Manny's Lump: Chapter 4
Written By Poser
It had been two months since the day of the pregnancy test. In the household, things were a bit visible with her parents. They may have felt ashamed of their daughter, but they wouldn't dare let her abort the baby. They were either going to keep her, or put her up for adoption. To hide things from her school, she had worn sweatshirts and hoodies. Manny didn't want people thinking how trashy she was because she was pregnant, only at the age of 14.
It was a Tuesday afternoon and Manny was sitting with JT for lunch. And sitting with JT meant only that she too had been sitting with Paige, Hazel, Jimmy, and Spinner. JT had been telling jokes to the table, and when the laughter died down, Paige thought she'd go ahead and ask a serious question.
"So, Miss Santos," Paige said smiling at Manny. "What's up with you and JT? Are you guys going out?"
Manny looked down at her lunch, and back at JT, who'd been looking at Manny dead in her eyes, wondering what she could possibly be thinking about.
"Well, I might as well say this now," Manny said sweetly. "I think I want to go out with you, JT."
JT stared at her for a while and then began to smile. With Manny's one hand on the bench, JT placed his hand on top. Manny had looked at JT and smiled. Paige and Hazel began to smile and sigh, while Jimmy and Spinner gave him pimp treatment.
"Hey, Manny," Spinner had said looking at her. "What's with the sudden style change? You used to dress...hot, but now you're dressing like a bum."
Paige hit Spinner hard in the arm. He winced and yelled 'OW!' out loud. Manny knew then that she couldn't hide anything much longer. She'd have to tell Craig. After school.
Craig sat in his bedroom when he heard the doorbell ring. Joey wasn't home just yet, and Angie had figure skating practice, so neither of the two could answer the door. Craig ran down the stairs, and opened the door, to see Manny standing in front of him.
"Manny," he said quietly. "Come in."
Manny had entered his home and sat on the couch right in front of the television set. She placed her hands in her lap, and waited for Craig to close the door and sit down with her. He did just that. He closed and knocked the door. Putting his hands in his jean pockets, he sat down, to find his ex-girlfriend crying.
"Manny," he said placing a hand on her knee. "What's wrong? Is it JT? Did he do something to you?"
She looked at him, and unzipped the windbreaker she'd been wearing. Unzipping it revealed a tight, white T-shirt, and a round stomach, not completely grown yet. Craig looked down at her stomach, ran a hand through his curly hair, and sighed. He knew what was coming next.
"Craig," she said looking down at her stomach, then back up at him. "I'm...pregnant."