Just One Night

Preoccupying Worries

I sat in my room, I didn't know what do, All I can think about what happened the night before, and the small little fact I could be pregnant. She looked around her room, Which was 3 times the size of my room in the Thomas's old house, It was cramped there, but here I had enough space. I took mental pictures of my room, Could I have cot, and a changing table it's own drawers? . I probably could but the thing is do I want too?

I laughed suddenly. Because I didn't even know if I was pregnant. And I wouldn't know for a while. But what If I was pregnant, 9 months from now I could be in a delivery room, holding my baby. MY baby. But it wouldn't just be my baby, It's be Bart's. I hoped I could count on him for support. He may freak but he'd be there. Hopefully

Soon enough I was wearing some size 8 jeans, and a pink plaid button up shirt. My brown hair tied up in a messy ponytail. I needed too see my friends. Put my mind off of things.

'Kristy, What's up with you' Mary-Anne asked me as Dawn, Stacey, Claudia, Jessi, Mallory looked at clothes in a department store

I was sitting near the main entrance doors, On a little chair, Not being able do anything but worry

'Oh em just admiring the view' I said quickly

Admiring the view? What was I thinking, How sad

'Very funny' Mary-Anne said and she kneeled next to me 'Something's up you've been preoccupied since you got here, What's up?'

'Nothing, Nothing' I said jumping up ' I'm going too look at the jeans'

When I got too the jeans rail for my size, Claudia was opposite on the size 10 rail

'Claudia,'

'Yeah' Claudia said looking at some glitter jeans

I took a deep breath 'Claudia, What would you do if you thought you might be pregnant?'

Claudia looked up quickly 'Who's pregnant' she said with concern

I panicked 'Erm… My cousin you've never met her name's Lydia, She's my age, Don't see her often, She phoned up she had unprotected sex last night and she's worried'

'Well first of all at our age I wouldn't be dumb enough to sleep with anyone let alone have it unprotected, And I don't know what'd I do, Take a pregnancy test as soon as I knew I'd have a possible definite answer'

'Right' I said I nodded, and walked away thanking her

Claudia was so right I was so dumb too sleep with Bart last night and we did it unprotected, Which makes it worse, I needed to get to a chemist asks some questions.

Like when I go get this test done.

Later on in the afternoon my friends left, I told them Charlie was picking me up later… Which was true.

I made a beeline for the nearest chemist in the mall, I walked straight to the desk and came straight face to face with an older woman, Who struck me as a grandmotherly type

'Can I help you dear' she asked

'I…I…I'

'Speak up dear' she said in that kind of voice

JUST DO IT KRISTY I told myself

'I need to know, For research, How long should a person wait to find out if she's pregnant or not'

'Research hmm' the woman said. She obviously knew that I was lying.

'Well you can check 7-10 days after sex… for a result, but if you want a more accurate answer you should really wait until 2 weeks after sex'

'Thank-you' I said and practically sprinted out of the shop

I sat down on the nearest bench a put my head in my hands

2 WEEKS! 14 days of worrying.

2 weeks later

Kind of like a voice over if it was a TV program

I'll never know how I got throughout them last 2 weeks. The day after our night the date was the 13th of September, The date was now the 27th September. And my friends and I decided to go shopping. There's was a school dance coming up the following Friday.

Of course I hadn't told any of my friends my fears. I was just too worried, Without other people worrying with me. Of course Bart asked he if he could come. I told him, It was a girl's day out and I'd see him later with the results.

We were in the same department store and I was working up the nerve to suggest we went to the chemists.

Back to scene:

I felt so sick, I knew that I didn't need a test to prove what I already knew, I was having morning sickness, and I felt different.

Several time's I'd run to the loo in the store to heave. I'd come out feeling awful.

My friends were worried after the 6th time I'd run, I was in there for 10 minutes, Just being sick, Or leaning against the cubicle door. Feeling wiped out.

And as I opened the door I found Dawn, Stacey, Mary-Anne, Claudia, Mallory & Jessi looking at me. With the same expression on their face. A worried one.

'Kristy, What's wrong' Mary-Anne said

'Nothing' I said as I breezed past to wash my hands

But Claudia took hold of my wrist so I was looking at her straight in the eyes.

'2 weeks ago you told me about your pregnant cousin, I didn't tell anyone. Expect Stacey, Then one day Stacey & Sam are talking and…'

'I mentioned Lydia to Sam, About her pregnancy, and he swore blind that you didn't have a cousin called Lydia, He asked your mum and Watson they both agreed, That you didn't have a cousin called Lydia and you never did' Stacey said

'Kristy, You've not been yourself for the last 2 weeks have you, Always preoccupied, And now we see you running in here 6 times today, An we come in here to here you being sick, We don't think Lydia's the one who's pregnant we think you are' Mary-Anne said

There was a pause. Where they all looked at me, Like they were trying to get into my brain and find out the truth.

'Are you' Dawn finally asked

I cold lie; I could laugh it off saying I had a bug. But they had to know. I wanted them to know.

'I think I am, I need to buy the test. I was going to get it today' I said softly

They all hugged me.

And then we went straight to the chemist and bought two tests. To definitely make sure.

As I bought it, The old man gave me a dirty look.

As I walked out the store with my friends. I heard him say to his colleague 'I bet she doesn't even know who the father is'

The girls took me to the nearest toilets. After telling me it'd be okay I went in, and peed on the two sticks. I hadn't gone all morning so I could take two.

AN: okay I don't know about pregnancy tests, and how they show results so I'm going to make it up

Basically if there was one plus sign, And a smaller plus sign she was pregnant, It there was a big minus sign and a little minus sign she wasn't pregnant.

'I'm going to get a drink, I don't want to wait around 5 minutes'

'Okay' they all nodded, The two sticks were in tissue. On the side, We'd locked the girl's toilets door so we could keep it kind of private.

Stacey decided to come with me and buy a drink, as she was thirsty. We didn't say much. All my friends were probably still shell-shocked with the idea there 13 year old friend could be pregnant. And I didn't blame them.

I dawdled. And by the time I got back to the toilets we'd be gone 10 minutes.

'We haven't looked' Claudia said 'We thought you might like to see them first'

I nodded. His was it. How weird was it that two sticks could change my whole life.

The pregnancy tests in my hands I walked in to the cubicle. Locked it and sat down on the toilet seat.

'Tell me the instructions again' I said

' Two plus signs and your pregnant' Mary-Anne said quietly

'An two minus signs and I'm not right' I answered

'Right' all of the girls said

I looked.

And they proved everything that I'd worried about these last two weeks.

I put the sticks in the sanitary towel bin. I wouldn't be using that in a long time. I was due on last week, Nothing had happened.

I walked out and the girls all looked at me anxiously

All I could do was nod my head and burst into tears they all gave me a group hug.

Now I had to tell Bart & my family. Easier said than done.