The five girls walked-well, some waddled-through the doors, Amy at the front. Madison's baby bump stuck out more than any of the others, and as she pushed through the silent crowd she was smiling.
"Hey, Ashley!" Grace said
She was sporting a belly as well-it was small, but it was there.
"Hi, Grace." Ashley replied
"Look, guys, it's the new cast of 16 and Pregnant! How are your little mistakes doing?" Oliver, a member of the football team, called
Adrian's head snapped to the side.
"What the hell did you just say to me?" Adrian asked
She walked up to him with a dangerous look in her eyes.
"U-Uh..." Oliver stammered
"You can make any comments you want about me, but if you make fun of my baby I swear to God I will rip your balls off." Adrian hissed
She placed her pointer finger on the boy's chest. The running back stepped backwards, in fear.
Later
Lauren was walking down the hall when she saw it.
Her worst nightmare.
Jesse was leaning against his locker talking with Sarah, one of the freshman cheerleaders. She leaned over and whispered something in his ear and a smile flitted across his face. He murmured something and she shot him a wink before walking away.
Lauren's stomach sunk. How could he? They were in love. He was... he was her fiancé. She loved him! And he betrayed her. What would happen? Why did he do this? What would the baby think if its dad was cheating?
Lauren walked over to him, her eyes full of tears. Now that she was pregnant, she seemed to cry a lot more.
"What was that?" Lauren asked
Jesse looked at her and smiled.
"Hey, babe." Jesse said
"What the hell was that?" Lauren asked
"Oh, that? Nothing. Sarah and I were just flirting." Jesse said
Seeing Lauren's face, he reached for her hand.
"Come on, Laur. I flirt with every girl." Jesse said
Lauren yanked her hand away.
"Do you think our baby's going to know that? Do you think our sweet, innocent, clueless baby is going to know that its daddy's a total man-whore? No. It isn't. It's going to grow up thinking that it's totally normal. And then when they realize that isn't how the world works, that daddy can't just 'flirt' with other women, it's going to feel ostracized and stupid." Lauren said
"You're overreacting." Jesse said
His voice was low.
"Am I? Am I really? Because I know for a fact that last week you invited Julie over and got it on." Lauren hissed
"H-How did you know about that?" Jesse asked
He looked dumbfounded.
"So it's true. Wow. Madison told me that last week and I thought 'no, we're dating. He's changed. He loves me; he'd never do that'. But it turns out I was wrong." Lauren said
Lauren ran her fingers through her hair.
"Just-don't talk to me. We're done, Jesse. We're totally done." Lauren said
Lauren walked away in tears, heading to the bathroom to cry her heart out.
That night
Lauren took a deep breath and walked over to the house phone, which was barely used. She dialed a number and waited for them to pick up.
"Hi! This is Cierra from social services. What can I do for you?" Cierra asked
"I-I want to give my baby up for adoption." Lauren said