Age ain't nothing but a number

11

Sarah slowly gets off Melina's bed and walked up to Thea.

Sarah: Thea...please...please tell me you didn't. Please tell me this is a joke.

Thea stares at them in silence as tears roll down her face, she sniff and hold her head down and almost fall over until Sarah catch her and hug her tight as she unravels and brake down.

Thea: (sniffs) this can't be happening right now. What am I gonna do?

Melina: (stands and hugs her) well first you need to make an appointment with your family doctor to make sure if you're pregnant or not. Then we can go from there.

Sarah: yeah, let's take you there tomorrow and if you really are pregnant then...you'll have to tell daddy yankee that you're having his child.

Thea: (wipes her face) I...I can't tell him, I can't even tell my parents.

Sarah: but honey you have to, you're not gonna be able to hide this forever.

Melina: but she does have a point Sarah, as soon as they find out they will go after him and have him arrested.

Sarah: well that's his problem, he had NO business fooling around with a seventeen year old. And it doesn't matter if she wanted it just as bad as he did it's statuary rape Lina.

Melina: (nods) well yeah you're definitely right about that, but...think about his wife. This lady can't have kids imagine when she finds out that not only did her husband cheat, but also got her pregnant.

Sarah: well that is awful but again, it's his problem.

The next day

Thea and her friends take her to her appointment and they told her that she is pregnant and that she's eight weeks.

Melina: oh wow, it really is true.

Sarah: yeah, well now you're gonna have to tell your parents.

Thea: I don't have to because I'm eighteen now and I can take care of myself. But I will let them know but they will never know who the father is. I can't do daddy yankee like that.

Sarah: (glares at her) are you kidding me? Thea you can't sit there and protect him, he knew what he was doing.

Thea: (sighs) look Sarah you're one of my best friends  and I love you very much but this is MY decision.

They leave out and see Becky as she walk over to them.

Becky: (smiles) hey girls, Thea can I talk to you for a sec?

Thea: (looks nervous) um..sure.

Becky lead Thea to her car and they get in while Sarah and Melina leave.

Becky: so, how you been?

Thea: I've been good, just getting ready for college.

Becky: (nods and smile) that's good, you girls been exposed a lot which will help your careers out.

Thea: (smiles a little) yeah, so what are you doing here?

Becky: oh I'm here because Natalia is in the private wing  getting her check up. What are you doing here?

Thea: oh I was...getting my regularly check up as well. Making sure I'm eating well and making sure my overall health is fine.

Becky: (nods) you checking up on the baby as well?

Thea: (hearts beat fast) what what are you talking about?

Becky: (smiles a little and glares) you know EXACTLY what I mean, you're pregnant with daddy yankee's baby. You can stop denying it now cuz I know everything.

Thea: (face turns pale) I...I still don't want you're talking about...

Becky: THEA! stop I know okay, and I'll prove it to you that I know. Remember when you girls was getting ready to head back home after the summer tour?

Thea: (nods a little)

Becky: well I got back here a day earlier and I knew ya'll was going to Melina's place so I went straight there and told her parents I was dropping that expensive brush she wanted and her mother told me to just put it on her bed so I did. But not before I left bugged her room.

Thea: (gets angry) why would you do that?

Becky: well, after I seen you and him kiss I knew something was going on and I knew you wasn't gonna be honest and tell me so I had to be sneaky in order to get the truth between you guys. So..is it true? Are you actually pregnant? Cuz I know that's why you was in there now it's time to be honest.

Tears roll down her face as she looks down and slowly nods while holding her stomach.

Becky: (pulls out her phone) that's what I thought.

She calls nattie and confirm her suspicions and put her on speaker.

Nattie: hi Thea, looks like my little sister was right you are sleeping with my husband.

Thea: (cries more) nattie...*sniffs...I'am so....

Nattie: I don't have time for your pathetic apology, I have a proposition that will help us both out.

Thea: (wipes her face) and what's that?

Nattie: come to my house and we'll discuss this further.