Ella walked to the elevator and bumped into Abby.
"Hey!" Abby said.
"Hi." Ella said and she stepped into the elevator.
"Hang on, I need to go upstairs too." Abby said. "Wait for me, okay? I just gotta drop off this chart."
"Okay." Ella waited for Abby and then she closed the doors.
"Where are you going to?" Abby asked Ella.
"To mom, she has an OB appointment. How about you?"
"I'm going to OB too."
"Ah..okay." Ella said, she took a good look at Abby, especially her figure. She thought Abby's belly was growing, but she wasn't sure and didn't wanna ask.
"I know what you are thinking..." Abby said, touching her belly. "I'm..."Suddenly the elevator had stopped, but not on the right floor. Not on the right floor at all, they were hanging there, between the 3rd and 4th floor.
"Oh no, come on!!!" Abby yelled and she banged at the doors. "A man! Come on! Just gooooo!"
"Abby, I don't think that's working. We better hang on." Ella said and she pushed the emergency button, hoping someone would notice it and would get them out.
"Yeah that's the best thing to do I guess."
The two girls weren't talking to eachother for quite a while.
"Are you pregnant?" Ella asked.
"Yup." Abby said. "9 weeks."
"Congratulations. Does Carter know?"
"Yeah he knows. I told him on father's day."
"Ah, that's so sweet. It's your 3rd right?"
"Yeah. How far along is your mother now?"
"She's 32 weeks."
"So why aren't you with her?"
"We had a fight....she told me about Rachel, my dad's other daughter. She told me how she died, and I wouldn't believe it. Mom gave me this letter, so I could read it. I now know she was right. I should have believed her. Did you know Rachel?"
"Yeah I did. Not as well as you mom and dad did, but I knew her, she'd been to the hospital a few times. If you wanna know more about Rachel, you'd better go to Susan. She can tell you a lot more about her."
"I'll think about it." Ella said and she layed down in the elevator, thinking about her mom and Abby, both being pregnant. "I wanna have a baby...it must be so great...being pregnant and all that stuff."
"You're far too young, you shouldn't be thinking about stuff like that."
"I'll wait for a few years I guess...I'll be having my hands full with the new baby!"
"You'll regret it for the rest of your life, getting pregnant so young." Abby said. "It'll ruine your life."
"I said I'll wait for a few years!" Ella said, pretty pissed.
"Just believe me."
"Yeah, I believe you." Ella yelled.
Abby's eyes were full of tears.
"I'm sorry Abby. I didn't mean it like that." Ella said and she sat down next to Abby.
"I got pregnant when I was 17. I couldn't keep it, but I didn't want to have an abortion either. I had to choose the easy way. Abortion. I couldn't be pregnant. I was going to school and a baby would just ruine my life. So I had to have an abortion. No matter what you're gonna do, keep it or have an abortion, you'll regret it. I still do."
"I didn't know. I'm sorry."
"Nobody knows." Abby said. "Promiss me, that if you ever might get pregnant when you are so young, you'll really think about it, and not just do something, like I did."
"Okay." Ella said. It was silent for a few minutes.
Ella tried to cheer up Abby. "So how are you and Carter?"
"Good, Good. The result will be visible in a few months!" Abby smiled toughing her tummy.
"And the kids?"
"Meggie is growing up too fast, yeah well...so is Kay. But they're fine."
"Are you hoping for a boy this time?"
"I don't care, I really don't. As long as the baby is health....."
The elevator started moving again and opened at the 4th floor. "y."
"There we are!" Ella said.
"Ella!" Elizabeth said. "I was worried! I couldn't find you. I went downstairs and Jerry told me he'd seen you and Abby get in to the elevator, which was now stuck. I'm so glad you're okay."
"Me too. Mom....I'm sorry." Ella said.
"It's okay, baby."
"Speaking of babies! Did you know Abby...." Ella said but she stopped. She saw Abby waving and making signs. "and Carter have 2 kids?"
"Yeah...I was the one who told you."
"Oh right." Ella said. "I couldn't remember where I got it from. Can we go home?"
"Sure. Just go to the car, I'll be there in a minute."
"Are you okay?" Elizabeth asked Abby.
"Yeah I'm fine."
"You've had some shortage of oxygen, in that elevator. Make sure Dr. Coburn double checks if the baby is okay."
"Sure." Abby said and turned around, 10 seconds later she turned back. "How do you know? Did Dr. Coburn tell you?"
"Oh Abby come on! You should have seen your face when Ella wanted to tell me."
Abby smiled.
Elizabeth smiled and she headed downstairs.
"Hey!" Abby said.
"Hi." Ella said and she stepped into the elevator.
"Hang on, I need to go upstairs too." Abby said. "Wait for me, okay? I just gotta drop off this chart."
"Okay." Ella waited for Abby and then she closed the doors.
"Where are you going to?" Abby asked Ella.
"To mom, she has an OB appointment. How about you?"
"I'm going to OB too."
"Ah..okay." Ella said, she took a good look at Abby, especially her figure. She thought Abby's belly was growing, but she wasn't sure and didn't wanna ask.
"I know what you are thinking..." Abby said, touching her belly. "I'm..."Suddenly the elevator had stopped, but not on the right floor. Not on the right floor at all, they were hanging there, between the 3rd and 4th floor.
"Oh no, come on!!!" Abby yelled and she banged at the doors. "A man! Come on! Just gooooo!"
"Abby, I don't think that's working. We better hang on." Ella said and she pushed the emergency button, hoping someone would notice it and would get them out.
"Yeah that's the best thing to do I guess."
The two girls weren't talking to eachother for quite a while.
"Are you pregnant?" Ella asked.
"Yup." Abby said. "9 weeks."
"Congratulations. Does Carter know?"
"Yeah he knows. I told him on father's day."
"Ah, that's so sweet. It's your 3rd right?"
"Yeah. How far along is your mother now?"
"She's 32 weeks."
"So why aren't you with her?"
"We had a fight....she told me about Rachel, my dad's other daughter. She told me how she died, and I wouldn't believe it. Mom gave me this letter, so I could read it. I now know she was right. I should have believed her. Did you know Rachel?"
"Yeah I did. Not as well as you mom and dad did, but I knew her, she'd been to the hospital a few times. If you wanna know more about Rachel, you'd better go to Susan. She can tell you a lot more about her."
"I'll think about it." Ella said and she layed down in the elevator, thinking about her mom and Abby, both being pregnant. "I wanna have a baby...it must be so great...being pregnant and all that stuff."
"You're far too young, you shouldn't be thinking about stuff like that."
"I'll wait for a few years I guess...I'll be having my hands full with the new baby!"
"You'll regret it for the rest of your life, getting pregnant so young." Abby said. "It'll ruine your life."
"I said I'll wait for a few years!" Ella said, pretty pissed.
"Just believe me."
"Yeah, I believe you." Ella yelled.
Abby's eyes were full of tears.
"I'm sorry Abby. I didn't mean it like that." Ella said and she sat down next to Abby.
"I got pregnant when I was 17. I couldn't keep it, but I didn't want to have an abortion either. I had to choose the easy way. Abortion. I couldn't be pregnant. I was going to school and a baby would just ruine my life. So I had to have an abortion. No matter what you're gonna do, keep it or have an abortion, you'll regret it. I still do."
"I didn't know. I'm sorry."
"Nobody knows." Abby said. "Promiss me, that if you ever might get pregnant when you are so young, you'll really think about it, and not just do something, like I did."
"Okay." Ella said. It was silent for a few minutes.
Ella tried to cheer up Abby. "So how are you and Carter?"
"Good, Good. The result will be visible in a few months!" Abby smiled toughing her tummy.
"And the kids?"
"Meggie is growing up too fast, yeah well...so is Kay. But they're fine."
"Are you hoping for a boy this time?"
"I don't care, I really don't. As long as the baby is health....."
The elevator started moving again and opened at the 4th floor. "y."
"There we are!" Ella said.
"Ella!" Elizabeth said. "I was worried! I couldn't find you. I went downstairs and Jerry told me he'd seen you and Abby get in to the elevator, which was now stuck. I'm so glad you're okay."
"Me too. Mom....I'm sorry." Ella said.
"It's okay, baby."
"Speaking of babies! Did you know Abby...." Ella said but she stopped. She saw Abby waving and making signs. "and Carter have 2 kids?"
"Yeah...I was the one who told you."
"Oh right." Ella said. "I couldn't remember where I got it from. Can we go home?"
"Sure. Just go to the car, I'll be there in a minute."
"Are you okay?" Elizabeth asked Abby.
"Yeah I'm fine."
"You've had some shortage of oxygen, in that elevator. Make sure Dr. Coburn double checks if the baby is okay."
"Sure." Abby said and turned around, 10 seconds later she turned back. "How do you know? Did Dr. Coburn tell you?"
"Oh Abby come on! You should have seen your face when Ella wanted to tell me."
Abby smiled.
Elizabeth smiled and she headed downstairs.