Chapter twenty five
Two weeks later Aria was almost nine weeks pregnant, even though she wasn't exactly showing she certainly didn't feel slim or pretty. Her stomach was bloated and she was still a bag of mood swings. Beside Hanna, Aria still hadn't told any of her friends or family. She knew Spencer would flip the hell out and her dad….Aria didn't even want to begin to think how Byron would react.
Class was beyond boring. Mrs Lane, the economics teacher was explaining inflation and deflation and the current economic state of the country. It was pretty boring stuff and Mrs Lane's dull and dreary voice made it all the worst. Spencer sat next to Aria in class at the very back.
Spencer leaned over and tapped Aria on the shoulder'' Are you okay? You look like you're about to puke?'', she whispered.
'' Yeah, I'm fine. This class is just so boring I could fall asleep.'' Aria felt bad for lying to Spencer, but what could she say? Yeah, I'm great, you know considering your brother got me pregnant? Yeah, Aria decided against that. She was feeling sick again. Her head was cloudy and forehead was clammy. Lately she'd started to wear looser clothes and less make up. She got sick nearly every morning so fashion wasn't her main priority right now. Aria fanned herself with her hand. '' God, I'm boiling. Do you have water?'' Spencer nodded and produced a bottle from her bag. Aria thanked her.
'' You really don't look good, maybe you should go to the nurse's office and…''
''Ms Montgomery. Ms Hastings. You two seem to be having a lovely chat. Care to share with the class?'' Ms Lane sounded quiet annoyed. She hated when anybody interrupted her class. Noel Kahn, who sat at the top of the class turned around and smirked at Aria. Jerk. '' Well? Have you lost your tongues?''
Spencer cleared her throat and sat up straight. No matter how much trouble she got into with the police a teacher scolding her was worst for her. '' No we were just talking about inflation.''
'' Wonderful.'' Ms Lane turned to Aria, hands on hips, and handed her a piece of chalk. '' Since you two are so interested in inflation maybe you could go up to the board and fill in that equation for me. Should be a breeze.''
Aria stood up from her desk, took the chalk from Mrs Lane and walked up to the board. The equation was so complicated and confusing; Aria didn't have a clue what to do with the equation. Suddenly her head began to spin and the room turned to a mesh of colours, her hands were sweaty and….
The next thing Aria remembered was waking up in the nurse's office. Her eyes were blurry and her head was throbbing. Nurse Marlow, a snippy woman in her late fifties was filling in a form. '' What happened?'' Aria asked, rubbing her eyes. Spencer was sitting on the chair next to the bed.
'' You fainted in class, hon.'' Nurse Marlow answered. '' Your mother's in class but she'll be here to bring you home in twenty minutes.''
Aria looked at Spencer. '' I'm fine. I can just go back to class.'' Aria did not want her mother to know the reason she was fainting.
'' Young girls shouldn't just collapse. Have you eaten anything today?'' the nurse asked.
'' Just an apple. I haven't been feeling well recently.''
Nurse Marlow didn't look impressed. '' An apple? That's not enough.'' She turned to Spencer. ''Could you go outside and wait for a while please? I need to ask Aria some standard, yet, confidential questions.''
Spencer reluctantly left the room. Nurse Marlow turned to Aria, a knowing look across her face. '' No appetite, nauseous, fainting. Dear, have you had a period recently?''
Aria felt so uncomfortable. '' Umm, no, but please don't tell my mother about this.''
'' So you are pregnant?''
'' Yes, but…'' There was a knock on the door and Ella strolled in. She had a concerned plastered across her face. Aria wanted to die right now.
'' Honey are you alright?'' Ella asked as she put her back hand onto Aria's forehead. ''I would have come sooner but I was supervising a make-up exam.'' Ella turned to the nurse. '' Is she okay?''
Nurse Marlow locked eyes with Aria for a brief moment, knowing she had to conceal the truth. '' She fainted in class, nothing too serious though. It's probably just a bad diet.''
'' Can you not tell Dad about this? Please, he'll just make a big deal out of it and its stressful'' Aria said.
Ella exhaled and checked her watch. '' Okay, but go wait in the car, I'll drive you home when I'm done work in twenty minutes.''
'' Can you not tell Dad about this? Please, he'll just make a big deal out of it and its stressful'' Aria said.
Ella disappeared out the door. Aria felt so trapped in the tiny little Office. She hopped off the bed and was just about to leave when Nurse Marlow called her back. '' Fainting while you are pregnant isn't a good thing. I think it would be wise of you to make a doctor appointment just to make sure the baby is okay.''
A surge of fear rushed through Aria. '' You think there could be something wrong with my baby?'' My baby that sounded so weird to say out loud.
The nurse shook her head. '' No it's just precautionary, you can't be too safe with these type of things. Do you know how far along you are?''
'' Nearly nine weeks''
'' This can be a very overwhelming thing at your age. Do you have any support? I'm guessing your mom doesn't know.''
Aria thought about it, she didn't really have support. Jason said he'd be there but only time would tell and she hadn't told any friends about it, besides Hanna, she'd pretty much been freaking out all on her own.
Okay thanks for reading and please review? What do you think is up with Aria? I know I said Byron would find out this chapter but I actually meant the next one, sorry.