Can it be?
Max walked out of her room in a frenzy and went straight for the fridge. It seemed like she had been without eating for almost three weeks, and the only thing she could think about was getting her hands on some food. This was even more unusual… max never really ate all that much. And now she was ready to go out and eat a horse. Original Cindy walked up from behind max and stood in disbelief as she watched max stuff her face with week old pizza… only seconds later max realized her roommate was staring and turned around to confront her…
"What?" max said after struggling to swallow her mouthful of pizza?
"Girl what is your problem, you are acting like you never eat!" replied original Cindy
"I don't know what is wrong either, I never had this problem before…." max said in dismay….
"Well I dunno girl, if you're that damn hungry why don't we go to the dunkin donuts before work."
Original Cindy didn't even have to wait for a reply from max because max had her coat on and was out the door before she could say "let's go". They road their bikes through the dilapidated streets and watched all the other hungry people, which only made matters worst. Max's stomach gave a huge grumble and summersault that nearly made her stops her bike completely. Now she was really getting confused. She had eaten four and a half pieces of old stale pizza before she had left their apartment… something wasn't right but she had to find out what…
When they finally got to dunkin donuts max jumped off her bike and froze in her spot. Original Cindy stood next to her trying to figure out why she stopped. Max held her stomach and looked up at her friend…
"Hey I don't feel so good…" max said looking paler than earlier
"You don't look to good either bu… lemme go get you some coffee…" replied original Cindy
But before she could say more max was diving head first into a near by trashcan, vomiting… original Cindy stood behind max and held up Max's hair as she lost the pizza she had eaten only less than an hour before. Finally when max thought it was safe to come back up for air her friend backed away and looked at her with a curious smile…
"Hey max, are you thinking what I am thinking?" her friend asked her smile getting wider.
"No no way, I can't be, no!" replied max she turned and got on her bike "I'm not all that hungry any more…"
"Wait max, aren't you at least going to check?" original Cindy asked in a confused tone.
"Check for what, if I am than I will know…" max began trying to avoid the conversation
"Girl animal instinct in a fight is one thing, but when it comes to the big PG the home test is what you need!" original Cindy replied more forcefully
"But!" max tried to stop Cindy from going on
"Bu, you and I are going to be a bit late for work today…"
So the decision was made… max was being made to take a home pregnancy test by her best friend. They searched the market when they finally found the right spot. A place that sold pharmaceuticals for reasonable prices.
"I can't go in…. I can't do this!" max began in a panic
"Max don't worry about it I will go in but you have to take the test." original Cindy reassured her friend
It only took seconds for Cindy to be in and out of the small shop and then they were off again. They reentered their apartment together and original Cindy picked up the phone to call normal and let him know they would be late or even possibly absent from work. Like usual he didn't care as long as they got the job done when they were there. Max paced back and forth waiting for her friend to hang up the phone. Finally the time came. Original Cindy handed max the pregnancy test and pushed into the bathroom…
"Ahhh…. I have a problem…" max called through the door.
"What's up bu?" replied Cindy
"I don't know how to use one of these things……"
Cindy walked into the bathroom and explained how it all worked. The stunned look on Max's face was priceless. Before max had time to protest original Cindy shut the door and went to sit on the couch. Five minutes pass… then ten…. Then fifteen… finally max emerges from the bathroom holding the test in her hand….
"Ok the instructions say one line means you're not pg and two means you are pg…. How many lines you got there max?" asked Cindy?
But like that morning at dunkin donuts max began to go into vomiting convulsions and ran to the bathroom. Original Cindy walked over to the pregnancy test max had dropped on the floor and picked it up… two lines shown in bright pink on the little white stick, and Cindy couldn't believe her eyes.
Max emerged once again from the bathroom and leaned against the edge of the counter. She could not believe this. She was pregnant. She knew why… she had had sex with Logan while she was in heat. Just like cats, she can only get pregnant when she is in heat. She looked at her friend, who like her was in total shock, and almost wanted to cry.
"What am I supposed to do? I don't know what to do!" max began to cry out of fear and frustration
Original Cindy got up and rapped her arms around max and held her close. But before they could actually talk about what was happening a knock at their front door sounded, and the level of panic rose. Max didn't know what to do and began to pace again and original Cindy didn't know to answer the door or not. Finally Logan called out for max to answer…
"Hey max you there? Come on let me in your boss said you didn't come to work today…"
Cindy looked at max and max back at her. Cindy knew max didn't want Logan to know yet so she pushed max into her room and shut the door. When she finally got to the front door Logan had already stepped in. original Cindy stood in utter shock not knowing what to say. He looked at her and smiled…
"Okay what's going on?" he asked
Cindy stopped him as he went for Max's bedroom. But he was relentless. He got by and went for the door. Before he could open it max came through and straight for the bathroom once again. Logan stood in shock as Cindy pushed by to hold Max's hair back once again. Logan stepped in behind max and original Cindy and couldn't believe his eyes…
"Okay what is going on?" he asked curiously
Original Cindy looked at max and at Logan and couldn't find the words. Finally she let Max's hair down and pulled Logan into the next room. She sat down with him on the couch and every thing went completely silent. That was before he saw the pregnancy test sitting on the make-shift coffee table in front of him. Original Cindy had no time to explain before the questions began.
"What is this? Is she? What is going on?" he began in complete confusion
"I am not at liberty to say…." replied original Cindy a little more sarcastic than what she was expecting.
"Your seeing right Logan…" said max sounding little ashamed. "I just found out today…"