Michael wasn't disappointed that he wasn't the baby's father, but in some ways he wished he were. Just thinking that there would be a tiny person half him, half Isabel had been a scary thought, but a nice one. He was happy for Isabel and Alex, but he didn't envy their task.
Tess was finding this hardest to cope with. All her life she had thought that her destiny was set in stone, that she couldn't change it, even if she wanted to. Now she could see Isabel completely ignoring her destiny and having a half-human baby. It terrified her because she could see that Alex would always be one of them, linked by this half-human child.
This was the bit Alex and Isabel were most scared about; they had to tell their parents. Luckily, Isabel's parents had been on holiday when she had run off, but now they were back and they couldn't delay the inevitable any longer.
Alex's mum had flipped; to say she had been shocked had been the understatement of the century. She thought Isabel was crazy not to have an abortion, but Alex's dad had been calmer, and stopped any violence. The same could not be said for Isabel's mum. She lost all control and would have hit Alex if Max hadn't stopped her. She all but threw Isabel out, and though the situation was serious, Isabel couldn't help being glad the she hadn't had to tell her mum about the uncertainty over the baby's parentage. Isabel's dad had been less than thrilled, but had agreed to let Isabel's mother cool off for a few days. So Isabel decided she would stay with Tess for a few days.
All Alex wanted to do was to be with Isabel. He didn't care how many tonnes of shit they were in; all he wanted was to be by her side. He didn't exactly know what was going on, but he knew that all he was going to be a father. That thought scared him more than was imaginable. All his plans for the future were on hold, but he had to face his responsibilities, and at that moment they were directed at Isabel, and their baby.
Isabel was trying to be calm. She was so tired, and all she could do was lie around on Tess's sofa. She wished she could talk to someone about what was happening, but even her own Mom wouldn't understand. Even if her Mom hadn't kicked her out of the house, she hadn't ever been pregnant. Isabel felt so alone, and if that wasn't bad enough, she was going back to school the next day, and her Mom was insisting that the Principle knew the whole situation. That meant the whole school would know in around 20 minutes. She felt like she would die of embarrassment, but that would be nothing compared to how it would be when she started to look pregnant. The next six months would probably be the worst she would ever have to go through, but at least she had Alex to help her, which was more than many girls in her situation would.
This was the worst experience of Alex's life. Tess was the biggest blabbermouth about some things and she had had great delight in telling the whole school the exact situation. It wasn't that Alex was embarrassed, but he wished that people weren't staring at him and Isy in that was. The worst thing had been when they had gone to explain the whole situation to the Guidance Councillor. They had to tell her exactly why they wanted to keep this baby. That wasn't easy since the real reason was to do will the little unimportant fact that Isabel wasn't human. They had gotten together the night before and thoroughly planned what they were going to say. They had decided to say that they were both morally against abortion, but it still wasn't 100 percent convincing.
Isy was sick of people staring at her, she should have just stood up at registration and announced to the world that she was pregnant. Even her so-called friends had been frosty. The only people that were treating her normally were Alex, Liz and surprisingly Maria. They had sat with her in Lunch and classes, but she knew that Alex was getting exactly the same, and Liz was only around out of a sense of loyalty to Max. She didn't know why Maria was there. She would have thought that afterfinding out that she had slept with Michael she would be as far away as possible, but she was there and Isabel appreciated it. Suddenly a sharp pain seared through Isabel's body. Her stomach felt as though it was being ripped into tiny pieces. What the hell was happening?
All Alex saw was Isabel lying on the floor. He had heard a thud and then Liz screaming. He jumped from his seat and ran to Isabel who was doubled up, having passed out.
"Isy, can you hear me? Isy come on. Open your eyes Isy." Alex franticly tried to wake Isabel up.
Isabel opened her eyes slowly. She doubled up and winced with pain. "Help me, Alex," was all she managed to say before she passed out again.
The teacher was standing over Isabel trying to stop everyone crushing her. She sent Liz to go call an Ambulance.
Tess was finding this hardest to cope with. All her life she had thought that her destiny was set in stone, that she couldn't change it, even if she wanted to. Now she could see Isabel completely ignoring her destiny and having a half-human baby. It terrified her because she could see that Alex would always be one of them, linked by this half-human child.
This was the bit Alex and Isabel were most scared about; they had to tell their parents. Luckily, Isabel's parents had been on holiday when she had run off, but now they were back and they couldn't delay the inevitable any longer.
Alex's mum had flipped; to say she had been shocked had been the understatement of the century. She thought Isabel was crazy not to have an abortion, but Alex's dad had been calmer, and stopped any violence. The same could not be said for Isabel's mum. She lost all control and would have hit Alex if Max hadn't stopped her. She all but threw Isabel out, and though the situation was serious, Isabel couldn't help being glad the she hadn't had to tell her mum about the uncertainty over the baby's parentage. Isabel's dad had been less than thrilled, but had agreed to let Isabel's mother cool off for a few days. So Isabel decided she would stay with Tess for a few days.
All Alex wanted to do was to be with Isabel. He didn't care how many tonnes of shit they were in; all he wanted was to be by her side. He didn't exactly know what was going on, but he knew that all he was going to be a father. That thought scared him more than was imaginable. All his plans for the future were on hold, but he had to face his responsibilities, and at that moment they were directed at Isabel, and their baby.
Isabel was trying to be calm. She was so tired, and all she could do was lie around on Tess's sofa. She wished she could talk to someone about what was happening, but even her own Mom wouldn't understand. Even if her Mom hadn't kicked her out of the house, she hadn't ever been pregnant. Isabel felt so alone, and if that wasn't bad enough, she was going back to school the next day, and her Mom was insisting that the Principle knew the whole situation. That meant the whole school would know in around 20 minutes. She felt like she would die of embarrassment, but that would be nothing compared to how it would be when she started to look pregnant. The next six months would probably be the worst she would ever have to go through, but at least she had Alex to help her, which was more than many girls in her situation would.
This was the worst experience of Alex's life. Tess was the biggest blabbermouth about some things and she had had great delight in telling the whole school the exact situation. It wasn't that Alex was embarrassed, but he wished that people weren't staring at him and Isy in that was. The worst thing had been when they had gone to explain the whole situation to the Guidance Councillor. They had to tell her exactly why they wanted to keep this baby. That wasn't easy since the real reason was to do will the little unimportant fact that Isabel wasn't human. They had gotten together the night before and thoroughly planned what they were going to say. They had decided to say that they were both morally against abortion, but it still wasn't 100 percent convincing.
Isy was sick of people staring at her, she should have just stood up at registration and announced to the world that she was pregnant. Even her so-called friends had been frosty. The only people that were treating her normally were Alex, Liz and surprisingly Maria. They had sat with her in Lunch and classes, but she knew that Alex was getting exactly the same, and Liz was only around out of a sense of loyalty to Max. She didn't know why Maria was there. She would have thought that afterfinding out that she had slept with Michael she would be as far away as possible, but she was there and Isabel appreciated it. Suddenly a sharp pain seared through Isabel's body. Her stomach felt as though it was being ripped into tiny pieces. What the hell was happening?
All Alex saw was Isabel lying on the floor. He had heard a thud and then Liz screaming. He jumped from his seat and ran to Isabel who was doubled up, having passed out.
"Isy, can you hear me? Isy come on. Open your eyes Isy." Alex franticly tried to wake Isabel up.
Isabel opened her eyes slowly. She doubled up and winced with pain. "Help me, Alex," was all she managed to say before she passed out again.
The teacher was standing over Isabel trying to stop everyone crushing her. She sent Liz to go call an Ambulance.