I wrap the white stick in bathroom paper, toss it within the rubbish, and wash my palms earlier than exiting the restroom.

The grey-haired pharmacist is me with concern. “Are you certain you’re okay, expensive?”

I battle again tears. “Sure, thanks. I’ll be positive.”

I get to my automotive as quick as potential and begin the ignition. As soon as I’m a protected distance away, I pull over on the facet of the street and proceed to interrupt down. Fats tears roll down my face uncontrollably as I calculate that I should be solely 4 or 5 weeks alongside. What am I going to do? I’m too younger. I simply turned eighteen just a few weeks in the past! How am I going to inform Beck? My mother and father? Every little thing I assumed I knew about my future is gone now. Beck and I have been each accepted into NYU. We simply acquired our letters final week. Now, as a substitute of shifting up north within the fall, I’m going to be an enormous pregnant girl going into my third trimester. I can’t have a child proper now. How would we even assist one?

There’s a ladies’s clinic about an hour away. I can ditch faculty and drive there tomorrow morning to debate my choices. Oh, what am I saying? I totally assist a lady’s proper to decide on, however I can’t think about myself doing that. Particularly not with a child that Beck and I made.

I gasp and place my hand on my abdomen. “Oh my God, there’s a child in there. I’ve a child within me.”

As quickly as I can maintain again the tears to see clearly, I pull again onto the street and head straight for the ranch. I would like to speak to Beck, after which we will fear about what to do collectively.

I spot him popping out of the machine shed as I make my manner up the lengthy drive. As a substitute of parking in entrance of the principle home, I pull up beside him and push the passenger door open.

“Get in, Beck. We have to discuss.”

He locations his palms on the roof of my automotive and leans within the open door. “What’s happening, darlin’?”

I take off my sun shades so he can see my bloodshot, tear-filled eyes. “Please simply get in. We have to discuss, and we will’t have this dialog right here.”

He purses his lips when he will get a superb have a look at me. “Give me a second to inform my dad I’m taking a break.”

“’Kay,” I say, sniffling.

A couple of moments later, Beck slides into the passenger seat and slams the door shut. “What’s happening, Pres?”

“Simply maintain on a sec. Not right here.” I shift my automotive into drive and head towards the pond. My automotive isn’t made for off-road, so it’s a bit bumpy getting there, however I handle. I park the automotive and instantly step out towards the dock. I can hear Beck’s footsteps behind me, however he hasn’t stated a phrase. He’s ready me out.

The water’s too chilly to place my toes on this time of yr, so I sit, curling my legs below me. Beck sits down subsequent to me and wipes a stray tear from my cheek.

“Presley, what’s improper? You’re freaking me out right here.”

“I’m freaking out too, Beck! How may this have occurred?”

“How may what have occurred?” His eyebrows pinch collectively.

I look him straight within the eye. “I’m pregnant.”

His eyes widen. “Significantly?”

“Do you assume I’d joke about one thing like this?”

He rubs the again of his neck. “Holy shit, Pres. How far alongside?”

“A couple of month, I feel. I simply took a house being pregnant check; I haven’t seen a health care provider but.”

“However you’re on the capsule.”

“Clearly, it didn’t work,” I sniff. “What are we going to do, Beck? This ruins every thing.”

“Hey, have a look at me, Pres.” He grabs my hand. “Why does this need to be a foul factor? Now we have a child on the best way—that must be celebrated.”

“Are you loopy?” I jerk my hand away. “What about New York? How are we imagined to be mother and father, Beck? We nonetheless dwell with our mother and father. And we certain as hell can’t increase a child in a dorm room.”

Beck grabs my hand again. “Presley, take a deep breath and simply pay attention, okay?”

I take just a few calming breaths. “Go forward, Beckett. Inform me why you assume this can all work out.”

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