Chapter 1

My name is Elena McCarthy, I'm 17, 18 in November. I'm in my senior year at Spenser, it's the beginning of October, this is where my story starts.

School has been in for 2 weeks, and I have yet to complete the goal that I made in the middle of June. See, before Junior year ended, I 'dated' Reid Garwin for like a week, we eventually slept together, then he never talked to me again. I went to New York to see my older brother, Matthew, who was going to college at NYU. I was there for a month, 2 weeks into the visit, I found out I was pregnant. My parents were pissed off big time, but my brother, he supported me the rest of the time I was in New York.

Now the entire time since school started, I've tried to talk to him, but he acts like he doesn't see me or never knew me. So now, I'm 4 ½ months pregnant, and the father doesn't even know, or seem to care about me for that matter. I know that I'm screwed.

I was due in the beginning of March, I'll know what I'm having in a couple weeks. My parents haven't even talked to me since the summer. They pay for my tuition and dorm, which I found out just yesterday I was moving into. That's it. After winter break, Matthew said that he was going to drive up with a U-Haul hooked up to his truck, and help me move my stuff to his apartment in New York, where I'd take pre-college classes and then once 'graduated', take online college courses. I love my older brother to death, he doesn't know how much what he's doing means to me.

I carried my suitcase up the flight of stairs to the second floor, then went back to get my boxes of things I packed for my dorm, comforter for my bed, a few pictures, pillows and sheets. Once I got those stacked on top of my suitcase, I wheeled the suitcase, while holding the boxes on top, in front of me to my dorm, my pillow under my arm.

I found my dorm, stood my suitcase up, and unlocked the door. I pulled my things in and started putting everything away in my side of the room. My clothes were my uniforms, tank tops, jeans, and a few clothes that I planned on hiding under my bed for when I got too big for my regular clothes, including a few size up skirts too.

Right as I slide my maternity clothes in the box under my bed, the door opened. I stood up, brushed off my clothes and saw three girls walk in. One was blonde, looked like a California girl, blue eyes included. The second one was dark-haired and had mocha colored skin, with dark brown eyes. The last was a brunette with lightly tanned skin, and what looked to be bright green eyes.

"Oh, hi. The green eyed girl said. "I'm Jenna, you must be my roommate, Elena." I nodded and smiled. "Yep, that's me." I replied. "These are my friends, Sarah and Kate. "Hi" The other two girls said. "Hi." "So, do you wanna go to Nicki's with us?" Jenna asked kindly, I like her already. "Sure." I said. I went to my dresser and pulled out a pair of jeans and a clean tank top. I went into the bathroom and changed, zipping my hoodie up half way as I walked out. "Ready."

"Let's go then." Jenna said, leading us all out of the room. I knew who we were going to be hanging out with at Nicki's, and I was nervous about it too. I knew that Pogue was dating Kate, Sarah dating Caleb, and Jenna just recently dating Tyler, who asked her out after the Fall Fest, which I didn't go to.

Once we pulled up to Nicki's in Sarah's car, we piled out and I, near hesitantly, walked into the bar. I followed behind the three girls until Jenna said my name. "Elena, this is my boyfriend Tyler, Kate's boyfriend Pogue, Sarah's boyfriend Caleb, and Reid is somewhere." I waved before sitting next to Jenna and Kate.

"I've seen you around school, aren't you in Mr. Jason's fifth period history class?" Tyler asked sweetly. "Ya, I've seen you around too." I said quietly. I started pulling my bleach blonde hair into a pony tail. When I first got to Spenser, everyone asked me if I was Reid's sister. I told them no, I wasn't in truth too. I looked just like Reid weirdly though, except my eyes were a bright blue like Tyler's, instead of an icy blue.

"What the hell?" I looked up and saw Reid standing behind an empty chair. "What are you stalking me now?" Reid said, glaring at me. "No. Jenna's my roommate and she invited me to come with her." I replied in the same harsh tone he had used. "Okay, what about when you have constantly tried to talk to me in school?" He glared at me harder. "Tried being the main word Reid. You ignored me every time. So I've decided to give up." I said leaning back in my seat, crossing my arms. "Fine with me." He said before sitting down in the chair.

A few minutes later, after talking with Jenna, I stood up to go to the bathroom. After I walked out, I yawned. I was really tired from moving into the dorm and it was 8 o' clock. I went to back to the table. "Hay Jenna, I'm getting' tired from havin' to move in today. Sarah you mind dropping me back off at the dorms?" I asked. Sarah nodded. "We were actually planning on heading back anyways. You okay with having Kate and Sarah spend the night? We were planning on a girls' night." Jenna asked. "That's fine with me." I smiled.

Sarah drove us all back to the dorm, her and Kate went to get their stuff from their room while me and Jenna headed to our dorm. A few minutes later the door opened, Kate and Sarah walking in and then closing the door behind them. "Okay, now Elena. I saw you and Reid all over each other last year, and now he's ignoring you, so spill girly." Jenna said, smiling.

I knew they would all find out sometime, so I might as well say now, so I wouldn't have to hide it around them all the time. "We 'dated', we all know how he is. We slept together and, well." I lifted my jacket and tank top, showing my small, rounded stomach. All three girls' eyes grew wide. "Oh my god!" They all screamed. "Have you told him?" Jenna asked. I shook my head no.

"Why not…Oh, you've tried." Kate said, to which I nodded. "We're sorry Elena. It'll be okay." They all gave me a group hug. "Thank you guys." "So, how far are you?" Jena asked after we all sat two and two on me and Jenna's bed. "4 and half months, I go to see if it's a girl or boy in a week and a half." "Cool. I've got an idea. We shall make it our mission, to get Reid to listen to you." Jenna said.

"Well, better hope it works, because once Winter Break starts, I moving to New York, into my brother's apartment. After that, I'm not coming back." I said. "Why are you moving in with your brother?" Sarah asked. "My parents haven't talked to me since I found out in the middle of June. All they do is pay for school, dorm, and give me money for food. Other than that they could care less about me." I said, sounding like it didn't affect me, which now, it hardly did anymore.

"That isn't right Elena, they should hate it, and then warm up to the idea later, not ignore you for the rest of your life." Kate said kindly. "Not them. They didn't like that my brother decided to go to NYU instead of Dartmouth." "Wow, that is really messed up." Sarah said. "Tell me about it." I said.