Chapter 14: Oops!
YEAR AND HALF LATER!
9:23am, At the Miller's home!
Jeanette sat on the toilet with the cover seat down. She watched intensively at a small object that she placed on the bathroom counter by the sink. With out warning someone started banging on the bathroom door, which made Jeanette practically jump out of her skin.
"Jeanette! Are you *still* in there?" Cried her sister, Eleanor.
"Give me a minute, I'll be out soon!!" She yelled back in a tense tone.
"Honestly, you're starting to get as bad as Brittany!"
But Jeanette paid no more attention to her sister. Her watch alarm began to beep and she looked down to check it. This told her basically that the time for waiting is over. With a gulp, Jeanette picked up the object on the counter to look at it more closely. It is a small tube shaped item that had an interesting color at the end of it. Unfortunately, it isn't the color Jeanette hoped it would be. Her hand began to tremble, for it confirmed her suspicions. She now knows for sure that she is pregnant. Jeanette is in such a state of shock that she can't even hear her sister banging at the door again.
"Jeanette!! I need in there NOW!!"
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10 MINUTES LATER! The Seville's home!
Simon is, once again, downstairs in his lab. He was finishing up the translations in some of the notebooks written by Tom and the others from the Island. It wasn't easy, but Simon already finished translating all of Brenda and Brian's notes, stories and poems and sent them to their families. He even including a copy of the tape with them playing and talking in the field. Simon figured that his friend's families would appreciate viewing one of the more pleasant moments their child had on the Island. He even sent Brenda's sculptures that she done on the Island to her family. In return they sent back one of her earlier works she did in elementary. She had made a sculpture of a praying angel. It was one that she made before the Founders had taken to the Island. Simon keeps it by his computer so he can admire it always while he worked.
Simon informed Tom's dad and Renee's parents about the tape and had given them a copy already. He is just finishing up a few more translations on some of the things his friends had written in their notebooks. Needless to say, Nathan and the Soyers' are very grateful for Simon's efforts.
In order for him to continue in this project he decided to not go to College or University just yet. Instead he continues to work part-time for Nathan, just so he can save up a reasonable amount of cash for when he does go back to school. This break also enables Simon to finish his book and add more information in it based on the videos and documents found in the black box. This book would be but a first step of what he has planned to show the public. Gradually, he will explain what type of people this group called the Illuminati are about. Most of what he has written so far is based on his experiences before, during, and after being kidnapped. He just need to write one more chapter then it will be complete. Simon hopes that the way he has written this book that the Illuminati won't see it as an instant threat to them. Gradually, Simon hopes that more and more information will be exposed for the public to see. This will be something that the Illuminati cannot control. Simon hopes as soon as the book is published, he could take a few courses in College to build up more credit before going into University. This is something he is looking forward too.
He has now a few more lines to translate and the poem that Renee wrote in Latin will be complete. Suddenly there is knock on the basement door. "Who is it?" Simon yelled not really taking his eyes off the computer as he continued to type.
"It's me, Jeanette!" Cried the voice from the other end of the door.
"Just a sec.!" Simon called back. It was not that he didn't want to see Jeanette; it was that he didn't want to leave the poem unfinished. As soon as he finished he saved it and walked up the stairs and opened the door to let Jeanette in. "So what's up?" He asked her with a smirk.
Jeanette did not return the smile. She stood before him with a nervous frown. "Jeanette, what's wrong?" Simon winced.
"Simon we *really* need to talk!" Jeanette said as she walked down the stairs.
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Simon fell back into his chair as the news struck him like a blow to the face. It took him with such surprise that he suddenly felt numb from head to toe.
"D.does anybody else know?" Simon finally asked as he tried to regain his composure.
"No! I thought you should be the first to know!" Jeanette answered solemnly.
'Why is this happening to me?' Simon thought to himself while shaking his head in disbelieve, 'I finally get my life back to normal, and now this happens!' His thoughts drifted back to their last date a few months ago and how romantically perfect it seemed. He was sure they had used all necessary precautions, but the thought accrued that maybe they didn't.
"Are you sure that you are pregnant?" He asked.
She shot him a nasty glare before answering, "Well, I have missed my period for the last two months, plus I've been feeling nauseous in the mornings these past few weeks. And the home pregnancy test seemed to confirm it."
Simon raised an eyebrow. "You haven't seen a doctor yet?" He asked hopefully.
"No!"
"M-Maybe we should get a second opinion, you know, before jumping to conclusions!"
Well.!" Jeanette didn't get to finish as Simon pulled her up from the couch and the two of them ran out the door.
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THREE HOURS LATER! Back at the Seville home!
Jeanette leaned against Simon with his left arm rapped around her for support. They sat on the couch and waited by the phone for the doctor to call and confirm to them of the test results.
The front door opens and Alvin walks in. He looks over and sees the couple on the couch and pokes his head back outside. "They're in here!" He cries out. Both Simon and Jeanette could feel their hearts beating faster.
Dave and Miss. Miller walked in, looking concerned and a bit peeved about something. Miss. Miller was carrying a pre-opened packaged that Jeanette immediately recognized. She started to sit up knowing what would happen next. Alvin, Theodore, Brittany, and Eleanor trailed behind the grown-ups, also with the look of concern and anger.
"Alright you two! You have some explaining to do!" Dave said very sternly.
"Jeanette, what was this? Eleanor found it this morning in the bathroom trash bin!" Miss. Miller interrupted, while waving the package in her daughter's face.
"I-I-I-Its a home pregnancy test." Jeanette whispered sheepishly.
"Why would you need a home pregnancy test? Unless.?" She did not dare to finish the question; instead she filled in the answer herself in her own head. Miss. Miller frowned at her daughter, and suddenly she felt faint. "Oh, Jeanette?" She whined in disappointment as her hand found it's way to her forehead and then covered half of her face. "You of all people.!"
"What do you two have to say for yourselves?" Dave added.
Both Simon and Jeanette were practically in tears. Simon mind went blank. He had no idea what to say at this point. "Ah, oops?" He said with a shaky tone.
"Is that all?" Dave snapped.
Simon paused nervously for a bit then slouched forward more. "For now." He finally said in a whisper.
"Where did you guy fly off too this morning? That's what I'd like to know?" Alvin asked, very interested in this conversation.
"We went to see my doctor to confirm if I'm pregnant or not!" Jeanette said not leaving her eyes off the floor.
"And.?" Dave asked impatiently.
"We're waiting for her to call back to let us know the results!" Simon said, he too not leaving his eyes off the floor. He really did not want to look up at Dave, he could tell by the tone in his voice that he was really mad about all of this. And truthfully, he was not thrilled about any of this either. Simon kept wishing that he were having one of his nightmares.
Just then the phone rang and everybody froze. With a trembling hand Simon slowly answered. "H-hello.Yes, just a moment!"
He handed the phone to Jeanette. "Yes?" She sat there quietly and listened carefully as the person at the other end spoke. Jeanette took a big gulp before responding to the caller. "Ok, t-t-thank you, doctor!" Then she handed the phone back to Simon and he hung up the phone. Everyone looked at Jeanette eagerly, waiting for her to explain what the doctor just told her.
"Well?" Brittany cried impatiently.
Jeanette slowly looked up at her family and sighed, "She said.I'm pregnant!" She then looked at Simon and saw fear and guilt in his eyes, before he turned his head in shame.
YEAR AND HALF LATER!
9:23am, At the Miller's home!
Jeanette sat on the toilet with the cover seat down. She watched intensively at a small object that she placed on the bathroom counter by the sink. With out warning someone started banging on the bathroom door, which made Jeanette practically jump out of her skin.
"Jeanette! Are you *still* in there?" Cried her sister, Eleanor.
"Give me a minute, I'll be out soon!!" She yelled back in a tense tone.
"Honestly, you're starting to get as bad as Brittany!"
But Jeanette paid no more attention to her sister. Her watch alarm began to beep and she looked down to check it. This told her basically that the time for waiting is over. With a gulp, Jeanette picked up the object on the counter to look at it more closely. It is a small tube shaped item that had an interesting color at the end of it. Unfortunately, it isn't the color Jeanette hoped it would be. Her hand began to tremble, for it confirmed her suspicions. She now knows for sure that she is pregnant. Jeanette is in such a state of shock that she can't even hear her sister banging at the door again.
"Jeanette!! I need in there NOW!!"
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10 MINUTES LATER! The Seville's home!
Simon is, once again, downstairs in his lab. He was finishing up the translations in some of the notebooks written by Tom and the others from the Island. It wasn't easy, but Simon already finished translating all of Brenda and Brian's notes, stories and poems and sent them to their families. He even including a copy of the tape with them playing and talking in the field. Simon figured that his friend's families would appreciate viewing one of the more pleasant moments their child had on the Island. He even sent Brenda's sculptures that she done on the Island to her family. In return they sent back one of her earlier works she did in elementary. She had made a sculpture of a praying angel. It was one that she made before the Founders had taken to the Island. Simon keeps it by his computer so he can admire it always while he worked.
Simon informed Tom's dad and Renee's parents about the tape and had given them a copy already. He is just finishing up a few more translations on some of the things his friends had written in their notebooks. Needless to say, Nathan and the Soyers' are very grateful for Simon's efforts.
In order for him to continue in this project he decided to not go to College or University just yet. Instead he continues to work part-time for Nathan, just so he can save up a reasonable amount of cash for when he does go back to school. This break also enables Simon to finish his book and add more information in it based on the videos and documents found in the black box. This book would be but a first step of what he has planned to show the public. Gradually, he will explain what type of people this group called the Illuminati are about. Most of what he has written so far is based on his experiences before, during, and after being kidnapped. He just need to write one more chapter then it will be complete. Simon hopes that the way he has written this book that the Illuminati won't see it as an instant threat to them. Gradually, Simon hopes that more and more information will be exposed for the public to see. This will be something that the Illuminati cannot control. Simon hopes as soon as the book is published, he could take a few courses in College to build up more credit before going into University. This is something he is looking forward too.
He has now a few more lines to translate and the poem that Renee wrote in Latin will be complete. Suddenly there is knock on the basement door. "Who is it?" Simon yelled not really taking his eyes off the computer as he continued to type.
"It's me, Jeanette!" Cried the voice from the other end of the door.
"Just a sec.!" Simon called back. It was not that he didn't want to see Jeanette; it was that he didn't want to leave the poem unfinished. As soon as he finished he saved it and walked up the stairs and opened the door to let Jeanette in. "So what's up?" He asked her with a smirk.
Jeanette did not return the smile. She stood before him with a nervous frown. "Jeanette, what's wrong?" Simon winced.
"Simon we *really* need to talk!" Jeanette said as she walked down the stairs.
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Simon fell back into his chair as the news struck him like a blow to the face. It took him with such surprise that he suddenly felt numb from head to toe.
"D.does anybody else know?" Simon finally asked as he tried to regain his composure.
"No! I thought you should be the first to know!" Jeanette answered solemnly.
'Why is this happening to me?' Simon thought to himself while shaking his head in disbelieve, 'I finally get my life back to normal, and now this happens!' His thoughts drifted back to their last date a few months ago and how romantically perfect it seemed. He was sure they had used all necessary precautions, but the thought accrued that maybe they didn't.
"Are you sure that you are pregnant?" He asked.
She shot him a nasty glare before answering, "Well, I have missed my period for the last two months, plus I've been feeling nauseous in the mornings these past few weeks. And the home pregnancy test seemed to confirm it."
Simon raised an eyebrow. "You haven't seen a doctor yet?" He asked hopefully.
"No!"
"M-Maybe we should get a second opinion, you know, before jumping to conclusions!"
Well.!" Jeanette didn't get to finish as Simon pulled her up from the couch and the two of them ran out the door.
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THREE HOURS LATER! Back at the Seville home!
Jeanette leaned against Simon with his left arm rapped around her for support. They sat on the couch and waited by the phone for the doctor to call and confirm to them of the test results.
The front door opens and Alvin walks in. He looks over and sees the couple on the couch and pokes his head back outside. "They're in here!" He cries out. Both Simon and Jeanette could feel their hearts beating faster.
Dave and Miss. Miller walked in, looking concerned and a bit peeved about something. Miss. Miller was carrying a pre-opened packaged that Jeanette immediately recognized. She started to sit up knowing what would happen next. Alvin, Theodore, Brittany, and Eleanor trailed behind the grown-ups, also with the look of concern and anger.
"Alright you two! You have some explaining to do!" Dave said very sternly.
"Jeanette, what was this? Eleanor found it this morning in the bathroom trash bin!" Miss. Miller interrupted, while waving the package in her daughter's face.
"I-I-I-Its a home pregnancy test." Jeanette whispered sheepishly.
"Why would you need a home pregnancy test? Unless.?" She did not dare to finish the question; instead she filled in the answer herself in her own head. Miss. Miller frowned at her daughter, and suddenly she felt faint. "Oh, Jeanette?" She whined in disappointment as her hand found it's way to her forehead and then covered half of her face. "You of all people.!"
"What do you two have to say for yourselves?" Dave added.
Both Simon and Jeanette were practically in tears. Simon mind went blank. He had no idea what to say at this point. "Ah, oops?" He said with a shaky tone.
"Is that all?" Dave snapped.
Simon paused nervously for a bit then slouched forward more. "For now." He finally said in a whisper.
"Where did you guy fly off too this morning? That's what I'd like to know?" Alvin asked, very interested in this conversation.
"We went to see my doctor to confirm if I'm pregnant or not!" Jeanette said not leaving her eyes off the floor.
"And.?" Dave asked impatiently.
"We're waiting for her to call back to let us know the results!" Simon said, he too not leaving his eyes off the floor. He really did not want to look up at Dave, he could tell by the tone in his voice that he was really mad about all of this. And truthfully, he was not thrilled about any of this either. Simon kept wishing that he were having one of his nightmares.
Just then the phone rang and everybody froze. With a trembling hand Simon slowly answered. "H-hello.Yes, just a moment!"
He handed the phone to Jeanette. "Yes?" She sat there quietly and listened carefully as the person at the other end spoke. Jeanette took a big gulp before responding to the caller. "Ok, t-t-thank you, doctor!" Then she handed the phone back to Simon and he hung up the phone. Everyone looked at Jeanette eagerly, waiting for her to explain what the doctor just told her.
"Well?" Brittany cried impatiently.
Jeanette slowly looked up at her family and sighed, "She said.I'm pregnant!" She then looked at Simon and saw fear and guilt in his eyes, before he turned his head in shame.