Title: More than Hope, More than Faith
Rating: T
Pairings: Jason/Kelsi, Troy/Gabriella, Ryan/OC, Zeke/Sharpay, Chad/Taylor
Summary: It didn't seem right, I mean, when you look at me, you hardly notice me right, let alone assume I'm the girl who ends up getting pregnant her junior year, right. Oh, and let's not forget that the father is one of the starting basketball players. It doesn't add up does it?
I can remember everything about that day like it was yesterday. The feeling of standing in my mom's light green painted bathroom staring down at the little plastic stick with a sickening feeling growing in my stomach. I couldn't believe it.
"Kels," my best friend Hannah Shelton said, "It's true."
Hannah sighed, staring down at her dark green camo pants that matched my dark green cargo pants perfectly.
Hannah had been my best friend since she moved in the house next to mine when we were 13. We went to school together, piano class, and wrote some songs together. We had some differences though, she, much like her cousin Martha was big into hip hop dancing and she could do all these awesome flips and poses and stuff that I wouldn't dream of doing. She also had been dating Ryan Evans for three weeks to that day.
I slid down the bathroom wall, "God"
She joined me at my spot, "I'm so sorry Kelsi," she hugged me, resting her head on my shoulder, "Everything's going to be fine."
I then stood up and tossed my arms out dramatically, "No it's not! Jason will never understand, he's going to dump me!"
"No he won't! Jason is a good guy Kels!" she said
I swore my contacts were fogging up or my eyes were blurred with tears.
I was pregnant, me, Kelsi Nielson, the playmaker girl, the composer, and worst of all, Jason Cross's girlfriend.
Hannah stood, cleaning up the mess we had made, and then paused, a disgusted look on her face.
"Oh my God! You peed on this, sick!"
"Hannah!" I said through gritted teeth, "This is so not the time!"
"Sorry." She said, regaining her composure
I ran my hands over my face in frustration. My life was going to get harder, I knew it. I hated that.
"How are you going to tell him?" she said
"I don't know Hannah, God, I'm trying to think of the murder my mom is going to have on me!" I said
"It's okay Kels!"
"Stop saying that!" I said
"D-do you want me to bring Ryan when you tell him, as more moral support." She said
"I don't care." I said flipping my hand at her
She got out her phone and was obviously texting someone.
Her phone vibrated loudly as she flipped it open. She looked at me and nodded, "He'll be there, I told him it was urgent."
"How in the hell am I going to tell Jason!" I hissed at her
"You want me to call him?" she asked
I nodded at her. She got up and took her phone with her out into my mom's room.
I could hear her saying his name and saying we needed to see him and then her saying okay like five times.
She walked back into the bathroom and sighed, "He'll be over in two hours."
"Oh my God!" I yelled again
"I'm going to call Ryan okay?"
I nodded as she walked out of the room again.
I stood up and looked into the mirror and sighed, "Jason I don't know how to tell you this but, you know a week ago at your birthday party, well, I'm pregnant."
I sighed as a single tear rolled down my cheek, I was going to lose so much respect in one fatal swoop.
About an hour and a half later the doorbell rang. I jumped in fear and started pacing back and forth.
"Kelsi, it's just Ry, chill out." She said
She was right, Ryan was standing there wearing a bright blue polo, khaki shorts and a side ways baseball hat.
"Hey Kelsi!" he said perkily
"Hey" I replied not making eye contact
"What's up with her?" I heard him ask Hannah
"You'll see." She said nervously
Her and Ryan sat down. I watched her take his hand and bite the side of her lip. He knew something was wrong with us, he just didn't know what.
"Hannah, babe," he began, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing" she replied
Five minutes later the door bell rang a second time.
"This is it" Hannah said, letting Jason inside
I could feel my heart nearly pound out of my chest. I was scared to death and had no clue what to do, I wanted to run, but I knew I'd have to face it one day.
Jason sat down beside me and tried to take my hand. I jerked away from him and stood up.
"What's wrong?" he asked
"Jason, I have something to tell you."