Positive.
That is what the little red sign that I was holding read. So were the two other ones that I took. I had to keep blinking over and over again to see if my eyes were mistaking me. But nothing changed. This can't be right. This must be some kind of joke. But all the proof I needed was on those three little sticks.
"Okay, pregnancy tests aren't one hundred percent accurate; we should go see a doctor" said Taylor in a soothing voice. I looked into her brown eyes and realized she was as much as scared as I was.
"You know, for someone who's really smart, I find you to be quite stupid. How is she going to afford a doctor?" Sharpay asked in her most snobbish voice.
"Insurance, dumbass"
"How is she going to explain that to her parents when the insurance company forwards the statement here?"
"Well what's your suggestion Ms. Evans?" Taylor replied with a cold hard glare. It's no secret that those two aren't the best of friends.
"I suggest you go to a free clinic." Sharpay said turning to me. "I mean it doesn't cost that much right?" She asked with uncertainty in her voice.
"I don't know." I shrugged and wiped the remaining tears from my eyes. "I've never been to one." I looked at my stomach and started crying. "This is not right. I can't do this you guys. I'm barely seventeen. I have my whole life ahead of me. I can't raise a child."
"Well you don't really have to Gabs." Said Taylor.
"What?! Are you suggesting she gets an abortion?" asked Sharpay.
"No. I was thinking she could give the baby up for adoption if she's really pregnant. And like I said before, home pregnancy tests aren't 100% accurate. You should definitely go see a doctor." Taylor said soothingly. "Although an abortion is not a bad idea." She murmured under her breath.
"Are you serious right now?"
"What? Do you know how much heat she'll get over this? Do you think a pompous misogynist like Troy will stand by her though all of this? You see how he treats his own girlfriend; you think he'll treat her and that baby right? Come on"
"No you come on. How are you going to say something like that in front of her? That's very insensitive. And people call me the Ice Queen. Obviously they haven't met Taylor Monique Mckessie."
"First of-"
"Hello, I'm still here." I said with a sharp note in my voice and left the bathroom connected to my room.
"Sorry" they both muttered
"Taylor, I know Troy is a pretentious jackass, but people change. Maybe this could be his chance to change."
"I can't believe you're saying that right now." Said Sharpay. Which this surprised me because a moment ago it seemed as though she was standing up for Troy.
"Excuse me?"
"Maybe you weren't at that party. Oh wait you were, because that's where you got knocked up"
"We don't know if she's pregnant for real Shar." Said Taylor.
"I'm not following you."
"Oh come on. He made out with the entire cheerleading squad in front of his girlfriend for three years, then, he slept with you. Now I don't know what misogynist means, but I think it's something horrible. And apart from the abortion part, I wholeheartedly agree with Taylor."
Taylor clapped her hands three times. "Oh my gosh, You know what wholeheartedly means."
I have had enough. "Get out. Both of you. I need you to leave."
'fines'and 'whatevers' were muttered as the two people that I trusted the most left my room. And a couple seconds later, I heard the front door slammed shut and their cars left my driveway.
I felt lonely. There's no one I could talk to about this. The two people that I could trust the most basically criticized me and probably won't talk to me for a while.
"Criticized you? They were speaking the truth." Said that inner voice that I hate so much. "Did you forget the party? Did you forget how he treated Alexis in front of the whole school? Now Alexis is an egocentric bitch, but he doesn't treat her right. Do you think someone like that should be the father of your child? That poor baby didn't do anything to deserve such fate."
I sighed and rubbed my eyes. I looked at the time. 4:30. My parents won't be here for another three hours. I decided to take a little nap.
I woke up to somebody shaking me. "Gabby, Gabriella Wake up."
I reluctantly opened my eyes to find my older brother, Javier, shaking me.
"Damn it Javier, I'm trying to sleep" I grumbled irritated.
"No the fuck you're not. You're done sleeping. What the hell is this?" He said shoving the three pregnancy tests in my face.
Damn I must've forgotten to throw them away. "They're not mine." I said apprehensively.
"Really? Then who's are they? And what were they doing in our bathroom?"
I stayed quiet.
"Gabriella, to whom, do these pregnancy tests belong to?" he asked again more forcefully.
"Sharpay." I said quickly. "They're Sharpay's. She didn't want her parents to find out so she took them here."
"which is what I should've done "I thought to myself,
He sighed in relief. The panic in his eyes fading. "You're lucky I found these and not mom and dad."
"I know. And can you do me a favor?"
"Sure."
"Don't tell mom or dad about this"
"Ok"
As you guy's may have noticed, I deleted the original story. I have all the files on my computer for review; just in case I want to use some of my old ideas. But this is it. And I am not going to start on re-writing my other stories as of right now. I'm focusing on finishing this one first. I also want to think everyone who volunteered to beta for me. It meant a lot that you guys cared.
And a special thanks to hisboo13 and A1924 for beta-ing this story. It was a lot of fun. Now tell me in the review whether you liked this version or not? And what you would like to see next.
