and Owen sat together crying of joy knowing they will have a baby boy to call their own.
But later that month Owen had been in such pain and good barely breath due to lump in his throat close to his Adam's Apple. Owen was diagnosed with Stage for thyroid cancer and was given about a year to live. At this devastating news the couple sobbed hard. Wondering why this had to happen to them.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------❤----------------------------------------------------Author's Note: Hello! My name is Emily and I had wrote this story for a creative writing class and everyone who had read it fell in love. I had made some alterations to the original and made it longer so it is a more fulfilling read. I hope you enjoy!!!! Please vote and maybe click a follow as well if you like it.
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