THIRD TIME IS A CHARM

Humming to the radio, Jake abruptly stopped as he noticed who came in. It was the same girl that already came in twice that day. It was twice that she tossed a gallon of Sunny D in the nearby trash before coming in. Now it was the third time she was doing the same thing.

"Key. Pronto." Lily held her hand out to him.

"What? You think it'd be any different from the first two?" Jake laughed.

She rolled her eyes, "It's not that. I just drank a whole gallon and I have to go instantly. Or would you rather I go right here in the middle of the store?"

He handed her the bathroom key. It was attached to a ruler sized piece of wood. She quickly rushed to grab the pink box from an aisle before going into the bathroom.

"Pay for it when you're done!" the guy called out. "It's not yours just 'cause you peed on it!"

He wasn't sure if she heard her. He shouted again, "And pay for the first two too!"

Lily was pondering as she sat on the toilet. What was she doing to do? Have there ever been an actual Superhero that was pregrant? She suddenly recalled the comic book that dude gave to Juno in the film, "Juno." But of course, it was just a comic book. There was no way something like that could exist... or can it?

A moment later, Lily carefully placed the test back in the box as she pulled the pants up and washed her hands. She stared at herself in the mirror. Lily, you're such a dork. How can you do this?

A minute later, Lily came out with a concerned look. The guy grinned at her. "See something you don't like?"

"It's not done." She took the pregnancy test out and shook it. Lily, for a moment she thought it was like a Magic ball. The answer will come up quickly if you give it a proper shake.

"Dude, try not to get your pee everywhere! I kind of like working it here at 7-11..." the guy exclaimed.

Jake stood behind the counter, staring at Lily. He waited for her to at least make some kind of a reaction. Instead, the yellow ranger stood there as if she was frozen. Lily paused as she noticed the test was changing color. Her face turned pale when she saw a pink cross on it.

"Oh, man. I'm so doomed." She groaned and placed the stick inside the box. "Jake, what I'm going to do?"

"First, you're gonna pay for all three." He replied.

"Jake..."

"Total is fifteen dollars. Do you want anything else?" he said, punching in the cash machine.

Lily glared at Jake. He was tall with long black hair tied in a ponytail. He even had a lip ring that made him seemed much older than he is. Lily have seen him around the Jungle Karma Pizza sometimes after his shift. He would sometimes talk to Dominic and Fran. He was only four years older than Lily, but she felt like it was a lot more than that.

"Yeah, some of that cow tails." She placed a handful of Cow Tails candy on the counter.

"Ok. Eighteen dollars and twenty-cents."

Lily gave him a twenty-dollars bill. "Keep the change."

"Who's the father?" Jake asked.

Lily took the candies and placed them in her jeans. She looked up at him. She couldn't believe that she used to have a crush on him. They went to the same high school. But Jake was a senior when Lily was just a freshman. They never knew each other but they sometimes see each other around the hall and in town.

"I was never here, Jake. You didn't see me take the tests." She wiggled her fingers and walked out.