Jade made a decision to move back into Kirsty's room and back into her life. She hated staying on her own in Dani's room and had a sneaky suspicion that Dani would be coming back home. Living with Josh wasn't all it was cracked up to be, she'd revealed, and she felt that she needed to make her peace with Kirsty. Jade agreed. She'd felt sorry for her sister all alone in the house and feared she was depressed. Kirsty always ran to the bathroom, without fail every morning, and stayed there for well over half an hour. Jade feared she was throwing up her food, like she had done once. She'd noticed Kirsty was getting more paranoid about her weight; she wasn't wearing the tighter clothes she used to and was always looking in the mirror; yet she was eating a lot. Jade went downstairs to say goodbye to her sister, before leaving for school.
"Bye Kirst!"
"Bye, " replied Kirsty. Kirsty leapt onto the office chair, and switched on the computer. Finally, all of her family were either at home or school, so she could do some internet research. She needed to find out more about her predicament, and do some serious thinking. Kirsty opened a search engine, and typed in 'pregnancy'. Thousands of websites came up, overwhelming Kirsty, but eventually she clicked on a helpful sounding one titled 'Your Pregnancy.' It had numerous pictures of cute babies, being held by smiling parents, and women looking thoughtfully at their oversized stomachs. 'Your Pregnancy', saw pregnancy as a happy time, which should be shared and treasured by all, which contrasted with Kirsty's view that it was making her sore and ill. Kirsty clicked on a link, 'The first 8 weeks.' She now had the enlightening information that her baby was the size of a fingernail, with buds as the beginnings as arms and legs, which was the reason for her tiredness and her frequent need to pee. The site included those all-important facts, that she should get the local water tested as it may not be safe and that steamed milk was the equivalent of a coffee. It all seemed a lot for Kirsty to take in; the site was so positive and cheerful and for a split-second Kirsty believed that everything could be okay. If only wondering what colour to paint the nursery was her greatest worry, and not how to tell her parents. She'd have to see a doctor soon and make a decision, and somehow talk to Kane. It was his baby too, he should at least have a say in the matter. Kirsty hastily printed off the website page, and was surprised to hear her mother come in.
"Hi Kirsty, I thought I'd finish work early and see how you were, " said Shelley. Kirsty quickly closed down the internet, yanked the piece of paper out the printer, and stuffed it in her jeans pocket. "What were you doing Kirsty?" Shelley feared that somehow her daughter was contacting Kane.
"Oh, I was just looking at TAFE courses. Just in case."
Shelley was overjoyed. "I'm so glad you're thinking about going back to school. It really is a good idea Kirst, you should go for it."
Kirsty was glad she threw her mum off the scent. She wanted to be a P.E teacher, but that was unlikely due to her current state. Shelley hugged her daughter, glad that something was finally going right in her family for a change.