I stared at the big wooden doors in the front of the school. This was the last time I was ever going to walk through them. I waved to my mom as she pulled from the curb then turned to watch all the other kids running around happily. Today was the last day before summer break and my last day ever.
It had been two months since the entire school had found out about my pregnancy. I skipped the week after that incident in the cafeteria, I was too scared of what everyone else thought. The first day I was back all the students stared at me and spoke in hushed tones. Rumors quickly spread over the next few weeks about who the father was. My favorite was that I hooked up with a tall, dark haired, tan guy who was the lead singer of an upcoming rock band. My least favorite was the one about hooking up with my 32 year old neighbor. There had never been a teen pregnancy in my school before so no one really knew how to act around me. So by the second month most everyone just ignored me, well everyone but Beth, Taylor, and Lilly.
Everyone was so happy that summer was here but I think I was the happiest. I was tired of being judged by everyone around me. I had discussed it with my parents many times. It was so hard to convince them that I was going back to Neverland and there was no way for them to stop me. They agreed, but not very happily, to let me drop out once I turned sixteen, which would be over the summer.
My three friends rushed up to me when they saw me staring at the doors.
"Are you ok, Sarah?" Lilly asked as she laid her hand on my arm.
"Oh. Yeah, I was just thinking." I looked from one concerned face to another.
"Ok. Well come on or we'll be late for class." Lilly laced her arm through mine and pulled me through the large wooden doors. I was so deep in thought that I never even heard the bell ring.
We walked through the class room door just as the bell rang. The teacher talked for half the class about how we all worked so hard and she hopes we do well in our futures. She gave us the last half of the class just to talk to one another.
Taylor turned to me and asked, "So what are you going to do before the baby is born?"
"Ummm well I'm not really sure," I hadn't really thought about what we would do when I wasn't in school. "I'll probably just hang out with Peter, maybe fly home to visit his family."
"It's got to suck for him being so far away from his family." Lilly said.
"Yeah it gets kind of tough but he handles it fairly well." Truthfully I had more problems being away from Neverland and the lost boys then Peter did. I worried about the boys a lot; they had never gone so long without Peter there.
Lilly snapped me out of my thoughts when she put her hand on my belly. "Do you think it's a boy or a girl?"
"I don't know."
"I can't believe you're waiting in till it's born. I would be dying to know." Taylor said.
"We wanted it to be a surprise." It was Peter's idea, I went with it because I figured finding out the baby's gender would help take our minds off the finding out who the father was.
I picked at a loose thread on my blue sweater as Lilly and Taylor started talking about their future children. I ignored them and stared off into space.
The rest if the day just dragged on. When the last bell of the day rang, I all but run out the door. When I hit the grass I skidded to a halt and a big smile spread across my face. Peter stood there with Tootles standing beside him. Tootles run from Peter's side and into my arms. I hugged him tight and swung him around.
"What are you doing here?" I asked as I stared down at him.
"I wanted to see you, Mother." Tottles grinned from ear to ear.
Peter put his hand in my lower back and kissed the top of my head. "He and the other boys flew back with Tink this morning. I discussed it with your parents and they agreed to let them stay for the rest of your pregnancy."
I laid my hand over my lower belly. "Really?"
"Yep." Peter smiled and laid his hand over mine.
I looked up at Peter and kissed him. I could feel every one's eyes glued to us but I didn't care. I would probably never see these people again, so I couldn't care less if they thought I was a whore or how big of a mistake I made. I was happy.
I stepped through the door and was ambushed by children. The boys squealed and screamed as they wrapped themselves around my legs. I thought I was going to cry when I saw all of their dirty little faces again. I hugged them all close and kissed the tops of their heads. When the commotion was over and everyone was seated in the living room, we discussed the sleeping arrangements and other necessary subjects.
I was thinking that my summer was going to be nice and quiet, just sitting at home with Peter, picking out baby names and spending time together. Apparently I was wrong. I figured that out when discussions of water parks and hiking trips come up. My summer was going to be anything but quiet and nothing could make me happier.