Chapter 1~
Patricia's POV-
I stared at my bowl of cold, unappetizing tomato soup. Jerome sat beside me, he'd already licked his bowl clean and eaten two grilled cheese sandwhiches by himself. Jerome had no idea anything was wrong. "Are you alright, sweetie? You haven't touched your plate." Trudy, more of a mother than mine ever will be, was concerned. She knew something was wrong. She just didn't know what. If they knew, would they still look at me the same? Would Joy and Mara still want to share a room with me? Would Jerome still want to be with me? "I'm alright, Trudy. I'm just not feeling very hungry." I tried to make my voice reassuring.
"May I be excused to retire early?" I added. "If you feel you must, dear." Trudy knodded that she would clear my place for me. Jerome's eyes followed me hungrily. If you only knew. I thought. Rather than go straight to my room, I took a detour to the girl's lavatory. Still not there. It needed it to be there. I tried splashing cold water on my face, but that didn't work. Think calm thoughts. Mara, somewhere in my brain, suggested. Yeah, good luck with that. I thought. My dark hair fell in limp swirls around my pale face. My green eyes glowed.
I need to tell someone. Who can I trust with such a big secret? Amber would blab, Mara would tell a teacher, Joy would flip out and begin screaming so loudly you could hear her in Australia. None of the guys were options. I couldn't tell Trudy yet, either. Nina can keep a secret, I guess. I would go and find her. "Nina." I asked in a muted tone. She and Fabian were tangled on the couch. "Yes, Patricia?" She sing-songed. How irritating. "Can I talk to you for a minute? Alone?" Everyone in the house stared after us as we ran up to my room. I sat on my bed, she took the chair to my desk.
"Patricia, you're shaking! Are you cold?" Nina asked. She certainly knew that something was up. "I'll be fine." I shrugged. Hey, I always am, right? "Can you do something for me?" I asked. "It depends on what it is." Nina frowned slightly. "I need you to buy me a pregnancy test."
To Be Continued...