I would like to thank everyone who left a review on my last chapter. I guess you all liked the first chapter so I am continuing this story as promised. Reviews mean a lot to me so I appreciate if you leave some. Anyways, here is chapter two. I hope you all enjoy it!
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"Uh, Clare, please tell me this is for your mom," Eli said as he held the pregnancy test box.
I shivered a little, not knowing what to say or do. Should I tell him? No, this is a terrible way to tell him! Yes, tell him now! Ugh, what should I say? Say something!
"Well, say something, Clare,"
"Um…it's my…aunt's." I smiled. "Yeah, she came over here earlier this morning and brought this over to share the good news! She's pregnant!" I fake cheered.
"Well, that's always good."
"Yeah, it sure is! My family is so happy for her."
"Cool, so, uh, why did you call me over here? You said you wanted to tell me something important?"
Oh crap. I forgot the reason Eli came over here was to tell him that I'm pregnant. How could I be so clueless? "Sit down," I whispered as I motioned Eli to the couch that I was sitting on. Well, here goes nothing. "My aunt isn't really pregnant. Someone else in the family is,"
"I'm not too sure where you're going with this, but, who is it then?" Eli looked terribly puzzled. I placed his hand on my stomach. "Do you have a stomach ache or something?" he asked.
I shook my head and spoke, "I'm the p-pregnant person in the family." I took a pause and continued, " Y-you're going to be a daddy." It felt weird to say that word. Daddy. Eli is going to be a daddy and I'm going to be a mommy to an actual child.
Eli's eyes widen and his body froze. "Is this some kind of joke?" Eli asked, raising his voice. This time, my eyes widen. Really? He thought I was joking? Oh yeah, because most girls tell their boyfriend they're pregnant just to be funny and give them a heart attack.
"Eli, I am not lying. You… and I…are going to be parents. We are having…a baby."
"Oh no, we are not having a baby. Damn it, Clare! Why are you pregnant?" Eli's voice was strong, loud, and angry. He scared me.
"Eli, you know why I'm pregnant! We had sex!" I yelled. "So why are you asking a question like that?"
"I know, but we used a condom! This shouldn't have happened!"
"Condoms break, Eli. You know that. They teach you this kind of stuff in health class, if you actually paid attention!"
"I know they break. But, ugh! This shouldn't have happened!"
"I know. What are the odds of me getting pregnant the first time I ever do it?"
Eli got up and breathed deeply, trying to calm himself down. "Well, everything is fine."
"What do you mean?"
"Once you get an abortion everything will go back to normal." Eli said with a little happiness in his voice.
Seriously? He thought I would get an abortion? "Eli, you know abortion is against my faith I would never kill my own baby! I won't do it!" I crossed my arms against my chest.
He put his hands on his forehead. "Clare, why are you making this so difficult?"
"I am not making anything difficult! I cannot believe how unbelievable you're being right now! I thought you would be supportive and help me through this. You have helped me with so much before and now you're giving up on me!"
"Me? Me? I just want things to go just as smoothly as you do! Get the abortion and you can continue to live your life and so can I!"
"Oh, so you think this is all about you?"
"I never said that!" Eli paused and continued, "If you won't get the abortion then adoption is the only other option."
"No."
"No?"
"I am not getting an abortion and I am not giving our baby up for adoption either! I'm keeping our baby."
"So you just expect me to be OK with the fact that we are now going to be parents? We are only in high school. I don't want to mess up our lives because of this baby."
"I'm keeping our baby. End of discussion."
"Fine, fine, keep it then. I can't stop you." Eli began to walk toward the door then quickly stopped. "Have fun with your new life. You're making a big mistake, Clare. You have such a bright future and now you're going to ruin it!"
And with that, he left. And I was alone in my house. So alone.
Ok, I know, this chapter is very, very SHORT. I apologize, but I don't have much time and I wanted to at least make an update since I haven't had added a new chapter in a while. So, did you like how Eli acted? Yes or no? And what do you think will happen next? How will Clare tell her parents? Will she even tell her parents? Who knows…?
Next chapter coming soon and please leave reviews! Thanks so much for reading!
