"You ran away. I expected you to still be in bed by the time I came out of the bathroom, but you were gone."
"Yeah. It was a one night stand." I reminded him. "Besides I was drunk and I never do that type of stuff, just wanted to take my mind off things.""Can we get out of here, to talk about some stuffs?" He asked."No." I eyed him before I made my way around him and thankfully he did not stop me this time.I came back outside only to find Joe already waiting for me. She gave me the 'what the hell is happening look?'I sighed as I took my seat opposite her, "spill it." She always knew whenever I was hiding something."Apparently that other guy with Philip turns out to be the guy I had a one night stand with." I groaned as I massaged my temples."Wait, what?!""You heard me." I placed my head on her table. I was perfectly fine, not Knowing who the guy was."So you are saying you had sex with Philip's younger brother. Jake.""Philip's younger brother?" And his name is Jake. Nice name. "From what I have told you, yes.""What are you going to do about it?""Nothing. It was just a one night stand, a meaningless sex. Nothing is going to happen."Joe sighed as she slumped on her chair, "you look so tired." She pointed out."Yes, I am." I sighed, "I guess I have to go home now, feeling sick, a lot worse than last week.""You have been sick since last week and how did I not know about this!" She stretched across the table to hit my head."Ouch." I rubbed the spot where she hit me only to be met with her grinning face, "I did not want you to worry about me.""I am meant to always worry about you.""We are going to the hospital tomorrow for test. You need to know exactly what is going on with you.""You know I hate hospitals."Who doesn't?" She arched an eyebrow at me.I sighed, giving up already. She was the mom between both of us."Okay," I rolled my eyes, "yes mom." I added making both of us burst into laughter.
I decided to head back home and maybe take a nap then wake up later and continue my new book.Throughout the car ride home my mind went back to Jake and he told me he wanted to talk about some stuffs, what exactly could he want to talk about.I have been postponing our visit to the hospital for a week and a half now and I guess Joe was already catching up to what I was doing. I am presently on my second bowl of chocolate ice cream and third pack of Oreos. The strange mood swings and crying during romance movies was becoming too much, well, that was what was happening when Joe's said she already had enough of my crap.
"We are going to the hospital." I was about to look for another excuse when she cut me off, "Now.""Miss Hudson can I see you?" The doctor asked and then made his way back into the room he came from."Should I follow you?"Joe asked."You know you don't have to ask me that." I gave her a small smile. Truth was I was nervous and scared a little. What if it was something bad?"Your test results are out and," he handed me a white envelope, "you are pregnant, two weeks." He said as he grinned at me."Holy shit!"Things just got really worse now.
Holy shit! That was what was running through my head as soon as we left the hospital with my test result.Holy shit! That was what was running through my head as I thought of what my parents and grandparents were going to think of me. I can not have a child! I am barely an adult myself. My mind was not on what Joe was rambling about when we were in the car, I was very far away, my mind had already wandered away, well, that was before she tapped me."Maria, are you listening to me?""Sorry, what were you saying?" I had a confused look on my face."I said are you going to tell Jake about the child. He is obviously the owner of the child.""I don't know." I shook my head as I felt tears at the rim if my eyes. "What are my parents going to say?!""I don't know," she shrugged, "they will have to accept you and your child anyways. And don't even think of aborting that baby." She gave me a firm look.Even if she didn't tell me that, I was no
"Hey mom." I finally had the guts to pick up the phone to call home. I was presently sitting on my bed, my legs tucked under me with a pillow pulled closely towards me."Hey baby." She greeted back, I could already imagine the large smile on her face because I rarely called home. "How are you? How is New York treating you?" She asked and I could hear voices at the other end of the line. Probably my cousins."I am good. Fairly." I answered her questions already fidgetting, not knowing how to bring the topic up. How do you fucking tell your mom, you're pregnant! I am officially dead."So, what's the matter? Why are you calling?" She chuckled, "you rarely call, well, unless you need something."I sighed, "I-uh- I need to talk to you about something." I wiped my already sweaty hands on the pillow."Okay, I am listening." I already knew I have her full attention, "did something bad happen?" Her voice got louder and I'm sure the others-
"your flight has been shifted to Sunday." my mom called to tell me on Friday evening. "No problem." I replied as I was zipping the bag full of my clothes and other necessary items I planned on taking along with me to Paris. "So, you're no longer going tomorrow?" Joe asked me when I plopped down on the couch hesiade her as I opened the bag of Skittles. "That is exactly why I just told you now." I replied her even though my mouth was full of Skittles. She shrugged, "I am just trying to confirm." I rolled my eyes and then picked up my phone from the couch, beside me when I heard a ding. It was a message but from an unknown number. "Hi." The text read. I tried racking my brain trying to remember if I gave anyone my phone number, but no, no one came to my mind. "Hi." I replied back. "Who is this please?" I added the please in order not
"Do you think I should wear this dress?" Joe asked me as she stared at her reflection in the long lengthed mirror in her room. "I seriously do not know why you are bothering yourself." I looked back at her, "you said it is not a date, so why are you so affected with how you look?" She rolled her eyes at me before replying, "I have to look good for myself because-" "Or, you have to look good for Philp." I pointed out as I added the last final touch to my perfectly painted narils. "Philip?" She asked putting off the yellow strapless sundress. "Yes, Philip. But that looks good on you. You just have to wear a jean jacket on it and look for pretty sandals to go with it." "Are you sure?" She asked frowning. "Yes." She shook her head, "I do not trust your fashion sense. Let me try out some other clothes." We both laughed. She is actually right, she's the one with the better fashion sense. "Ouch." I st
The flight took about seven hours and fifteen minutes. I spent my time on the flight writing my book, listening to music, watching movies and eating. At least that did not go to waste. In no time I was out of the air plane and making my way towards the arrival entrance of the air port. I tried looking for my mom but could not find her, she told me she was the one going to be picking me up. "Hey mom." I answered the phone when I heard it ring from my back pocket. "I am so sorry baby, I would not be able to make it. Your older cousin, Alexander is going to come pick you up okay?" "Okay." I nodded alongside Eve if I know she couldn't see me. "He is already on his way. Just ten more minutes." "No problem." I responded as I she hung up the call. I sighed as I picked up my bag and then looked for somewhere comfortable to sit. I texted
Jake and I were about seven minutes late to dinner and by the time we got home, almost the whole family was seated on the table talking about whatever knows what, well apart from Alexander and his wife. I am sure you can already tell, my mom told the whole family that Jake is my "boyfriend" can she not just keep something a secret!Jake got comfortable around my family quickly and no one seemed to notice the absence of chemistry or whatever it is called, between both of us. Jake sat beside aunt Pauline while I took my seat beside him.Mom already prepared one of her sweet delicacies. She always preferred to be alone in the kitchen whenever she wants to prepare a meal that is why no one ever helps her in the kitchen. I guess I took my baking skills from her though."Why don't we say a prayer?" My dad suggested and we all murmured in agreement as we joined out hands together."Gabriella?""Father, we bless you for giving us our
I am going to fucking kill Joe! She told him?! She promised not to! She is so dead by the time I see her. I turned around to face Jake only to see a friend marring his face. "You knew all this while that you were pregnant and didn't think I should know about it?" I could definitely hear the anger in his voice."Look, it's not my fault you didn't use a condom when we did whatever happened!" I crossed my arms around my chest."Because you told me not to!" He moved closer to me, he looked angry though.I did?"I was obviously drunk why would you listen to me! I stopped using my pills about a month or two months ago!""How did you expect me to know that?"I sighed as I rolled my eyes, "okay, you know I'm carrying your child what do you want to do now? I can take care of my child myself.""Firstly," he raised up a finger, "our child. That's our child." He pointed between us. "And secondly, move in with me.""
"You know my mom almost ate my head-" I paused mid sentence when I saw it was not Alex at the door.You have got to be kidding me! What is he doing here?!"What are you doing here?!" I whisper yelled at him as I moved outside and then closed the door."Joe gave me your Parent's address and since I came here to see one of my friends I decided to come here."Joe! Again?! I do not want to get mad at her, maybe she has a reasonable reason why she did this.I crossed my arms around my chest and then glared at him, "you expect me to believe what you just said?!"He shrugged and then placed his hands in his pocket."Can you please stop following me around! Just because I am carrying your child doesn't mean you can be everywhere I am!" At this point I was still whisper yelling."I think it does." He said in a plain voice."Maria!" I heard my mom's voice call from inside and I know any minute from now she'