Chapter Four
"Hey Serena, do you have a minute?"
I turned around, "Oh, Allen. Yeah, sure."
Although Allen happened to follow me around, it always surprised me when he was right there, speaking to me. We walked slowly for a moment down the hall, me looking at the ground. It seemed as if he was trying to think of something to say. I didn't start at anything, as I wanted to hear from him first. Suddenly, he stopped, and I with him. Glancing at him a moment, he looked up at me.
"I heard you're...pregnant."
"Oh..."
He smiled, "I want you to know that I am here to help."
Exactly what I needed, more people to claim they're helping. It's not that I didn't believe any of my friends, or Allen, but it's that I was sure that everyone was putting more on their shoulders than they can handle. I had the most on my shoulders, and I felt that at any time, I could break down. It was nice that Allen wanted to help, though. I hadn't planned on telling him but now it was inevitable. Nodding, I looked at my feet, then back up at him.
"Thank you. I appreciate it."
"So have you given the idea any thought?"
Any thought? "It's all I've been thinking about! There's nothing I haven't thought about."
"What are you going to do?"
"Keep it." I had decided the previous night to keep it. "I will raise my baby myself."
Continuing to smile, Allen, replied, "I will always help you."
"Again, thank you. I could not -"
I was interrupted by a loud, "Allen!"
Turning around, I saw Ann coming toward us, looking very angry. I never unstood it. Allen was her older brother, yet she always got jealous and upset when he was around other women. Although I noticed that she hung off of Darien all the time. It bothered me slightly, as I knew that Darien and I were destined to be together. As soon as he recieved his memory back, of course. Ann seemed fuming as she reached us and Allen sighed.
"What now, Ann?"
"Come on! We have to go!"
Allen smiled at me again, "Sorry, Serena. I will talk to you another time."