Manny got out of her seat. She didn't want to talk to anyone anymore. She need alone time. Spike came after her when Manny

got up to leave.

"Manny," yelled Spike, "Wait!"

"I have to go!" Manny said.

Spike then asked, "Don't you need help right now?"

"What I need is to be alone!" yelled Manny, "You've been great and totally understanding but I need to think!"

"Just call me if you need anything," said Spike.

Manny left the house. She started running. She didn't know where she was going. She wanted to get out of her shoes. It hit her

for real then that she was pregnant. There is a baby inside of her. She was faced with a bunch of choices. Well really three.

Have the baby, Abortion, or Adoption. Each had positives and negatives. Have the baby: Positive- She can watch it grow up.

Negative- She had to take care of a baby in High School. Abortion: Positive-She doesn't have to deal with the baby. Negative-

She'd be supposedly "killing" it. Adoption: Positive-The baby will have a life with better parents. Negative-She will always

wonder about where the baby is.

She felt so confused and dizzy. She then collapsed.

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"Manny?" said a voice.

"Huh?" Manny asked.

"Are you okay?" said the voice.

"I think so." she said, "Where am I?"

"My house," said the voice.

Manny opened her eyes. She was in Craig's house.

"Are you okay," asked Craig, "I found you lying down on Elm Street."

"Yeah I just..." Manny stuttered.

"Just what?" asked Craig.

"Nothing," said Manny, "I just want to go home."

"I want to talk to you," he said.

"Well I don't want to talk to you," said Manny.

"But, seeing your face makes me so happy," said Craig.

"Well seeing yours makes me want to throw up," said Manny.

"So you threw up all day because of me?" asked Craig.

"How do you know about that?" Manny asked.

"It's been going around school all day," said Craig.

All around school, Manny thought to herself. She couldn't believe it. Why was everyone talking about her. She didn't do

anything to them. People can be so cruel. She needed to go home and think of some major damage control before her whole

reputation was runied.

"I have to go," said Manny.

"Why?," asked Craig, "I wanna talk to you."

"I don't want to talk to you," Manny said.

Manny ran out the front door. Craig followed her.

"Manny, wait!" He yelled.

She stopped and turned around. She had tears in her eyes and she had her hand over them. She dopped her hands and ran

over to Craig. She hugged him and cried on his shoulder.

"It's okay, Manny," he said.

"No," she said, "It's not."

"What's wrong?" asked Craig.

"It's just that...well, Craig, I'm...I'm..." Manny tried to tell him.

"You're what?" asked Craig.

"I'm pregnant," said Manny. She cried harder on his shoulder.

"You're what!" exclaimed Craig.

"Pregnant," she said.

"But we...we..." Craig stuttered.

"Didn't use protection," said Manny, finishing his sentance.

"We only did it once, Manny, we can't be..." said Craig.

"But yet I am," said Manny.

"I have to go," said Craig.

"Go where?" asked Manny.

"Away from you," he said.

Manny stood there shocked. He couldn't be serious.

"Craig, I need you!" she shouted, "Your the dad!"

"Leave me alone, Manny!" he yelled

Manny ran up to him and blocked his path from walking.

"Aren't you going to help me with this?" asked Manny.

"I need to be alone," he said.

Manny chased after him and her eyes started to fill with tears.

"You know what the worst thing about being pregnant is," she started to say to Craig.

"I don't know," he said, "What is it?"

"When the father doesn't want to be involved and he is being a huge jerk," said Manny.