Sickness
"Karyn, are you ok" Stokley asked me in fourth period.
"Yea. I'm ok, don't worry about me."
The truth was I didn't feel good. That mourning I woke up with a terrible headache and stomachache. It was hard for me to concentrate in class. Casey wasn't at school; he was at some conference thing out of state. I missed him very much and hoped he was missing me as much as I was missing him. I was thinking about him, and then I passed out. I woke up lying on the torn, faded yellow cot in the clinic. Ms. Harper was staring at me.
"I think you should get home Karyn," she said quickly.
"Yea whatever."
I got my books and walked out of the school ready to go home. I stopped by the drugstore, picked up a candy bar and a coke, then walked to the medicine aisle. I was feeling nauseous while I looked at the Pepto Bismal. I grabbed the cheapest one and then looked at the pregnancy tests. My first thought was "Yeah, I'll need that," so I also picked that up. Once I was done paying I went home. A bike was parked in my driveway.
"Must be Casey," I said aloud.
When I opened the door I saw Casey asleep on the sofa. I walked over and kissed him softly on the lips and his eyes fluttered open. He yawned and sat up. Pulling me up on his lap, he asked why I was home.
"I'm sick sweetie, like really sick," I moaned.
"Let me see what's in your bag."
"No, I don't think you want to see Casey."
He pulled the bag away from me and pulled out the items.
"You don't need candy or coke if you are sick, and the pepto I can see why," then Casey pulled out the test. "Karyn, what is this."
"It's a, a," I paused. "It's a test; I think I should take it."
Casey looked at me for a minute and sighed. He asked me why did I buy the test and I told him flat out, that I could have mourning sickness. His sigh became deeper, and then he looked at me really serious.
"Karyn, take the test now. I don't wanna hear you complain, just take it now."
I had no objections; I went into the bathroom and took the test. When the results showed up I screamed.
"Karyn, are you ok" Stokley asked me in fourth period.
"Yea. I'm ok, don't worry about me."
The truth was I didn't feel good. That mourning I woke up with a terrible headache and stomachache. It was hard for me to concentrate in class. Casey wasn't at school; he was at some conference thing out of state. I missed him very much and hoped he was missing me as much as I was missing him. I was thinking about him, and then I passed out. I woke up lying on the torn, faded yellow cot in the clinic. Ms. Harper was staring at me.
"I think you should get home Karyn," she said quickly.
"Yea whatever."
I got my books and walked out of the school ready to go home. I stopped by the drugstore, picked up a candy bar and a coke, then walked to the medicine aisle. I was feeling nauseous while I looked at the Pepto Bismal. I grabbed the cheapest one and then looked at the pregnancy tests. My first thought was "Yeah, I'll need that," so I also picked that up. Once I was done paying I went home. A bike was parked in my driveway.
"Must be Casey," I said aloud.
When I opened the door I saw Casey asleep on the sofa. I walked over and kissed him softly on the lips and his eyes fluttered open. He yawned and sat up. Pulling me up on his lap, he asked why I was home.
"I'm sick sweetie, like really sick," I moaned.
"Let me see what's in your bag."
"No, I don't think you want to see Casey."
He pulled the bag away from me and pulled out the items.
"You don't need candy or coke if you are sick, and the pepto I can see why," then Casey pulled out the test. "Karyn, what is this."
"It's a, a," I paused. "It's a test; I think I should take it."
Casey looked at me for a minute and sighed. He asked me why did I buy the test and I told him flat out, that I could have mourning sickness. His sigh became deeper, and then he looked at me really serious.
"Karyn, take the test now. I don't wanna hear you complain, just take it now."
I had no objections; I went into the bathroom and took the test. When the results showed up I screamed.
