Teddy sighed as she scrolled through her Buddy Page. Today would have been her graduation. Just a week ago, also, Teddy received an email from her dream school, Yale, informing her she had been accepted. Teddy cried when she had to decline her acceptance since she isn't a high school graduate. Even if she was, she still would be unable to attend it since she's having baby. Everyone online was posting pictures from graduation which made Teddy even sadder.

This should be me, she thought.

Teddy haven't seen or talked to her friends since that day about six months ago before she left. She doesn't even talk to Spencer anymore. She hasn't spoken to him since his last visit and she broke things off with him.

Teddy placed her hand on her stomach when she felt her baby move.

"I'm sorry you probably won't have a good life with me as a mom… I wouldn't blame you if you decide to run away from me as a teenager." Teddy paused. "I'm sorry you probably won't have a relationship with your father or any family besides me… I'm sorry for everything."

Spencer was back in Denver since he had finished his first year at BIPA. He had gotten a summer job at the new frozen yogurt shop downtown.

"Hey, what can I get you?" Spencer asked as he dried his hands off.

The costumer looked up. "Can we get a… Spencer?"

"Oh, hi, Mr. Duncan."

"He-Hey, wh-what are you doing back?"

"I'm gonna give you a second to check out the uniform." Spencer replied.

"I'm meant what are you doing in Denver. I thought you were in Boston."

"Oh, well its summer so I'm back home and got a summer job."

"Daddy." Charlie said yanking on his shirt. "Yogurt."

"Oh, right, can we get a large chocolate with extra sprinkles."

"Got it… So how's Teddy doing?" Spencer asked as he made the order. "Is she back home?"

"Actually no but we did receive a letter from her a few weeks ago. She says she is fine and have two jobs. Amy thinks that she was kidnapped or something and this was a plea for… Oh come on, is that all the sprinkles you're going to give me I mean to Charlie?"

Spencer rolled his eyes. "Mr. Duncan, I can tell you for sure she was not kidnapped."

"I know that, you know that, but Amy, she has other stuff going through her head." Spencer handed Bob the frozen yogurt who handed it to Charlie. "Hey, have you heard from her?"

Spencer shook his head and leaned on the counter. "Not for six months."

"Six months? She's been gone for seven."

"Oh, well I kinda saw her…"

"What do you mean you saw her?"

"I mean webcam… She was really upset. Something was really bothering her. She said you guys would kill her if you found out what she did."

"All my wife and I want to know is what she did."

"I think everyone does. She said it's not just what she did but what someone else did also… I don't know and then she broke things off with me."

"So how's college going? You know Teddy, she got accepted to Yale. Yeah, her acceptance letter came in the mail."

"Oh that's really great. I knew she could do it."

"Yeah, well too bad she is just blowing it off now."

Bob and Spencer spoke for a couple more minutes before he and Charlie left. When they left, Spencer sighed and leaned on the counter, cleaning it off with a towel.

After work, Spencer went back home. He went straight up to his room to shower and change. After he showered, he stared at a picture of Teddy that was on high night stand beside his bed. He picked it up and stared at it.

"Teddy, please come home." He murmured. "I miss you."

"Oh, this is very cute. Are you having a daughter?" Teddy asked as she scanned some baby clothes.

"I am." The woman smiled. "Are you expecting?"

Teddy smiled and nodded. "A daughter also. I think I'll need to snag one of these for my baby."

The woman smiled. "How far along are you, if you don't mind me asking?"

"Almost eight months. She's due in the beginning of August."

"Oh, me also."

Teddy placed the clothing in a bag and handed it to the costumer. "Congratulations."

"What is your name?" The woman asked.

"Teddy."

She smiled. "I'm veronica. Congratulations, Teddy."

Teddy smiled. "Thank you, have a great day."

Teddy both loved and hated both her jobs. What she loved about working at the maternity store and the coffee shop was she was able to be social and meet people. But what she hated was how sometimes she'll in counter rude people that will piss her off very easy since she's pregnant and her hormones are wack. The majority of the people are very friendly so she has little trouble.

After work, Teddy headed back to her small studio apartment. She made herself a pot of chicken noodle soup and sat down at her table. She could hear gunshots since she doesn't live in a very safe area. Teddy had gotten used to it but it still scared her a lot. As soon as she hears the first gunshot, she'll get down to her mattress so if a bullet came through her window, it wouldn't hit her.

Teddy had three locks on her door, but still that didn't make her feel safe. Each night, after she comes home from work, Teddy would block the door with a couple of sitting chairs and a small bookshelf. She figured she'd make whoever tries to break in difficult for them to do so. During the day, Teddy wouldn't care if someone broke in as long as she wasn't there. She had nothing worth stealing other than her laptop and her money jar. Everything in her studio apartment were used and worn out but it was better than sitting on the floor or sleeping on a blow up mattress. She had learned anything is better than sleeping on a blow up mattress.

Teddy opened her laptop and went to her Buddy Page again as she ate. She posted on her wall.

More gunshots outside… But I'm okay because I'm a big girl and big girls don't cry.

Within a second after it was posted, there was a comment on it, a comment from her ex-boyfriend, Spencer.

Spencer Walsh: Please stay safe. I love you

So I'm thinking the next chapter will be the birth of the baby, what do you think? So I don't know if I'll update much this weekend because I have this portfolio I have to do for math and she is making us do too much for it. Four page reflection on this quarter, like wtf? Plus other things, anyways, yeah. Don't be upset if I don't but I'll try to. I'm also sick so it doesn't make things much easier on me especially since I have this thing do Monday… Anyways, I'll shut up now. Remember to review, follow, and favorite. Thanks for reading!