Chapter 5-The Good News, and the Shocking News.
"I'm..what"? Asked Topanga, though she heard perfectly well what Dr.Sierra had said. "You're pregnant". Brooklyn repeated herself "Congratulations Topanga". The blush was doing nothing for Topanga. She was paler than newly fallen snow. Topanga's hand was shaking. She didn't know what to say next. Topanga was in shock. This news was just so un-called for-she hadn't even been thinking about having a child yet! Topanga now had so much more to worry about-They had just arrived in New York. Topanga didn't have a job. Cory didn't have a job. Nobody had a job. No job meant no money. The thoughts swam in Topanga's head, drowning one another. Topanga remembered what Cory's mother-Amy had said to Cory as they had left. The words resounded in Topanga's head-like Amy had been talking at that second. Distantly she heard them-"And Cory". She had said sternly. "Don't get Topanga pregnant until your absolutely ready". Absolutely ready. The thought echoed non-stop. Absolutely ready. That was the opposite of what they were. They were far from ready. What would Cory do? What was going to happen? Topanga was so confused. She wanted to scream out. Topanga wasn't ready yet. She just wasn't. Even though she did want a child, she wasn't ready.
Topanga knew her options. She could continue to let the baby grow, or she could kill it. Which was something she would never do. It was cruel, and Topanga knew it. Topanga made up her mind. She was not going to kill the baby. No matter what the situation. Topanga had always despised the people who had killed babies that they didn't want. It wasn't the baby's fault it was going to be born. But it had to suffer anyway. Topanga wasn't going to be one of those people. This was going to be her baby. No matter what. "I..just didn't know". Said Topanga "I know". Said Dr.Sierra "It does come as quite a surprise to most". "Y-yeah I guess it would". Said Topanga as she held her hand in an effort to make it stop shaking. "An-anyway I have to go and um, talk to Cory". Dr.Sierra smiled. "Ok Topanga". "Will you be coming next week"? "Because I'll still need you to come weekly". "Especially now that-"Yes I know" Cut in Topanga, nervous to hear the end of the sentence. "Yes I will come next week". Said Topanga-the shaking had gone into her voice then. "Thank-you Dr.Sierra and goodbye". Topanga said shortly, just wanting to leave and completely un-aware of anything she was saying. Dr.Sierra smiled once again. "Ok Topanga good-bye and congratulations again". Topanga nodded her head and walked quickly to the waiting room, where Rachel was reading a magazine.'
"C'-c'mon Rachel let's leave I want to go home". Tears began to well up in Topanga's eyes, she was scared. "Ok Topanga so how did it-go"? Finished Rachel as she put down the magazine and saw Topanga's face. "Oh Topanga honey what's wrong"? Asked Rachel-so unsure and so concerned. Topanga said nothing and walked out of the building. Rachel ran and caught up with her. She stopped Topanga. Topanga turned around. Tears flooded her eyes and her nose was red and her eyes bloodshot. Rachel felt pain in seeing her friend so upset. Tears streamed down her cheeks and left red marks. "Rachel I'm just so scared"! Cried Topanga-sobbing. Rachel went and sat her down in the shade of a tree. Rachel then sat with her. "Topanga"? "What happened"? Asked Rachel gently, giving Topanga a hug. "Oh Rachel".. "Rachel"! Rachel looked at her with a soft colour in her eyes and gentle concern. "I'm-I'm"! "You can do it Topanga". "Just let it out". "I'm pregnant"! Topanga almost screamed it. "Oh Topanga"! "Topanga you should be happy"! "Why are you so upset"? "Cory has no job"! "I have no job"! "Rachel don't you see"? "We have no money"! "We only just got here"! "What is Cory going to do"? "What's he going to say"? "HOW'S HE GOING TO FEEL?! Cried Topanga-so scared and unsure. "Topanga, we'll find a way". "You know that Cory's applied for jobs and is waiting to hear back". "He's bound to find something soon"! "Topanga this is going to be great"! "You can even start thinking of names for it-I'll help and Angela will too". "And you and I both know Cory will have lots of suggestions". Rachel smiled as she said this. "We can even start buying clothes for it"! "A crib"! "Bibs"! "A cute stroller and little caps for it's little head with peachfuzz". Topanga smiled and the tears stopped. "Things will work out great"! "Thank-you Rachel". "This means a lot to me". "So what're friends for"? Said Rachel with a grin. And with that they walked to the apartment.
As they got in the door, Cory stood waiting. "Hello dawling". Said Cory with a kiss. Rachel hung up her coat. Topanga was about to, but Cory took it off with a "Oh no dawling let me". Topanga hugged and kissed him. Cory always made her feel so much better and carefree. "Topanga I have some news"..! Said Cory mysteriously. "Yeah so do I Cory". "But why don't you go first"? Said Topanga quickly. Cory did not detect the worry in her voice. "Ok Dawling". "I got a job"! "Oh Cory that's wonderful"! "Where"?! "Oh I'm a waiter at that fancy French restaurant down the road". "Tips and everything"! "It pays really good Topanga"! "We'll have enough for our bills and our food and even some left over"! Topanga felt good. "Congratulations Cory"! Topanga kissed him. "I'm so proud of you"! "Thank you dawling". "Now what was your news"? Asked Cory curiously.
She was about to tell him to nevermind, but Rachel looked at her sternly. "Cory, um, I, you see, I'm, um". Cory looked at her. "Are you okay Panga"? "F-fine". "Cory"? "Yes Topanga"? Said Cory somewhat worried. "I'm- pregnant". Topanga's hand shook once again, and the blush continued to be useless. Her whole body shook. Cory smiled at her. Cory knew she was scared and confused. And very worried. He took her in his arms. "We're going to be parents honey". "Be proud". "And I know that no one will make a better mother than you". Cory and Topanga kissed. Topanga felt so good. Cory felt good too. "Let's get ready honey". Said Cory softly. "They're all going to be here soon". Topanga smiled. The kissed and then they got ready for the arrival of the group. And there was even a little surprise for Shawn.
"I'm..what"? Asked Topanga, though she heard perfectly well what Dr.Sierra had said. "You're pregnant". Brooklyn repeated herself "Congratulations Topanga". The blush was doing nothing for Topanga. She was paler than newly fallen snow. Topanga's hand was shaking. She didn't know what to say next. Topanga was in shock. This news was just so un-called for-she hadn't even been thinking about having a child yet! Topanga now had so much more to worry about-They had just arrived in New York. Topanga didn't have a job. Cory didn't have a job. Nobody had a job. No job meant no money. The thoughts swam in Topanga's head, drowning one another. Topanga remembered what Cory's mother-Amy had said to Cory as they had left. The words resounded in Topanga's head-like Amy had been talking at that second. Distantly she heard them-"And Cory". She had said sternly. "Don't get Topanga pregnant until your absolutely ready". Absolutely ready. The thought echoed non-stop. Absolutely ready. That was the opposite of what they were. They were far from ready. What would Cory do? What was going to happen? Topanga was so confused. She wanted to scream out. Topanga wasn't ready yet. She just wasn't. Even though she did want a child, she wasn't ready.
Topanga knew her options. She could continue to let the baby grow, or she could kill it. Which was something she would never do. It was cruel, and Topanga knew it. Topanga made up her mind. She was not going to kill the baby. No matter what the situation. Topanga had always despised the people who had killed babies that they didn't want. It wasn't the baby's fault it was going to be born. But it had to suffer anyway. Topanga wasn't going to be one of those people. This was going to be her baby. No matter what. "I..just didn't know". Said Topanga "I know". Said Dr.Sierra "It does come as quite a surprise to most". "Y-yeah I guess it would". Said Topanga as she held her hand in an effort to make it stop shaking. "An-anyway I have to go and um, talk to Cory". Dr.Sierra smiled. "Ok Topanga". "Will you be coming next week"? "Because I'll still need you to come weekly". "Especially now that-"Yes I know" Cut in Topanga, nervous to hear the end of the sentence. "Yes I will come next week". Said Topanga-the shaking had gone into her voice then. "Thank-you Dr.Sierra and goodbye". Topanga said shortly, just wanting to leave and completely un-aware of anything she was saying. Dr.Sierra smiled once again. "Ok Topanga good-bye and congratulations again". Topanga nodded her head and walked quickly to the waiting room, where Rachel was reading a magazine.'
"C'-c'mon Rachel let's leave I want to go home". Tears began to well up in Topanga's eyes, she was scared. "Ok Topanga so how did it-go"? Finished Rachel as she put down the magazine and saw Topanga's face. "Oh Topanga honey what's wrong"? Asked Rachel-so unsure and so concerned. Topanga said nothing and walked out of the building. Rachel ran and caught up with her. She stopped Topanga. Topanga turned around. Tears flooded her eyes and her nose was red and her eyes bloodshot. Rachel felt pain in seeing her friend so upset. Tears streamed down her cheeks and left red marks. "Rachel I'm just so scared"! Cried Topanga-sobbing. Rachel went and sat her down in the shade of a tree. Rachel then sat with her. "Topanga"? "What happened"? Asked Rachel gently, giving Topanga a hug. "Oh Rachel".. "Rachel"! Rachel looked at her with a soft colour in her eyes and gentle concern. "I'm-I'm"! "You can do it Topanga". "Just let it out". "I'm pregnant"! Topanga almost screamed it. "Oh Topanga"! "Topanga you should be happy"! "Why are you so upset"? "Cory has no job"! "I have no job"! "Rachel don't you see"? "We have no money"! "We only just got here"! "What is Cory going to do"? "What's he going to say"? "HOW'S HE GOING TO FEEL?! Cried Topanga-so scared and unsure. "Topanga, we'll find a way". "You know that Cory's applied for jobs and is waiting to hear back". "He's bound to find something soon"! "Topanga this is going to be great"! "You can even start thinking of names for it-I'll help and Angela will too". "And you and I both know Cory will have lots of suggestions". Rachel smiled as she said this. "We can even start buying clothes for it"! "A crib"! "Bibs"! "A cute stroller and little caps for it's little head with peachfuzz". Topanga smiled and the tears stopped. "Things will work out great"! "Thank-you Rachel". "This means a lot to me". "So what're friends for"? Said Rachel with a grin. And with that they walked to the apartment.
As they got in the door, Cory stood waiting. "Hello dawling". Said Cory with a kiss. Rachel hung up her coat. Topanga was about to, but Cory took it off with a "Oh no dawling let me". Topanga hugged and kissed him. Cory always made her feel so much better and carefree. "Topanga I have some news"..! Said Cory mysteriously. "Yeah so do I Cory". "But why don't you go first"? Said Topanga quickly. Cory did not detect the worry in her voice. "Ok Dawling". "I got a job"! "Oh Cory that's wonderful"! "Where"?! "Oh I'm a waiter at that fancy French restaurant down the road". "Tips and everything"! "It pays really good Topanga"! "We'll have enough for our bills and our food and even some left over"! Topanga felt good. "Congratulations Cory"! Topanga kissed him. "I'm so proud of you"! "Thank you dawling". "Now what was your news"? Asked Cory curiously.
She was about to tell him to nevermind, but Rachel looked at her sternly. "Cory, um, I, you see, I'm, um". Cory looked at her. "Are you okay Panga"? "F-fine". "Cory"? "Yes Topanga"? Said Cory somewhat worried. "I'm- pregnant". Topanga's hand shook once again, and the blush continued to be useless. Her whole body shook. Cory smiled at her. Cory knew she was scared and confused. And very worried. He took her in his arms. "We're going to be parents honey". "Be proud". "And I know that no one will make a better mother than you". Cory and Topanga kissed. Topanga felt so good. Cory felt good too. "Let's get ready honey". Said Cory softly. "They're all going to be here soon". Topanga smiled. The kissed and then they got ready for the arrival of the group. And there was even a little surprise for Shawn.