Pregnant and Homeless✔

Chapter 26

"Are you ready?" Valdo looked at me at smirk.

"Are you ready?" I repeated his question. Tonight was Karaoke Friday and to make it even more fun we decided to invite more people. Instead of having it at his Apartment, we kept it at the shelter. That way, the single mothers in the community can also join. Hannah hired a few nannies to watch the babies in the nursery while we have fun in one of the classrooms. She also arranged the classroom to look like a karaoke bar. The lights were dimmed, and there was a platform for the stage—tables with many varieties of food to choose from. Everyone carried something.

Only Hannah could pull off something so beautiful in such a short space of time.

"Who is ready to have some fun?" Kevin yelled over the microphone.

"Me!" Hannah cheered, and everyone laughed at how her voice sound.

"We know that nobody likes to be placed on the spot first and so we've decided to make things 100% fair, everyone gets to choose their number. You'll see that in my beautiful wife's hand, there is a bag. This bag contains fourteen numbers since there are fourteen of us here this evening. Everyone will have the opportunity to choose a number. Hannah is going to go around with that bag, and everyone will blindly pick a number out. The number you get is the order you'll sing." Because of Kevin's charming personality, Valdo and I decided that he was the perfect person to be Masters of the ceremony.

"Please, Lord, I beg you. Don't let me get number one." Zuria cried out. I laughed and uttered "same." I don't think they would enjoy the Karaoke night if I started.

"Let's, Rumbo." Hannah shook the bag in her hands with all her might; then she walked up to her husband. She opened the bag, and he placed his hands in.

He picked up a number then brought it up to his face. He sighed when he saw the number that was written on the paper. He smiled at his wife and turned to everyone. He lifted the microphone and spoke, "I'm happy to announce that I am not the first one to perform tonight."

I chuckled then crossed my fingers. "If you worry about getting number 1, you just might get it." I felt Valdo hot breath on my shoulders.

"I'm not worried." I denied it.

"So why are you crossing your fingers?"

I quickly uncrossed my fingers then turn to look at him. "I'll be the winner of our lil competition."

"You remember that?"

"Of course I do, that's the whole point of the Karaoke, don't tell me you forgot?"

"No, I haven't forgotten. I know that I'm going to win."

Christina turned and looked at us, "Are you guys coming for the best singer?"

I laughed, "Nope."

"We're competing for the worst singer spot." Valdo finished.

She looked at the two of us and shook her head, "You guys are something else."

Valdo and I looked at each other and smile.

"Oh my god." My eyes went over to the voice. It was a new member of the DFSM Foundation. Her name is Ashley. She has a four-month-old baby and recently ran away from her abusive boyfriend. She has curly red-hair and beautiful green eyes. Even though her boyfriend abused her, she always kept a smile on her face even when it was obvious she's sad.

She lifted her head and smile, "I got number two."

I closed my eyes; I was hoping she got Number one.

Valdo chuckles beside me, "You shouldn't worry about your number, you know you'll lose even if you go first."

I ignored his statement and continued to watch Hannah as she went from one person to the next. She was also close to our table, and I could feel the sweat running down my forehead.