Toxic: A Sociopath Novel

Chapter 29

"Yes, I just puked all overChristopher's bedroom floor." I told mygrandma."Did you at least clean it up?" sheasked."No," I responded, "but like, I don'tknow what happened." I tried my best toavoid admitting to her that I had eaten pork."What time did you say it was?""Around four in the morning.""Could you be pregnant?" Herquestion caught me off guard, as I nevereven considered that an option. I wanted toargue against her but I realized that Icouldn't. I just looked at her in a daze."Have you been late?" She asked. Ihave been, now that she mentions it. "Ihave a test here. You can take one and findout if you want." I agreed to that but only ifCourtney could come over too. She's beenthrough this. She had Cleo a few weeks ago, and if I was pregnant, I would need a lot ofsupport."Sure," my grandma agreed. "Whatabout Taylor? You don't want her part ofthis?""No thank you," I concluded,explaining to her that Taylor and I were stillnot speaking to each other and if she thinksI'm having a baby in high school she'll thinkI'm an even bigger idiot than she alreadydoes. She asked me what happened but Itold her that I didn't want to get into thatright now so she just let me text Courtney."Can you come over to mygrandma's?" I knew she was busy withCleo and all so I didn't expect and answerright away, though it still came in a timelymanner."Cleo is asleep right now.What's going on?" I sent her a briefsummary and she said that she couldn'tmake it on such short notice but that wecould video chat. Once I had her on theother end of the phone, I took her and the test into the bathroom with me. Grandmawaited outside the door.Courtney walked me through theprocess because I was too lazy to read theinstructions. I cupped the stick underneathmy crotch and stood awkwardly with myknees bent waiting for the flood. It wasgoing good until some of the pee splashedonto my thumb and I freaked, dropping theentire stick in the toilet and screamed."I'm not sticking my hand in pee!" Iyelled at Courtney when she told me to getit out and try again."Pregnancy tests don't flush,LeighAnn!" She said. I sighed and picked upthe toilet bowl brush, using the handle torun the test up the side and out of theliquid gold. I cringed from the wetness ofthe stick and threw it onto the counterbefore washing my hands.Courtney suggested that I use the cupmethod. I peeked my head outside thebathroom door and asked my grandma for a red solo cup. She got me one and I lockedmyself in the bathroom again for round two."Courtney.""Yes?""I'm empty." I told her after I tried topee again."Pound some water." She suggested.I called for my grandma who already had abottle of water waiting for me when Iopened the bathroom door. I gulped thewater then kept refilling it from the sinkuntil I felt the urge to pee again.I held the cup in the same position asthe stick and did my awkward knee squat. Ifilled the cup half way then placed it on thecounter. I cleaned up before opening thesecond test and placing it in my sample. Icounted to five then covered it and placedit down as I watched two lines appear. Iglanced over at the first test I had forgottenabout and saw two blue lines as well. Iscreamed. "LeighAnn, what's wrong? Open thedoor." My grandma insisted. I unlocked thedoor then slid down against the wall, tearsfilling my eyes like a stream. My grandmalooked at the tests and then knelt downbeside me."It's okay." She insisted."I don't want you to yell at me." I saidthrough sobs."I am disappointed in you, but I'll getover it." She confessed. I shot up, suddenlyremembering Courtney on the phone. Iflipped the camera to show her the testsand she shouted with excitement."I'm not ready for this." I admitted."Me either," my grandma agreed."But, you knew the consequences of havingsex. You wanted to be an adult and nowyou've got adult responsibilities." I startedcrying again. My grandma said she'd giveme some time to calm down. I went intothe area that was my bedroom, still onvideo chat with Courtney. "The next step is to tell Christopher."She said."I'm not prepared Courtney; I'mgoing to get fat.""Right, that's why you should tellChristopher now, because sooner or later,you're going to have to tell him why you'refat.""I pick later." Courtney rolled hereyes at me."LeighAnn, you are one stubborn gal."