The Aftermath
Coughs and splutters could be heard from inside the cubicle. "Linda," Sian asked. "Is that you." Linda who came staggering out from the cubicle replied "Fine just a bit dizzy, must have been something I ate." That was a lie, a total lie. Linda had never ate anything at all that morning. She had been ill and never had her cup of tea she normally had each morning but nobody had noticed, or thats what she thought. "Are you sure you're ok Linda." Sian asked her "Yeah I'm fine Sian." "Really you look a bit pale," "I'm fine." Linda almost shouted as she left the toilets." Sian knew there was something wrong with her and she had to find out what.
It was was Linda's free period so when she got back to her classroom it was peaceful and quiet. Linda liked the quiet, normally, But today was different. She had too many things to think about. She liked to keep busy when she had stuff to think about because then she woudn't have to worry herself with bad thoughts. This was the biggest one yet...Could she be pregnant with her best friends baby. She breathed in and out and tried to calm herself down, safe to say it wasn't working, no calming techniques were working. The only thing to calm herself down was knowing that she wasn't pregnant and to find out that she had to go a get a test. She would go out at lunch she promised herself.
"Why didn't she take the tea I made for her, is something wrong, is she sick." All these thoughts were running through Michael's head. There was something wrong and he had to find out what.
"£7.99." she said to herself. "Quite reasonable for a pack of 4 pregnancy tests." She had to find out could she be pregnant, and if she was pregnant she didn't know what to do. She ran into the female bathroom knowing that if anybody found this incriminating evidence in her bag that she would be in trouble, with the person who found it and especially Michael. She locked the outside door and ran into the cubicle. "Please, Please...no this can't be happening." Somebody was now at the door furious because the door was locked. "Please, Please...let me in." Linda could tell from the voice that it was Sian. She dropped the results of the pregnancy test in her bag and the box in the bin. "Sorry," Linda said after she opened the door "I didn't know I locked it." but honestly she did, she wanted sometime to herself to think about things. "It's Ok." Sian replied smiling. Linda exitied the toilets. When Sian was washing her hands when she noticed a box in the bin. She reached in, pulled out the box and read the words on it. 'Pregnancy test'. "Don't say we've got another pupil up the duff." she said to herself, but then she realised that Linda was just in here with the door locked...could it be hers? Sian swiftly put the packet in her dress pocket and exited the bathroom.
"Michael." she said as she knocked on the door. "Come in." he replied. "I need to talk to you." "Well you better make it quick." Michael said "I've got things to do." "Ok, Well I'll just give you this and say you will need to talk to your girlfriend." Sian said as she passed the pregnancy test box over to Michael. "WOW...emmm, ok." Michael said excited and terrified. "Good luck." Sian said while exiting his office. Michael ran from his office to find Linda knowing she had a free period. Everybody was wondering why their most senior member of staff was running up the corridor with a worried yet happy look on his face. He knocked on the door and opened it, "Linda." he said in a soft voice trying not to show his worry. "Yeah, what is it you want Michael." she replied as she spun her chair round. "Are you ok, you look a bit white. I noticed you didn't take the tea I made for you this morning." "No I'm not feeling well, can you get me a glass of water...please and a paracetamol...if you can find one?" "Yeah back in a second, don't go anywhere." Linda took this time to escape...she looked out and checked the coast was clear and bolted for the nearest staircase. By the time Michael was back to her classroom she was in her car and 2 minutes away from Waterloo Road.
He knocked and opened the door carefully knowing that if he smashed the glass he would be him picking it up. "Linda, Where are you." he noticed that her bag and her jacket was missing. "Shit." he said "Where has she gone?" but then he realised that she probably went to her favourite place in the world to see her mum...the cemetry. He put the glass down and ran out to his car.