Chapter Ten:
It's been two months since I dropped that scumbag Gordon on his ass...Everything is back to normal
for me, I'm actually the new back-up singer like Marta, Alicia and Tomika said during our sugar
rush, I'm single but, I don't really care..Guess what? Marta is pregnant...Shit, I feel so sorry for
her..Freddy too. Damn, Mom and Dad are going to be so pissed off at him, they could maybe commit
murder at this kind of news! They decided that they are going to have the kid, Marta's Mom was
upset, but not as mad as I thought she would be...You see Jezebel, Marta's mom had Marta when she
was only in 10th grade, then Marta's father left her..Her step-father, Michael doesn't care...I'm
going to be an aunt!!! I'm so excited anyway's...They just found out yesterday, so deciding they
were going to keep it happened pretty quick! The whole band found out at practice yesterday, while I
found out right after Freddy did.
Well, It's lunch right now...I'm sitting at our band lunch table, It's practically labeled that. Today
It's: pizza, corn-on-the-cob and cherry cheesecake...I love It all, but I have this queasy feeling
in my stomach every time I look at It...Well, I should just eat some anyway's. I'm so damn hungry! I
picked up my piece of pizza, my favorite kind: four-cheese, taking a bite of It only made me feel
worse...Throw-up sick.
"Ellie..Are you ok? You look like you're not feeling too well" Summer asked, eating some of her
cheesecake
"No...I'm going to throw-up I think" I said, getting up
"I'm come with you to the bathroom" Marta said, exchanging glances with Freddy
I ran off to the bathroom, out of the cafeteria, through a hallway, Marta following me...I went into the first bathroom stall, not bothering to shut the door...I
threw-up while Marta stood outside the stall, tapping her fingernails against the green ceramic wall...When I got out of the stall, I walked over to the water fountain
next the the sinks and gargled the water...Marta just sat there, waiting for me.
"I know what you're feeling" Marta said
"What are you talking about?" I said
"Throwing up, getting sick at the sight of food, then wanting to scarf down what you got sick from...I could tell by the look in your eyes..I'm going through the
same exact thing" Marta said
"Wh- Are you saying you think I'm pregnant?" I asked
"Well...It's possible" Marta said, leaning against the wall
"Ha..Yeah, right. I just have Influenza or something" I said, Marta smirked
"influenza? Since when do you call It that?" Marta asked
"Shut up...I..I'm not pregnant" I said
"Whatever, think what you want..Maybe you should go to a doctor or something just to check yourself out..Like I did" Marta said
"No...Can you think of anything better than that?" I asked, Marta shrugged
"Don't think so...I'm not really good at this kind of shit..Freddy's the one you should ask" Marta said
"Yeah, but I don't want to talk to him about "women's problems" as he puts it" I said, Marta giggled
"Well, just think about what I said...We should head back to lunch before spaz-case goes totally paranoid..God, not even a day after I found out I was having a baby
and he is already overly protective" Marta said, I laughed this time
When we got back to our lunch table, everyone smiled strangely at us...Marta and I sat down...I scratched my head.
"What?" I asked
"Um..Nothing" Marco said
"You ok now?" Freddy asked, staring at his half-eaten piece of Canadian-bacon pizza
"Concentrate, Jones...Don't take you eyes off the pizza" Zack said
"Ok" Freddy said, obeying Zack
"What the hell are you doing?" Marta asked
"They're trying to telekinetically move that piece of pizza...Zack's the commander, Freddy is the guinea-pig" Summer said, smirking
"Oh, really? I heard you should start with something your brain can handle...In Freddy's case a thumb-tack" I said,, everyone laughed but Zack and Freddy
"Hey! I'm not that stupid" Freddy exclaimed, taking his eyes off the pizza and looking at me. Zack hit him up-side the head
"Keep your eyes on the pizza, God damn it" Zack said
"Actually...You're sister is right, Freddy-kins" A female voice said
We all looked up to see none other than Michelle Green...Today she had managed to cut slits in her uniform skirt, and make her shirt start above her pierced bellybutton.
"Hello, Michelle" Summer said, obviously annoyed by her presence
"Summer" Michelle said
"How'd you manege to get in this school..I mean you slutted down your uniform..It's against school policy" I said, sarcastically
"Many wonders having your oldest first cousin as the new school principal" Michelle said, sitting down next to Freddy
"I guess you're right" Marta said. Michelle put her arm around Freddy's shoulder.
"Um...Don't do that" Freddy said, slapping Michelle's arm off of him
"Yeah, Don't do that" Marta said, glaring evilly at Michelle
"Pregnancy hormones kicking in, huh? " Michelle asked, "We all know about it...Good news travels rapidly fast, don't you think?"
"I don't really care If anyone knows" Marta said
"Freddy...Why don't you drop that whore and come over to my house after school" Michelle said, licking Freddy's cheek. Freddy raised his eyebrow.
"Ok...One thing: Marta is not a whore..And I would never go out with you" Freddy said, his temper starting to flair
"Not a whore? What 9th grader gets pregnant? Now what do you call that?" Michelle asked
"What do you call yourself?" Marta asked
Michelle got up and ran over to her popular friends, starting to tell what happened...It was then that I felt sick again, I got up and ran to the bathrooms.
"Shit..Not again..Come on girls" Marta said
The girls: Marta, Summer, Katie, Tomika and Alicia got up and followed me...When they got into the bathroom, I was already in the stall. Alicia patted my back, while
Summer pulled my hair out of my face...When I was done, I flushed the toilet, running past my friends and sitting in the small space under the sinks.
"Are you ok?" Katie asked
"No" I said, pushing strands of hair out of my face
"What's up though" Katie asked "Are you sick?"
"Do you think I'm right?" Marta asked, I nodded
"What are you guys talking about?" Tomika asked
"I might be pregnant" I said, quietly
Everyone but Marta and I, stepped back, looking shocked...I thought they were disgusted though.
"Um..I..." Katie said, but I cut her off
"You probably think I'm a huge slut now" I said, starting to cry
"Oh..No, Ellie..Don't cry" Summer said, sitting next to me and putting her arm around my shoulder
"We don't think you're a slut..Do we think Marta's one? No offence" Alicia said
"None taken" Marta said
"Do you think I am?" I asked, sniffling
"Pregnant? Who knows" Katie said
"If you are...Who's the father?" Tomika asked
"Gordon" I said, through clenched teeth
"That one time?" Summer asked, I nodded "Well...One doctors appointment coming up"
Summer whipped out her number and dialed a number quickly, after a few rings she talked again.
"Is this the Free Clinic?...Yes...I need an appointment for tonight with...Marta what's your doctor?" Summer asked
"Dr. Sarah Thomas" Marta said
"Dr. Thomas...Yes..I'll wait" Summer said, rolling her eyes "The 6:30 is perfect...Thank you"
"Got it?" I asked, Summer nodded, putting her cell-phone away
"You guys, Freddy and Zack are coming...Hell, everyone in the band ca come...Except Dewey..He'd probably blow up on me like he did to you yesterday Marta" I said
"Probably" Marta said
"I need all the support I can get" I said
"We're here to give all the support we can give to you" Katie said
"I just hope I'm not" I said, sighing deeply