Chapter10- Telling People part1

Paul has been looking at his phone all day. Stephanie hasn't called him in weeks. He tries to call Stephanie, but it goes straight to voicemail. He was starting to get really worried. He sat on his bed and finally came up with a decision. He was going to pick her up and take her out. He grabbed his keys and headed on his way to Stephanie's house. As he pulled up, he noticed Stephanie, Maria, and Stacy heading towards the front door. He screamed to get their attention and they all turned to face him. That's when he noticed Stephanie had tears streaming down her face. He saw the girls walk towards him. When they were next to his car, he gestured Stephanie to get in. Stephanie got in and didn't face him. He looked towards Maria and Stacy to get any answers, but they just said bye and walked away. Paul rubbed Stephanie's arms and begged her to look at him. Stephanie kept shaking her head no. He wrapped his arm around Stephanie and comforted her. "Let's go to the park so we can talk." Says Paul as he kissed Stephanie's cheek and started the car. Stephanie cried the whole way there. It hurt him to see her in so much pain. He just hoped he could make her feel better.

When they arrived at the park, he got out the car and opened the door for Stephanie. As she got out, he wrapped his arms around her and walked her towards the bench. They sat down and he begged Stephanie to look at him. When she finally did, he stroked her cheek and asked what was wrong. "Stephanie, baby, please tell me what's wrong! I haven't talked to you in weeks. Please just tell me what's wrong" Begged Paul. He began to get tears in his eyes seeing her in tears like this. "You're going to hate me Paul!" cried Steph. "I won't Stephanie, just please tell me what's wrong" Cried Paul. "I ca…" Before Stephanie could finish, nausea came over her. She ran to the trashcan nearest her and puked. She ran to the park restroom and washed her face. When she walked back towards the bench, she could see the worried look on Paul's face. "Baby are you ok? Are you sick? Is that's what's wrong?" asked Paul. Stephanie shook her head no. She took a deep breath and tried to mutter out the words. "I'm pre…, I'm Pre..." stuttered Stephanie. "Come on baby, spit it out! What's wrong?" He asked as he rubbed her back to comfort her. "I'm PREGNANT!" screamed Stephanie as she broke down again. Paul couldn't believe the words that just came out of his girlfriend's mouth. She couldn't have said what he thought she said. He had to hear it again. "What did you say?" asked Paul, not believing it. Stephanie looked him in the eyes as she said it again. "I'm pregnant Paul and the baby is yours!" cried Stephanie as she buried her face in her hands. Paul couldn't believe it. How could she be pregnant? They were always safe, except for two times! One of those, he didn't even get to finish because her father walked in. "Are you sure?"Asked Paul as he hopes she would say no. "Yes! I took three tests today and all of them said the two magic words!" she cried. "Well tests aren't 100% accurate, so maybe you aren't!" says Paul hoping she wasn't. "I would understand that if it was one test, but THREE tests screamed at me that I have a baby growing in me!" screamed Stephanie agitated. How many times does she have to tell him she was pregnant before he gets it through his thick head! "Damn it Steph! How could this happen? What am I going to do? I am too young to be a dad! What about Football and school? This can't be happening!"Paul says panicking. "You! YOU! What about me? I'm the one pregnant! I'm the one who has to walk around with a big bump screaming "I'm pregnant!" Not you! You can leave and have nothing to do with me but I will always be the one with the baby. You are worried about Football? What about my dreams? I want to be a doctor or a lawyer! Something! But what school would want to take a high school dropout, who got knocked up at the age of 15? My life is screwed up. Not yours!" screamed Steph. "Not mine! If I do play daddy to this baby, my life will be screwed! I will have to stay home all day with a crying baby! You think that's how I want my high school life to be? I have a life and plans and a baby was not part of it!" screamed Paul. "If! Are you planning on making me handle this by myself?" She saw Paul look away from her. "Paul, you can't do this to me! I can't handle this by myself! I am only 15 Paul! Please don't abandon me!" Stephanie cried. "I just can't handle this right now Stephanie! I'm 17! I'm sorry. I still love you but I can't be a father right now!" He saw Stephanie break down and he couldn't take it. He reached over to comfort her but she pushed him away. "Don't touch me! You're nothing but an ass! You don't love me! If you loved me, you wouldn't abandon me when I need you most! Just take me home! NOW!" screamed Stephanie as she stood up and ran towards the car. Paul watched as she ran away. He didn't mean to hurt her; he just can't handle a baby right now. He walked to his car and saw her crying against it. When she saw him, she angrily wiped her tears and stood by the door. He got in his car and started it. He waited for her to get in and then they headed towards Stephanie's house.

They finally reached Stephanie's house. Before Paul could say anything to Stephanie, she got out and slammed the door. He watched as she walked towards her house and drove away the moment she was in.

Telling Parents- Stephanie

Stephanie walked into her house and started to run upstairs. Before she made it to the top, her mom called out to her. "Stephanie, honey, are you ok?" asked Linda. "Yeah mom! I'm just tired!" said Stephanie, not facing her mother. "Look at me sweetie!" demanded Linda. Stephanie turned to face her. Linda's heart broke at the tearful face of her daughter. "Sweetie, what happened?" asked Linda. I don't want to talk about it" cried Stephanie. "I'm your mom! You can talk to me about anything! Please tell me what's wrong!" begged Linda. Stephanie knew it was now or never. "Mom, I love you and I never wanted this to happen!" She looked at her mom in the eyes as she told her. "Mom, I'm pregnant!" Stephanie cried. Linda looked at her daughter, not believing what had just come out of her daughter's mouth. "Oh sweetie!" Linda cried as she opened her arms for Stephanie. Stephanie ran into her mother's arms and cried. "It will be ok. We will get through this!" cried Linda as she held her daughter. Vince walked in and saw his wife and daughter crying. "What's going on in here?" he asked concerned. "Vince, our daughter is in trouble!" Linda cried still holding Stephanie. "I just picked up Shane from his dorm. He's staying with us Christmas Break! Now how is our daughter in trouble?" asked Vince concerned. "Stephanie tells him what's going on!" demanded Linda. "No mommy! Please don't make me do that! Daddy will hate me forever. Please!" cry Stephanie. "Stephanie spit it out NOW!" demanded Vince. Stephanie looked at her father and couldn't believe what she was about to tell him. "Daddy, I'm pregnant!" she said as she cried harder."That son of a bitch Paul did this to you didn't he?" yelled Vince. "Does he know about this baby?" asked Vince angrily. Stephanie nodded. "He does but he doesn't want it!" Stephanie cried. "He yelled that he loves me but he couldn't handle a baby!" Stephanie cried. Vince was in rage." That son of a bitch, knocked you up and doesn't want to take responsibility!" screamed Vince. "How old is he Stephanie?" asked Paul furiously. "He's 17 dad!" cried Stephanie. "So he's practically almost an adult and he is going to leave a 15 year old girl, to raise his baby all by herself!" yelled Vince. Vince was pissed at Paul, but then he switched his anger at Stephanie. "And you, I told you not to date any boys while you were in high school! You had to be so damn stubborn, didn't you? Look what happens to disobedient girls? They end up lying on their back and getting knocked up! Then when the consequences come, they are left with a baby and the guy is left partying all night! He used you to get what he wanted and once he found out you were having his kid, he kicked you to the curb! Congratulations Stephanie! You are officially a slut!" screamed Vince. Shane had just walked in during all that. He couldn't believe his dad said that to his baby sister. He wasn't the only one. Linda was shocked and Stephanie was crying even harder. "Vince, I think you need to leave and cool off because that was definitely not called for!" screamed Linda. "Gladly! I don't want to be in the same room as her right now! Stephanie, you have disappointed this family to no end!" he screamed as he walked out the house. "Shane can you leave us alone for a couple of minutes please?" asked Linda. "Yeah mom and Stephanie it's going to be ok. I love you sis!" Shane said as he rubbed Stephanie's back and walked upstairs. Linda walked Stephanie over to the couch and they sat down. Stephanie laid her head on Linda's lap as she cried. Linda brushed Stephanie's hair with her hand as Stephanie cried. Linda remembers doing this Stephanie when she was a baby because she was fussy or mad. Now she is doing this to her baby, because she is having a baby.

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