Chapter 12

You know what happened next right…of course…I went to the doctor thinking, silly me, I have the flu…WRONG! Boy was I ever wrong on that one…When I got to the arena…I went down to see Amy, she was in the ring, practicing for her match later that night, and all the guys were there too…naturally…I walked up to the second floor of seats and sat in the end seat, leaning my chin on the seat in front of the I was sitting in…Mark had seen me walk in up there and was wondering what was going on…Amy saw too and said, "I'm taking a break…Guys why don't you practice a little…I gotta see a dog about a friend."

She walked up to the seat and sat on the step next to me…I got up and sat down next to her on the steps…Amy said, "Okay, girl what's up…I know you've been going through some things lately…and I'm not one to push you into spilling the beans…but I have to know if everything is ok?" I smiled and said, "Yes, of course, everything is okay…I just found out some very interesting news…" Amy said, "Good or bad interesting news?" I said, "Well, I'm guessing good for me, but maybe bad for someone else…" She said, "So, now I'm being nosy…what is it?" I laughed and Mark and every one else almost had a heart attack since it had been 4 weeks since they'd heard me laugh that loud or hard…

I smiled and said, "Can you keep a secret?" Amy said, "Of course not…but you have to tell me anyway…" I laughed a little more and said, "I'm pregnant." Amy nearly fell off the steps and yelled, "WHAT!" It echoed through the whole building…I said, "A little louder Amy, the people in the cemetery didn't hear you…" We looked at each other and started laughing hysterically…as we walked down the stairs…Amy had her arm around my waist…and said, "So when are you planning on dropping the bomb on everyone?" I said, "I figured right now, is as good a time as any." She stopped and said, "Wait a minute…when did you have time to have sex and get pregnant…and what about the father?" I said, "Right now, I'm choosing to keep the father's identity a secret…and obviously I had time to do it…I'm almost 4 weeks…" We laughed a little more as we continued down to the ring…

Jeff said, "Oh my god…Nyla, are you feeling okay…I mean I thought hell was going to have to freeze over before you'd smile or even laugh again." I said, "Yea…bite me." Jeff came over and I said, "If you even think of biting me, I'll knock your teeth out…" Jeff said, "Damn…touchy…" Amy said, "Yea, well most pregnant women are moron." Everyone's eyes got a little bigger…Jeff said, "Did I hear her right?" I said, "Well, what did you hear?" Matt said, "I could have sworn I heard her say something close to the fact that you could be pregnant..." I said, "Well, then you'd be correct to that in hearing her right." Glenn said, "WHAT?"

I said, "Is that you best Steve Austin impression Glenn?" Glenn said, "Okay young lady, out with it right now…who, what, where, when and how…" I said, "Well, the who is me…what is the baby….where obviously a bed…when well that would be 4 weeks ago, and if you don't know how it happened, then I'm not going to explain it…" Mark said, "Oh, you're such a smart ass…" I smiled and said, "Yup, I know…" Mark folded his arms across his chest and said, "So, who did it?" I said, "It's not important right now…" Glenn said, "How could it not be?" I said, "Cause it's just not…I want to have this baby…but if by telling him, I ruin his life…then I'll spare him the ruining…and keep it too myself for a while…and maybe even forever."

Mark said, "You know that's not right Nyla…the father has the right to know…" I said, "How would he ever know if I don't tell him…My body, my business…and besides, even if he did ask me, I can always lie and tell him it's not his…simple as that…" Mark said, "Yea, but he's got the right to know, I mean, if there was a girl out there running around carrying my child, I'd damn sure want to know…" I said, "Yea, well you and me are two different people Mark…and right now, the only people I want to know about this, are my friends…point, blank and period." Mark rolled his eyes and looked at me in total disgust…he got up and walked to the back…