I groaned deeply as the shrill ring of the phone cut me out of my sleep. I sat up and scurried to the phone not wanting to risk missing a call about any of my recent job interviews. I had only started staying at my joint apartment in Tempe, Arizona a couple of days ago, and i need to start doing shit and stop sitting up all night and smoking weed. My collage was pretty chill about helping you find a place as long as you help pay rent
so i just signed up for sharing a small apartment with two other students, who weren't going to be here for a few more days. I picked up the phone and pressed it my ear
"umm gamzee makara speaking, what up?"
"Hello this phoenix, Arizona hospital. We need you here immediately"
"what? why?"
"just get here there was a mishap" the person one the other line hung up before i could reply. "fuck my life" i mumbled under my breath. I shrugged on my shoes, grabbed my keys and hoodie before heading out the door. I had about a 20 minute drive ahead of me and i wasn't excited.
I exited my car and began walking up the small pathway illuminated by small peach lights. I entered the building and stepped up to the front desk while trying to avoid the other patrons in the waiting area. Most of them were dressed in fancy suits and i couldn't help but chuckle a bit to myself, i could only imagine some dumbass who didn't use a condom, i could only guess the baby mama was throwing a fit. I walk up to the front desk "umm hey i was just called about 20- 25 minutes ago, they didn't even tell me whats up they told me to hurry up and get here. can i know what this is all about?" i asked, i was half asleep, half stoned and extremely confused.
"Oh yes, mr. makara right this way" a male nurse with brown hair and pale milky gray eyes that are near white smiled and started walking down the hallway. "umm okay" i started walking and caught up fairly easy, "Sir can i know what all this is about". He stopped and turned around "didn't they tell you over the phone?" he looked confused and turned back around and motioned me to follow him as we continued our conversation. " no, not even a hint bro" i replied, "what's your relation with miss. pyrope?", did he mean my ex? how does he even know who she is, this is gettin freaky. "well our relationship ended pretty bad but we promised to at least exchange pesterchum handles" i said.
"were you aware that she was pregnant?"
"excuse me?" i stopped in my tracks, terezi... pregnant? No there's no way, she would have been running her mouth to everyone if she had. "Umm no bro, i had no idea" I mumbled. "Well she ran off after giving birth" the nurse stopped in front of a large dimly lit window and looked at me, before motioning me to come over. "miss. pyrope left the hospital in the middle of the night and your name was placed on the birth certificate as the father, We can't find miss. pyrope and she won't answer the her phone. It's protocol to ask the father about custody of the infant or for him to sign over full rights and children's services will be here to collect the child tomorrow." He said when I reached the window "your daughter is right there" the nurse pressed his tan index finger towards a little bundle wrapped in pink.
"i'll leave you alone with your decision. I'll be back soon, please have decided by then" the nurse said and walked back down the hallway. I looked back into the window and down a the little girl who was supposed to be apart of me, I always knew that i wanted kids but i always thought i would be out of college by the time it ever crossed my mind. I had no idea what i was going to do. I doubt my roommates would be okay with a baby, and livin on the streets with a infant was out of the question, but then again all those stories I hear about children getting raped and beaten in foster homes and orphanages were something i refuse to let happen to blood. I'm too high for this.
I looked down at the tiny face, i could make out a tiny button nose that was definitely terezi's and tiny slanted eyes. Footsteps echoed to hallway and i looked up to see the same nurse from before approaching with a cream folder. "you can sign off and take the infant home or you can sign off on all your rights to the child, witch will it be Mr. Makara?" he said stopping in front of me. "I- i um, i think ill, i think" I let out a sigh and made a note to throat punch myself "I'll take her home". The nurse smiled and handed he a paper and a pen "please sign here, here, and, here and you'll be free to take her home, but from a close minded guess you'll need time to get some supplies but i guess i can bend some rules to help you out a bit."
I signed all the lines the guy pointed to, i could feel dread building in my stomach. Wow i didn't think this through. "Um, what do i do now?" the male nurse looked at me and gave a small smile and then walked past me and motioned me to follow him. He lead away from the window and to a small door next to it, "are you ready to meet her?" the male nurse asked me. I shook my head yes and he opened the door letting me step inside the warm room before fallowing. He stepped over to the crib we were looking at earlier and pick up my baby. "Here hold her" i've seen the basics on the tv shows on how to hold a baby at least, i gotta support the neck and back i'm pretty sure
"like this?"
"I don't know, i don't work in the labor unit"
"what? then how do you know- Never mind i'll just google some shit when i get home"
"i'll help you out but only this time" the nurse said, he walked into a small room and came out minutes later with a huge bag, "we usually keep this stuff for the homeless druggies who get pregnant, but you're... close enough" he said handing the bag to me. We both left the room and started down the hallway towards the front desk.
he sat down at the desk and looked at me and said "have fun" before starting to do some paperwork. I started to walk away before a thought crossed my mind, "hey um, what's your name?"
"Andrew, Andrew hussie"
