CHAPTER 1
Why don´t I turn off those fucking alarms?!
That was my first coherent thought the day my life changed. I reached out to pick up my phone and turn it off when I realized they were not alarms, they were calls, I had 53 missed calls. My phone started buzzing again in my hand so I picked up.
- Hello?
- Finally! - Said a familiar voice on the other side, it was Dan, my best friend. Oddly, he sounded nervous. - I have been calling you all morning, where are you?
- At my house, sleeping.
- Then open up the mother-fucking door, I need your help.
I got out of bed, not even caring how I looked and opened the main door. Dan was there, extremely sweaty, un-showered and with big dark circles around his eyes.
- What happened to you? - I said as I moved a side to let him in- you look terrible.
-I know, I couldn´t sleep last night, in fact I didn´t even tried to go home last night.
- Why? What happened? - I asked again.
- I´m not sure if it´s even true.
-Dan- I said as I sat on my couch and made him do the same- you are scaring me, what is it?
- You are going to be so disappointed.
- Stop that shit, I´m not your mother.
- Still. Promise me you are not going to leave me alone with this problem.
- I promise. Now tell me, what is it?
He took a deep long breath, I just stared at him, unsure. Dan never acts like this, we tell each other everything, always the truth, always straight to the point, that was the base of our friendship.
- Remember Stephanie?
- Nope, one of your thousands of fans? Did you slept with her? Did she stalk you? Or maybe your new love interest?
- Come on Isabelle please be serious.
- I am, those were just guesses to your question.
- She is a girl I slept with, about three months ago.
- And she is important now because?
- She called me yesterday
- Dude, I thought you had stopped giving them your number that is just stupid; they can track you whenever they want now.
-Isa, please, I need your support.
- And I need you to tell me what is this all about.
Dan took his time before answering, and when he finally did every single muscle on his body was clenched. His voice was just a desperate whisper; it broke my heart to hear such a tortured voice.
- She is pregnant, and it´s mine.
Time just stopped, he is just 24, he has a brilliant career ahead of him, his channel has 4 million subscribers, he has had 2 shows with radio 1, how could he let this happen to him?
Wait, he has all of those things, maybe the girl just made that up, or maybe she is pregnant but is someone else baby.
- How do you know it´s yours?
- I took her immediately to the hospital and took a DNA test right there, she was telling the truth. Is mine- His eyes were filled with tears when he looked at me-. I´m so scared, I don´t know what to do?
- Make yourself responsible for the kid. It´s the right thing to do.
- Is not that simple, she wants to abort.