Chapter 13: Yes or No?
Manny woke up late the next morning, and in result, was late to school. Jason spoke to Mr. Radditch, making up some excuse for her, and Manny was excused for being late and got a pass to Media Immersions. The class was working on web page design and Manny got right to work. When she got some work done, she sent Emma an instant message.
MSant: Well, I have some news for you.
ENels: Do tell! Is it good or bad?
MSant: I haven't decided yet. Heather kinda found "the tests" in the trash.
ENels: OMG! She's not gonna tell my parents is she?
MSant: She said she'll tell if you don't tell them yourself. And she's taking me to the doctor today. J said that those aren't always right. So maybe yours was wrong. You should go too.
ENels: Nope, no point. I got it this morning. It was just abnormally late.
MSant: Oh. I'm scared Em.
ENels: Me too. Now I've got to tell my parents…
MSant: Uh oh! Snake is headed your way…close out…goodbye.
Snake made it to Emma's computer right as she was closing the box. "Emma, do your work," he told her.
"Yes Mr. Simpson," she said back. He turned away and she rolled her eyes at Manny.
'I'll talk to you later,' she mouthed to her. Manny told Chris that she was leaving school early that day, but she didn't say why. When it was finally 12:30, she went down to the office to find Heather there waiting for her. The car ride to the doctor was awkward. Manny was really nervous so she didn't talk the entire time.
Dr. Murray's office was in the Family Birthing Center at Degrassi Hospital. In the waiting room, Manny felt like everyone was staring at her. She was only being paranoid because most of the people probably thought Heather was there for an appointment and Manny was her daughter. She was relieved that all of the patients were gone by the time the nurse came out.
"Manuela Santos," the nurse called out. Manny got up and followed her into Exam Room #1. Heather stayed in the waiting room. "Okay Manuela. I'm going to have to ask you for a urine sample," she said, handing Manny a cup. "The bathroom is right there," she told her, pointing to the door on the right. "Dr. Murray will be in shortly. You can leave the cup in there." Manny went into the bathroom to fill the cup. She was so nervous that she began to shake when she sat down on the bed. Dr. Murray came into the room a few minutes later.
"Hello, I'm Dr. Murray," she said to Manny. "And you must be Manuela. I've heard a lot about you from Heather," she commented.
"Call me Manny. I don't mean to be rude but, is this going to take very long?" she asked.
"No it won't. I just have to ask you a few questions and do some blood work, then you'll be on your way. It's okay if you're nervous. Everyone is when they come to me," Dr. Murray reassured her. She asked Manny questions about being sexually active, how many partners she'd had, and a few other things. Manny didn't tell her about Craig and Mr. Oleander. She couldn't bring herself to. She wasn't going to tell anyone unless she was really pregnant. After Manny's blood was drawn, she hopped off of the bed and shook the doctor's hand.
"Well Manny, the results from the blood test will be back in about four hours. I'll call you as soon as I know," she told her.
"Thanks. I guess I'll talk to you later," Manny said as she left the room. Back in the car, Heather told Manny that she would just take her home so she could rest while she waited for the results. Manny went straight to her room when they got back and fell asleep. A few hours later, Heather called down and woke her up.
"Manny! Dr. Murray is on the phone for you!" she yelled. Manny instantly jumped out of bed and ran to the phone. She grabbed it out of Heather's hand and held it up to her ear.
"It's me…is the news good or bad?" she asked the doctor.
"Well, that depends on how you feel about it. Manny…you're pregnant," she said. Manny was speechless.
"Thanks," she said, hanging up the phone and trying not to cry. When she turned to Heather, however, she couldn't help it and the tears started coming. Heather wrapped her arms around Manny and hugged her. It was the only thing she could do.
It was 6:00 pm and Manny was downstairs in her room. She decided to have Chris come over for dinner and Heather and Jason said it was fine. (They told Jason about the results as soon as he had gotten home from work). Manny picked up her phone and dialed Chris' number. He answered on the second ring.
"Hey Chris, it's me. Can you come over for dinner tonight? I have to tell you something…"
When she hung up the phone, she lay back onto her bed and turned her stereo on. The song was very fitting to her mood. Manny listened to the music, waiting for Chris to show up.
Had a bad day don't talk to me
I'm gonna ride this out
My little black heart breaks apart
With your big mouth, and
I'm sick of my sickness
Don't touch me you'll get this
I'm useless, lazy, perverted,
And you hate me.
You can't save me
You can't change me
Well I'm waiting for my wakeup call
Everything's my fault
You can't save me
You can't blame me
I'm waiting here to take the fall
Everything, everything's my fault…
A/N: The song is "Save Me" by Unwritten Law…I do not own any of their songs/lyrics.
