Manny walked back inside Emma's house after Craig left. Emma was watching Jack so Manny turned on the TV. Nothing
good was on. She rolled on her stomach. She didn't feel good.
"How was the talk with Craig?" asked Emma.
"It was fine," said Manny.
"So are we gunna do this?" asked Emma, "Are you gunna move in?"
"I don't know," said Manny, "Emma I have to tell you something."
"Can it wait," said Emma, "I promised Chris I would get these note cards for class over to him."
"Yeah sure," said Manny.
"Are you okay?" asked Emma as she got up to leave.
"Yeah," said Manny, "I'm just tired."
"Okay well then you should rest," said Emma, "Try taking a nap or something."
"I guess so," said Manny, "I'm just gunna watch some television if that's okay."
"Yeah it's fine," said Emma as she walked out the door, "I'll be back in an hour!"
Emma walked out the door and shut it. Manny sat up on the couch and watched some stupid cartoon that was on. She was
about to change the channel when Mr. Simpson walked in.
"Hey," he said, "Anything good on?"
"Just the news and some cartoons," said Manny, "Nothing special."
"Christine will be home in a few minutes so if you need to talk...." Mr. Simpson started to say.
"Actually Mr. Simpson I wanted to know something," said Manny.
"Okay," he said, "What is it?"
"I know that you found out Ms. Nelson was pregnant the day before you're wedding and if she had had an abortion what would
you of done?"
"I don't know," said Mr. Simpson, "I guess I would have supported her."
Manny felt confused and she didn't know what to say next.
"Manny," said Mr. Simpson, "Craig's going to support you no matter what decision you make. I know he's a good kid and I
know that he cares about you. Don't worry so much."
"All right," said Manny, "Thanks."
Manny continued to watch TV until Emma came home.
"Hey," said Emma, "Anything good on?"
"Just the news and cartoons," said Manny.
"Fun," said Emma with a smirk on her face.
"You're telling me," said Manny.
"So you wanted to talk to me about something?"
"Yeah," said Manny shifting her position on the couch while turning the TV off, "You see Em, I don't if...well I know but..."
Emma looked at Manny with concern, "But what?" asked Emma.
"I don't...you see...I don't want to have this baby," Manny said quickly, looking away from Emma.
Emma sat their shocked, "What do you mean?"
Manny took a deep breath and said, "I'm having an abortion."
"You can't," said Emma in a startled voice, "You...you can't!"
"Emma please, listen!" shouted Manny.
"If my Mom had an abortion I wouldn't be here right now!" screamed Emma.
"I know you think it's wrong," Manny said.
"That's because it is wrong!" yelled Emma, "This is your child, Manny. Not just some kid that you can kill."
"I'm only doing what I think is best for me," said Manny calmly.
"Oh yeah! Becoming a murderer! What a great choice, Manny!" yelled Emma.
"Just please, Emma," said Manny, "I need you to support me!"
Emma threw a phone at her. "Go call Craig," she said, "I'm sure he'll love to hear this."
"Emma!" shouted Manny, "I need you!"
"I just don't understand, Manny! If my mom could do it you can too!"
"No!" shouted Manny, "I can't! Not now. Emma, I'm 14. I'm not ready to be a mom yet."
"What about adoption," said Emma calmly, "There are some great agencies out there."
"I know that!" said Manny, "Okay. But it's just the whole giving birth thing. And what about school? Besides failing in all my
classes I'll have to come here each day where everybody knows about it!"
"It'll be fine!" screamed Emma.
"No," said Manny, "I can't, Emma. Please, you have to understand."
"I'll be in my room," said Emma as she stormed upstairs.
Mr. Simpson walked in and said, "Manny, she'll come around."
"I doubt it," said Manny, "I'm already the center of gossip at school. Just think about what everyone will say when they find out
I want an abortion."
"Hello," said Spike walking through the door, "I'm home."
"Hey hunnie," said Mr. Simpson as he greeted her.
"I had such a hard day at the salon! It's so good to be home," said Spike as she layed down of the couch.
"Hi Ms. Nelson," said Manny.
"Hey Manny," said Spike, "How was your day?"
"I told Emma that I want an abortion," said Manny.
"You did?" asked Spike.
"Yeah," said Manny, "She totally freaked out."
"Well I'll go talk to her," said Spike.
"Ms. Nelson," said Manny, "Do you think I'm making the right decision?"
"Yes I do," said Spike.
"You're not just saying that, right?" asked Manny, "You really think I'm doing whats best for me?"
"Whatever you think is best for you is usually your best bet," said Spike.
"Thanks Ms. Nelson," said Manny. They hugged.
Emma came downstairs and went to the kitchen without saying a word.
"She hates me," said Manny.
"She'll come around," said Spike.
"That's what EVERYONE keeps saying!" yelled Manny, "And it's not true!"
"What are you talking about?" asked Spike.
"Ever since I got pregnant my whole life has changed," said Manny, "Even if I have an abortion it will still be different."
"It'll be okay," said Spike.
When it was time for dinner Emma insisited on eating in her room. Spike and Snake didn't let her though.
"Why Not?" Emma had asked, "You're letting her have an abortion."
Manny looked down at her plate.
"You're my daughter and Manny has to talk it over with her parents first," said Spike, "So mind your own buisness."
"I can't believe you're taking her side!" shouted Emma, "If you had an abortion I wouldn't be here right now!"
"Emma," said Spike, "People chose different things. That's just the way it is."
Later that evening the girls were doing there homework on oppisate ends of the living room. The phone rang.
"Hello," Manny heard Emma say, "Sure hold on."
Emma handed Manny the phone, "Manny," she said, "It's your mom."
"Hello?" said Manny.
"Manuella," her mother said, "There's been an accident."
"What?" asked Manny in a panicked voice.
"You're brother," her mom said, "He was hit by a drunk driver earlier."
"You're kidding," Manny said shaking.
"I wish I was," her mom said.
"I have to go see him!" shouted Manny.
"Have Ms. Nelson drive you over to the hospital," her mother said, "We're in the waiting room."
"I'll be there before you know it," said Manny.
Manny hung up the phone and called Spike. She told her what happened and they took off in the car.
"I hope he's ok," said Manny.
"Me too," said Spike.
Manny prayed that he brother would be ok.
good was on. She rolled on her stomach. She didn't feel good.
"How was the talk with Craig?" asked Emma.
"It was fine," said Manny.
"So are we gunna do this?" asked Emma, "Are you gunna move in?"
"I don't know," said Manny, "Emma I have to tell you something."
"Can it wait," said Emma, "I promised Chris I would get these note cards for class over to him."
"Yeah sure," said Manny.
"Are you okay?" asked Emma as she got up to leave.
"Yeah," said Manny, "I'm just tired."
"Okay well then you should rest," said Emma, "Try taking a nap or something."
"I guess so," said Manny, "I'm just gunna watch some television if that's okay."
"Yeah it's fine," said Emma as she walked out the door, "I'll be back in an hour!"
Emma walked out the door and shut it. Manny sat up on the couch and watched some stupid cartoon that was on. She was
about to change the channel when Mr. Simpson walked in.
"Hey," he said, "Anything good on?"
"Just the news and some cartoons," said Manny, "Nothing special."
"Christine will be home in a few minutes so if you need to talk...." Mr. Simpson started to say.
"Actually Mr. Simpson I wanted to know something," said Manny.
"Okay," he said, "What is it?"
"I know that you found out Ms. Nelson was pregnant the day before you're wedding and if she had had an abortion what would
you of done?"
"I don't know," said Mr. Simpson, "I guess I would have supported her."
Manny felt confused and she didn't know what to say next.
"Manny," said Mr. Simpson, "Craig's going to support you no matter what decision you make. I know he's a good kid and I
know that he cares about you. Don't worry so much."
"All right," said Manny, "Thanks."
Manny continued to watch TV until Emma came home.
"Hey," said Emma, "Anything good on?"
"Just the news and cartoons," said Manny.
"Fun," said Emma with a smirk on her face.
"You're telling me," said Manny.
"So you wanted to talk to me about something?"
"Yeah," said Manny shifting her position on the couch while turning the TV off, "You see Em, I don't if...well I know but..."
Emma looked at Manny with concern, "But what?" asked Emma.
"I don't...you see...I don't want to have this baby," Manny said quickly, looking away from Emma.
Emma sat their shocked, "What do you mean?"
Manny took a deep breath and said, "I'm having an abortion."
"You can't," said Emma in a startled voice, "You...you can't!"
"Emma please, listen!" shouted Manny.
"If my Mom had an abortion I wouldn't be here right now!" screamed Emma.
"I know you think it's wrong," Manny said.
"That's because it is wrong!" yelled Emma, "This is your child, Manny. Not just some kid that you can kill."
"I'm only doing what I think is best for me," said Manny calmly.
"Oh yeah! Becoming a murderer! What a great choice, Manny!" yelled Emma.
"Just please, Emma," said Manny, "I need you to support me!"
Emma threw a phone at her. "Go call Craig," she said, "I'm sure he'll love to hear this."
"Emma!" shouted Manny, "I need you!"
"I just don't understand, Manny! If my mom could do it you can too!"
"No!" shouted Manny, "I can't! Not now. Emma, I'm 14. I'm not ready to be a mom yet."
"What about adoption," said Emma calmly, "There are some great agencies out there."
"I know that!" said Manny, "Okay. But it's just the whole giving birth thing. And what about school? Besides failing in all my
classes I'll have to come here each day where everybody knows about it!"
"It'll be fine!" screamed Emma.
"No," said Manny, "I can't, Emma. Please, you have to understand."
"I'll be in my room," said Emma as she stormed upstairs.
Mr. Simpson walked in and said, "Manny, she'll come around."
"I doubt it," said Manny, "I'm already the center of gossip at school. Just think about what everyone will say when they find out
I want an abortion."
"Hello," said Spike walking through the door, "I'm home."
"Hey hunnie," said Mr. Simpson as he greeted her.
"I had such a hard day at the salon! It's so good to be home," said Spike as she layed down of the couch.
"Hi Ms. Nelson," said Manny.
"Hey Manny," said Spike, "How was your day?"
"I told Emma that I want an abortion," said Manny.
"You did?" asked Spike.
"Yeah," said Manny, "She totally freaked out."
"Well I'll go talk to her," said Spike.
"Ms. Nelson," said Manny, "Do you think I'm making the right decision?"
"Yes I do," said Spike.
"You're not just saying that, right?" asked Manny, "You really think I'm doing whats best for me?"
"Whatever you think is best for you is usually your best bet," said Spike.
"Thanks Ms. Nelson," said Manny. They hugged.
Emma came downstairs and went to the kitchen without saying a word.
"She hates me," said Manny.
"She'll come around," said Spike.
"That's what EVERYONE keeps saying!" yelled Manny, "And it's not true!"
"What are you talking about?" asked Spike.
"Ever since I got pregnant my whole life has changed," said Manny, "Even if I have an abortion it will still be different."
"It'll be okay," said Spike.
When it was time for dinner Emma insisited on eating in her room. Spike and Snake didn't let her though.
"Why Not?" Emma had asked, "You're letting her have an abortion."
Manny looked down at her plate.
"You're my daughter and Manny has to talk it over with her parents first," said Spike, "So mind your own buisness."
"I can't believe you're taking her side!" shouted Emma, "If you had an abortion I wouldn't be here right now!"
"Emma," said Spike, "People chose different things. That's just the way it is."
Later that evening the girls were doing there homework on oppisate ends of the living room. The phone rang.
"Hello," Manny heard Emma say, "Sure hold on."
Emma handed Manny the phone, "Manny," she said, "It's your mom."
"Hello?" said Manny.
"Manuella," her mother said, "There's been an accident."
"What?" asked Manny in a panicked voice.
"You're brother," her mom said, "He was hit by a drunk driver earlier."
"You're kidding," Manny said shaking.
"I wish I was," her mom said.
"I have to go see him!" shouted Manny.
"Have Ms. Nelson drive you over to the hospital," her mother said, "We're in the waiting room."
"I'll be there before you know it," said Manny.
Manny hung up the phone and called Spike. She told her what happened and they took off in the car.
"I hope he's ok," said Manny.
"Me too," said Spike.
Manny prayed that he brother would be ok.