A Penny For Your Thoughts

Chapter Twenty-Three~ Unexpected

"We've found a donor!" Doctor Ian said excitedly. Luke's eye because bright, "Really?" "Yes," he said. Michelle looked down at her pale self. She hasn't been able to stand up without being dizzy and she's lost a lot of weight.
"That's good," she said smiling. Luke was already getting better and the red in his cheeks had come back. But it was as if her aura had changed places with him.
"Michelle I'll need to talk to you later," the doctor said. Luke got up and walked out of the office and back to his room. Michelle shuffled in her seat knowing what the doctor was about to say.
"Have you been taking your iron pills?" He asked. She shook her head. "You do realize that if we hadn't found a donor you would be harming Luke and not to mention yourself," he wagged his finger, "Be more careful." She nodded. "Oh yes!" He remembered something, "After we get that blood donation you won't need to be taking care after Luke anymore that's all." Michelle nodded did she really think that she could help Luke mean she should've thought that it would've come to an end at some point she was just hoping that it would be longer.
She walked out of the office and went to the elevator, pressing the button on the elevator to go up to Luke's room I guess your job is done. That's when her phone buzzed and Abby's name flash across the screen. What now she thought. Lately for some reason Abby had been acting weird around her, had it been over Luke?
She had seen her the Sunday before and thought nothing of it but when I went out for coffee she had noticed that Abby was acting a bit tight around her. But Abby had explained that this mid-January weather had been getting to her that she had a migraine. Of course Michelle did notice that after they were done eating Abby quickly went to the bathroom and spilled up her food. And then when they left shortly Abby became very hungry again, Michelle had made fun of Abby saying that she might have been pregnant with her appetite. After that she was very quiet and left for home.
So why was she texting her now?
Right when she was about to text her back, Abby called her. "Yes?" Michelle answered. "Where are you?" The voice at the other end was quiet. "At the hospital with Luke doing a checkup," she answered, "Don't worry it's just a checkup. Everything's fine." She sighed, "Okay well then can you come over to my house?" "Alright no problem," Michelle answered and hit the "down" button. "Thanks," Abby said gratefully. "Yeah uh... Are you okay Abby?" Michelle asked. "Um. On your way can you please pick up pregnancy tests? All different ones," Abby asked. "Abby! Are you-"
"I don't know," she simply replied. "Oh alright I'll be right there," Michelle nodded. "Thanks Michelle," Abby said in a whisper over the phone." "It's fine, I'm you're friend," Michelle assured. "Oh and by the way," Abby quickly said in a hushed voice, "Please don't tell Luke where you're going. He might tell my brother."
With that she hung up.

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Abby clenched her t-shirt again as she threw up in the toilet. She wasn't sure whether it was morning sickness or because she as nervous.
What was she thinking asking Michelle of all people to pick up a pregnancy test for her? Sure they were friends... Best friends- but what would happen if she found out she was going to be a mother? She was only 18! And wanted to graduate high school first and be married at least before having a kid.
But Michelle was her friend, and she wouldn't judge her if she was pregnant. But she would be extremely infuriated when she found out who the father was.
A knock at her bedroom door disturbed her thoughts, but she was relieved when she found Michelle standing there with a plastic bag in her hand from CVS.
"Let's go find out," Michelle nodded.

"So..." Michelle played with her fingers, "What does it say?" Abby laid the fifth pregnancy test on the sink counter making sure her parents weren't home to see what was happening. "I don't know," Abby said waiting for the results. And one after another started beeping both of them knew the results had come back.
Having a circle on the screen meant you were pregnant. Having a triangle meant you weren't. Having a green color many you were pregnant, a red color meant you were not pregnant. Having a plus sign meant you were pregnant and having a negative sign meant you weren't.

"I can't look at it," Abby freaked out and sat on the lid of the toilet. Michelle but her lip, "You want me to read it then?" Abby nodded combing knots into her red hair.

Michelle put each one down after looking at five of them.

"So? What is it!" Abby panicked.

"Just to your luck: circle, green, circle, plus and plus," Michelle breath shook when she said it. Abby's eyes rolled back and everything turned black.

<Flash Black>

"What are you doing here? It's 2 am in the morning," she asked opening her window to let him in. His head was dipped down and his sullen eyes looked up at her and he instantly threw his arms around her for a hug. "Luke... What happened?" She asked, "Are you drunk?"

He nodded. "Did you go to another party?" She asked angrily. "Yes," he answered. Slowly sitting him down on her bed she got a cold wet towel for his forehead, "Here. It'll help with your head."

He didn't say anything.

"Why aren't you home?" Abby asked, "Why are you here?" Thats he began to shake his head.

"I screwed up Abby. I went to a party and brought Michelle along with me. I got drunk and made out with Anna and now... We had this huge fight and I'm sure we're gonna break up now," he explained. "I'm sure she won't," Abby rolled her eyes, "Michelle really loves you." "Really?" He asked. "Yes," She confirmed.
"Thanks for always talking to me when I'm screwed and drunk," Luke said, "You're my only friend." "No problem," Abby said covering up with a smile. She remembered these nights.

"You know," he said after a while, "Sometimes I regret that I cheated on you. You're good." "It's the past Luke," she said sighing, "We're over that." Luke looked her in the eyes and said, "Not completely. I'm not."

Suddenly she found his lips crashing onto hers the way they used to. She was confused, didn't he come over because of Michelle problems?

"I still love you," he said. She felt her heart jump- No. This is not possible.

Luke kissed her again and said, "I swear I really love you still."

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"Abby!" She said hovering over her. She opened her eyes slowly and saw Michelle's worried look. "Yeah?" She said sitting up carefully. "You okay?" Michelle asked concerned. "Yes I'm fine," she assured.

Michelle bit her lip. "Well?" Abby asked waiting to know. She sighed, "Your test results came back positive. You are pregnant."

Abby felt her world spin again. "Whoa! Easy!" Michelle said leading her to sit down on her bed, "You don't wanna hurt the baby." She nodded.

This is what she gets for doing things she shouldn't have been doing.

"So uh..." Michelle asked, "Just out of curiosity- who's the father?" Abby threw a glance at her. "Sorry I just wanna know so I can beat his butt too," Michelle teased. Abby have an uneasy laugh and lied, "I don't know."