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 not planning on abortion, ever.
"What if I tell Jake and he doesn't accept the child?" I asked fear already gnawing at me.
"Then I will kick his ass." She shrugged as if it was no big deal."And then I will be the best aunt this child has ever been." She grinned making me smile a little.
"Thank you." I smiled sincerely at her, tears already at the rim of my eyes, threatening to fall."Don't go all soft on me now." She hit my arm slightly making both of us chuckle.When we got home Joe offered to order some Chinese while I went inside my room to change my cloth. Today has been a long day with the most shocking news I've ever heard. I removed the top I was wearing and stood at the front of the full length mirror, in my black bra resting on my white wall. I sighed as I placed my hands on my stomach, there was a little baby growing inside of me, the thought alone made me grin and then my thoughts shifted to the reaction I was going to receive from my parents when I tell them making me burst into tears.I spent about seven minutes crying and pacing around the room thinking of an excuse to not see them for nine months straight. But even if I eventually find a reasonable excuse my mom will not buy it and she's going to come all the way from Paris to this place. I am so screwed.I removed my jeans and then opened my closet and put on the grey Harvard sweater that has been sitting in my wardrobe since the time I have graduated. Yes, I went to Harvard. I tied my hair into a rough bun, made my way into the bathroom and rinsed my face with my face soap and water. I placed my hands in the both sides of the sink and sighed. I picked the small pink towel that was placed carelessly by probably Joe on the bathroom door and used it to wipe my face clean. I gave myself a fake smile and made my way back downstairs to my best friend before she brings her ass up here herslef to find me mopping around.When I got downstairs, Joe was already sitted at the front of the T.V watching Lucifer season three."Do not tell me you started before me?" "What? You were taking too long upstairs." She defended herslef.I rolled my eyes as I took my seat beside her on the floor and then picked a pack of Chinese food. "Thank you." I said referring to the food."So, what has happened?" She filled me in on what I have missed since she started. "Okay, got it." I took the remote and we both resumed watching the movie."If you have something to say to me, just say it and stop staring at me." She cleared her throat, "if you need help with telling Jake, I can help you." She offered.I do not need his help, "I am fine. He doesn't need to know." "What if he eventually finds out about the kid?""Then let that time come." I shrugged still paying attention to the movie."Are you sure you do not need his help?" She asked me again."I am super duper sure that I do not need Jake's help." I replied "You got to admit, you have a hot baby daddy." She wiggled her eyebrows at me.I frowned my face at her, "he is not my baby daddy." And then continued the movie."Well, technically he is." I gave her a bored look, "you're not going to admit it now, but he is.""Please promise me you won't tell him what is going on." I faced her."I can't promise you that. Why won't you need his help. You're only twenty three.""I would tell him when I think he needs to know.""And, when is that please?" She arched her perfectly shaped eyebrow at me.I shrugged putting more food in my mouth, "I don't know. So just promise me you won't.""Okay, but no promises." "Thank you." I nodded giving her a small smile as we both continued the movie in peace, well until Joe dozed off and I had to wake her sleepy ass so she would not wake up with a back ache the next morning.I decided that I was going to call my parents and tell them tomorrow the earlier the better, in which they would tell my cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents. And then the whole house would be on my neck about the pregnancy and they will obviously want to know who the father is, I am so screwed.
"Okay babe, see you later." Joe pulled me into a tight hug before she made her way out of the house to work the next morning.
"Bye." I replied but she was already out of the door, so she couldn't hear me.
I decided to bake a cake, chocolate cake to be exact since I did not have anything to do. And, I have not called my parents, I have been chickening out of it anytime I want to. Am I the only one who doesn't eat any other cake apart from chocolate?
I baked about two chocolate cake and fruit punch then kept them inside out refrigerator. I made my way up the stairs into my room and then carried my laptop from my dressing table to the bed in order to at least write something.
"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'
Immediately Grace said her water just broke every single one of us, panic gripped us, not the smartest thing to do, I agree. But we could not help it. Alex immediately carried his wife in bridal style with all of us following him towards the car. I opened the house door for him so he would be able to go out and then also opened the door to the back seat for him. He placed Grace and then pecked her forehead, "you got this. I am here." He whispered and then she nodded her head."Someone needs to follow you." I said before he entered his car."Mom, come on." He said as he nodded his head towards him mom. Immediately she entered into the car Alex zoomed off. His mom sat at the back seat, probably to help Grace through the pain she was feeling.My mom told my grandparents to stay in the house, to save themselves from stress. My mom followed Aunt Elizabeth and my dad, Gabriella took another car with her twin brother while myself and Jake took his own car.