Love's Bind

Ch. 8

*Alexis's POV*
I froze.
"Wait..what do you mean that I'm pregnant?" I asked holding my tears back.
"You're two weeks pregnant ma'am. Is there something wrong?" the doctor asked looking concerned.
"No. Thanks," I said running out of the clinic. I got to my car and broke down. I got my phone out and called Dre.
"Hel-"
"Dre I need you to meet me at the park across from our old elementary school," I said sobbing.
"Lex, what is it? What's wrong?" he asked sounding worried.
"I'll tell you when you get here. Bye," I said hanging up.
I tried to calm down and catch my breath. I couldn't manage to do it. I have so much to lose. I can't handle a baby right now. I got lost in my thoughts and snapped out when I heard footsteps. I looked over and saw Dre looking worried. I broke down again when he sat down and put his arm around my shoulder.
"Alexis, what's going on?" he asked.
"I-I'm p-pregnant," I said sobbing. He paused for a minute.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm pregnant. I took a pregnancy test and went to the clinic just to be sure. I can't have a baby Dre. I just can't," I said starting to cry harder.
"Babygirl it's ok," he said rubbing my back.
"No it's not! I have so much going for me right now and I can't mess it up by having a baby. I'm going to have to get an abortion," I said crying into his shoulder.
"Alexis, no," he said rubbing his head.
"I have no option," I said wiping my face. "I'm going back to the clinic now."
"I'll go with you," he said getting up and taking my hand. "Come on."
I cried and got up. I got in my car on the passenger's side and gave Dre my keys. The car ride was silent. When we got to the clinic, my heart started pounding.
"You sure you wanna do this?" Dre asked. I nodded my head and got out the car. I walked into the clinic slowly while Dre followed behind me. The receptionist looked up at me. It was a different lady.
"May I help you?"
"Um..I need to get an abortion," I said looking down biting my lower lip trying not to cry.
"Do you have a parent or legal guardian with you?"
"I'm her legal guardian," said Dre.
"Alright. Fill these forms out and the nurse will be right with you," said the woman handing us the papers. We sat down and I filled the papers out. When I finished, Dre brought the papers back up to the lady. Soon after, the nurse called us back to the room.
"Ok ma'am. I'm going to need you to take your clothes off and put this gown on," the nurse said handing me a hospital gown. I put the gown on and laid back on the table. Before I knew it, I was crying again.
"Lex, it's ok," Dre said grabbing my hand. The doctor walked in with another nurse.
"Hi. I'm Dr. Thomas, and I'll be doing your abortion. I'm not going to make this any worse than it needs to be, so let's get this out of the way," he said smiling at me.
"It'll be ok sweetie. It'll be over before you know it," the nurse said positioning me correctly. The doctor started the abortion and I screamed and cried. I felt like the baby was helpless. It was all so wrong.
"You're all done," said the doctor. He left out and the nurse explained some things to me. I just laid there and cried. I felt Dre come sit next to me and pull me into his chest. I sobbed.
"Come on Lex, let's get you home," he said. I put on my clothes and walked out the room. I walked to my car and got in. Dre started it up and drove to our house. When we got there, I was too weak to move. Dre carried me up to my room and put me in my bed. I just crawled under my covers and cried myself to sleep.