Ava sat up when she saw someone coming up towards their house. When the person got closer she noticed that it was Sara. Her eyes were all puffy and red. She had clearly been crying for a long time.
Sara stopped an just stood in front of Ava, her body shaking with sobs. Ava grabbedSara's hand and pulled her into her lap. Sara rested her head on Ava shoulder and continued to cry.
They stayed like that for the longest time before Ava finally asked,
"Do you want to tell me what's wrong?"
Sara nodded and tried to whip the tears off her face.
"So what is it?" Ava questioned.
"I don't know where to start" Sara replied.
"Just start from the beginning" Ava said.
"Okay....I've never really been regular, because of my wieght and everything..." Sara started.
"You're talking about your period?" Ava questioned.
"Yes" Sara replied.
Ava knew where this was going, but she thought it would be best to let Sara finish anyways.
"I didn't really think that much of it at first, because it wasn't unusual for me to go a few months without getting it" Sara said.
"Then what changed?" Ava questioned.
"I started getting sick in the morning and then I remembered..." Sara started.
"You remembered what?" Ava asked.
"It's something about Bradin and I..........being intimate" Sara replied.
"It's okay, you can tell me. Just pretend that I am a completely unbiased listener" Ava said.
"I remembered that this one night a month ago.......we got so caught up in the heat of the moment that we forgot to use........protection" Sara sighed.
"Does this mean what I think it means?" Ava questioned.
"If you think it means that I'm pregnant........then yes" Sara replied.
Ava sighed, running a hand through her hair. Her first reaction was to scream and yell at Sara for being so stupid as to not use a condom, but then she remembered that what Sara really needed right now was for her to be there for her. So that's what she was going to do.
"Does Bradin know?" Ava asked.
"No, I couldn't get the courage to tell him" Sara sighed.
"You have to tell him" Ava stated.
"I know, but can it wait till the morning?" Sara questioned.
"I guess so" Ava replied.
"I haven't told my parents either" Sara said "And I don't want to" she added.
"I can help you tell them if you want" Ava suggested.
"I'd like that" Sara replied.
"Have you thought about what you want to do?" Ava asked.
"I'm not going to get an abortion, if that's what you mean" Sara replied.
"Nobody said that you have to" Ava said "You can keep the baby or put it up for adoption"
"I think I want to keep it" Sara said.
"What ever you decide you don't have to do it right now. You can think about it" Ava replied.
"You don't think I should keep it?" Sara questioned.
"No that's not what I said at all. I will suport you with whatever you choose" Ava replied.
"Thanks" Sara said.
"No problem" Ava replied.
"I should probably go home now" Sara said.
"Are your parents home?" Ava asked.
"Are they ever?" Sara replied.
"You should stay here with me" Ava suggested.
"Really?" Sara questioned.
"Yea" Ava replied as she took Sara's hand and lead her upstairs. She showed her to her bed and tucked her in.
"I don't know what I would do without you" Sara sighed.
"You'd do just fine. You're a very strong person. Stronger than you think" Ava replied.
It didn't take long for Sara to fall asleep and Ava went back downstairs. It was almost 6 and she didn't see the point in trying to go back to sleep. She had way too much on her mind.
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" 'Morning aunt Ava" Bradin said the next morning as he walked into the kitchen. Sara was still asleep upstairs in Ava's bed.
" 'Morning" Ava replied, but she didn't have the same note of happiness in her voice as she usually did.
"I'm going to go surfing. I'll be home for lunch" Bradin said.
"I need you to stay here today" Ava replied.
"But if I want to make the school surf team I need to be out there everyday" Bradin said.
"You have more important things to think about now" Ava replied.
"Aunt Ava you're starting to scare me" Bradin said.
"You're up" Ava exclaimed as she walked passed Bradin.
Bradin turned around and saw Sara standing in the doorway to the kitchen.
"Sara, I didn't know you were here" Bradin said.
"What do you mean 'she's up'?" Bradin asked, turning to Ava.
"I spent the night here last night" Sara said.
"What?" Bradin questioned.
"I think I'll leave you two to talk" Ava said as she went to leave.
"I can't do this" Sara said, grabbing Ava arm so that she couldn't leave.
"Yes you can" Ava replied, pulling out of Sara grip and leaving.
"What's going on? Sara is something wrong?" Bradin asked a note of panick in his voice.
"I guess you could say that" Sara replied.
"Sara you're scaring me" Bradin said.
"I don't know how else to tell you this, so I'm just going to come out and say it" Sara said.
When Bradin didn't say anything, she continued.
"Bradin..." she started.
"Yes?" he questioned.
"I'm pregnant" she said finally.
"You're......you're....." Bradin started stuttering.
"Pregnant" Sara replied.
"How did this happen?" Bradin questioned.
"If you don't know, you haven't been paying attention at all since started going out" Sara joked.
"That's not what I meant, but Sara seriously. What are we going to do?" Bradin questioned.
"I think I want to keep the baby" Sara replied.
Bradin didn't say anything. He was trying to process everything that was happening.
"Is that okay?" Sara asked.
"Yes, yes of course. Whatever you want" Bradin said.
"Good" Sara sighed.
"So my aunt knows?" Bradin questioned.
"Yea, I told her last night" Sara replied.
"Why didn't you tell me first?" Bradin asked.
"I was scared and she was the first person that came to mind" Sara replied.
"You could have come to me you know" Bradin said.
"I know" Sara replied.
"So we're going to have a baby" Bradin stated.
"I guess we are" Sara smiled.
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Depending on what people think of Sara being pregnant I might re-write this chapter, so that she's not pregnant.
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Summerlander
