Chapter 10 - The Choice of a Lifetime (Part One):

Zoe, Sean and Sean's dad talked about the problem. Zoe wanted to keep the baby and be a mother. Sean admitted he couldn't handle the parental the responsibility and wanted the baby to be placed for adoption. Sean's dad didn't want another baby born at all and insisted Zoe have an abortion.

Zoe sat on her queen sized bed in her bedroom of her 2 bedroom villa. She had thought about what happened yesterday.

'What am I supposed to do?'

Zoe continued to think and think. Then she laid down on her bed and dozed off.

*FLASHBACK*

"What do you mean?" Zoe asked as she and Sean were sitting together on the couch

"I just.. I can't be a grandfather so soon" Mr. Cooper said

"Dad, can we at least think about this" Sean insisted

"I can't have you make the same mistake as your brother" Mr. Cooper explained

Sean whimpered. "Can we just give it up for adoption?"

"I want to keep the baby" Zoe remarked

"I can be a father at 16. I don't know how to provide for a baby" Sean responded

"Zoe, if you know what's best for you, just get the goddamn abortion!" Mr. Cooper screamed

Sean and Zoe got off the couch and grabbed Zoe's arm.

"Come on Zoe!" Sean exclaimed as the two walked out of the house

*END OF FLASHACK*

Zoe picked up her cordless phone and called Annabeth on her cell phone.

BUZZZ! BUZZZ! BUZZZ!

Annabeth heard her cell phone rang. She picked up her cell phone and answered her phone.

"Hello?" Annabeth questioned

"Annabeth?" Zoe questioned

"Zoe! What happened?" Annabeth asked

"I need you to come over" Zoe explained

"Sure, I'll come over" Annabeth agreed

Annabeth ended the call on her phone. She got up off of her bed and slipped her flip-flops on. Annabeth swiped her car keys off of her night table and dashed out of her house to get into her silver Lexus and drove over to Zoe's house.

*22 Minutes Later*

Annabeth and Zoe were sitting in Zoe's living room cross legged on her beige leather couch eating chocolate ice cream.

"Annabeth, I don't know what to do about the baby" Zoe explained

Annabeth looked confused.

"Did you and Sean talk to his dad?" she asked

Zoe nodded.

"We did. But, Sean wants me to have the baby adopted" Zoe explained

"What about your other options?" Annabeth asked

"I want to keep the baby and be a mom but Sean's dad wants me to terminate the pregnancy" Zoe responded charily

"Have you thought about what you want to do with the baby?" Annabeth asked

Zoe took a bite of her delicious ice cream.

"Yeah, I thought about it and I want to keep the baby and raise it with or without Sean's help" Zoe replied

Annabeth half-smirked seriously. "If you want my honest opinion, as one of your best friends, I want you to place the baby up for adoption"

Zoe trembled.

"That's really good advice Annabeth but I'll try to convince Sean to keep the baby" Zoe relented

"Well, even though I am against abortion in every way, shape and form, if you want to get the abortion, then that's your decision" Annabeth responded sympathetically

"Do you really think I should do it Annabeth? Get an abortion?" Zoe questioned depressively

Annabeth cleared her throat.

"Zoe, it's not my decision whether you should get an abortion or not. It's your decision what you do with the unborn child" Annabeth remarked

'And that's when it hit me… ' Zoe thought

"Annabeth, I think I know what I'm going to do" Zoe said

"What?" Annabeth questioned

*Screen fades to Me at home*

My Mom (Laura) and My Dad (Mark the Coach) were standing in front of me as their faces were red and blotchy. Those two were extremely pissed at me for smoking Methamphetamine every night. I was sitting down on my suede black couch that looked like it cost a fortune.

"Nicole Alyssa Mikayla Carter, can you please explain to me why you have these drugs?" Mom screamed as she held up the bag of Meth

I gulped as my bold brown eyes widened. I eventually calmed down and made me explanation.

"I take drugs because I'm stressed!" I yelled

My dad was pretty upset but managed to keep calm and avoid losing his temper.

"What stress do you have?" Dad asked

"THIS WHOLE FUCKING FAMILY!" I screamed back

My mom was stunned to hear my response.

"And what about Percy?" Mom asked

"No. Percy is no stress to me" I replied

"Well, you're grounded" Dad remarked

"I agree with your father" Mom agreed

"No Parties!" Dad exclaimed

"No Dates!" Mom exclaimed

"And I'm taking your car away for 2 weeks!" Dad exclaimed

My jaw dropped in shock. What kind of parents are they?

"I can't believe you!" I screamed

I stormed up the stairs to my bedroom. I'm supposed to go on my one year anniversary date with Percy next week. UGH!

*Screen fades back to Zoe's house*

"Annabeth, I think I know what I'm going to do" Zoe said

"What?" Annabeth questioned

"I don't think I should keep the baby. I would be making the worst mistake ever" Zoe remarked

"Ok, so you can't keep the baby. So that leaves you with adoption or abortion" Annabeth said

"I have to talk to Sean again and decide if adoption would be the best. Even though I don't want to, I should terminate the pregnancy" Zoe explained

Annabeth nodded.

"Yes. You should talk to Sean again, tell him that you've come to your senses and decided against keeping the baby" Annabeth suggested

"I will" Zoe said

Annabeth smiled.

"You're making a good choice. Don't make the mistakes that Sean's brother made when he was his age" Annabeth reminded

Zoe looked confused and squinted her eyebrows.

"How do you know that?" Zoe asked

"Sean confides in me when he's depressed" Annabeth responded

Zoe nodded in agreement.

*5 Hours Later*

Zoe picked up her Blackberry and phoned Sean that night.

BUZZZ! BUZZZ! BUZZZ!

Sean answered his phone and began to speak to Zoe.

"Zoe?" Sean questioned

"Sean, I decided what I want to do with the baby" Zoe explained

Sean smiled.

"Really, you don't want to keep the baby?" Sean asked

"No. I realized I'd be making the worst mistake of my life" Zoe responded

"What are we going to do with the baby?" Sean asked

"I know what were going to do" Zoe remarked

"What?" Sean questioned

Zoe sat there, unsure of her breaking "the news" to him…

Another cliffhanger! I feel great leaving you with all this suspense. Will Zoe terminate the pregnancy? Give up the baby? I hoped you enjoyed this chapter. READ&REVIEW. NO REVIEWS. NO UPDATE.