3

I was silent in the car as mom drove. I just kept my head down and tried to not do or say anything to make her ask the obvious.

"The doctor said no sex for about two weeks or so, and I put some pain meds in your back pack if the pain gets too much you take them or call me." she explained. I nodded.

"Okay." I replied.

"So, who's the father?" she asked and I glanced up at her. Shit.

"I don't know." I said lowly.

"You don't know? Are you having sex with multiple partners?" she asked. Not like Henry would ever allow that.

"No." I said lowly.

"Faline… you are eighteen years old. You are not a child anymore. I totally get that sex is going to happen. But if you're going to be running around here sleeping with people and getting pregnant, I want to know who got you pregnant!" she snapped. I winced some looking away.

"Maybe I don't want to say, maybe I don't want you running around telling his parents that he had gotten me pregnant and I lost his baby!" I snapped. The car came to a screeching halt and she whipped her head at me holding a finger up to me.

"You do NOT get to make grown folk decisions in this situation! You live in MY house. I pay ALL the bills. I clothe you, I feed you, and I make sure a roof remains over your head and you're gonna sit here and tell me what you do and do not want! Do not get it twisted young lady!" she yelled going off. I shook before her and nodded.

"Okay I'm sorry!" I yelled and now it was quiet and she kept driving after a few more seconds of silence.

"Is the father an older me? Did he take advantage of you in anyway? Are you afraid or something?" she asked firmly and I shook my head.

"No. I am not afraid of him, he is my age." I said. There was silence now and she shook her head.

"Is it Mike?" she asked. Oh she would have wished. I shook my head.

"No. No one you know." I said praying to god she dropped this.

"You don't want to tell me? Fine. But you will have no guys in my house without my knowledge, you will ask to have company over. Anywhere you go after school you will let me know." she said. By now I was crying and I just nodded.

"Yes ma'am." I replied and she nodded as we arrived at the school.

"Now go to class. I love you." she said. I just nodded and got out of her car. "I will pick you up from school." I groaned in the back of my mind and just nodded.

My lower half is sore and I just leaned against my new locker while Bev just stared at me with soft, sad eyes.

"Oh my god, Fay, I'm so sorry. A miscarriage that's rough." she said gently rubbing my shoulder. "Was it Henry's?" I shook my head shrugging.

"I didn't even know I was pregnant, but if anything, yeah it was his." I replied lowly glancing at my class schedule. I think most of my classes are with Bev and Henry.

"Does he know about it?" Bev asked and I shook my head.

"No I haven't seen him all day." I said crossing my arms and looking over my shoulder. Things felt weird odd now.

"You going to tell him?" she asked. I shrugged.

"No point since it's already happened. I don't even know how to take all this in or even if I should." I replied filled with different emotions. Telling Henry anything wasn't really my biggest concern right now. But those dreams I had while I blacked out, those concerned me. "Bev I-" The bell ringing above us cut me off. We have different homerooms. We both looked up and then at each other.

"I should go, Bill's in my home." she said with a hopeful smile and I nodded knowing I shouldn't even think about worrying her about things that happened in my mind. I nodded.

"Okay. I'll see you later." I replied watching her smile with happiness.

"This is the final year. Anything can happen… everything has changed." she said her voice laced with excitement. Even her hair has grown back and she was swaying it like a goddess. I watched her walk away feeling uneasy about this day already. Suddenly, I feel a firm pat on my bottom which makes me jump and I look over my shoulder to see Lance and his group of friends walking down at hall like they were kings of the school. He was your typical blonde haired, blue eyed bad boy with guns for arms.

"Damn, Faline you're looking all kinds of fine today." he said. He has definitely been hitting the weights for football season.

"And you have some big balls weighing you down to touch me. Better be careful they might get cut." I threatened and he smirked.

"When you're done taking it from Bowers, I'll be happy to show you what a real rod can do." he said before turning and walking with his friends. He was a real asshole and he and Henry were in competition for biggest asshole in this town. I groaned and just slammed my locker shut and went to homeroom. It was on the other end of the school and so I walked in silence past other students. I was a bit disappointed I didn't see Bill or anyone, not even Mike. I suddenly felt a cold chill down my spine and I groaned some, hand over my pelvis, I felt cramping. It had to be all the medicine the doctor gave me. Oh fuck me this wasn't how I wanted to start my first day.

Suddenly, I felt a warm and calloused hand on my neck and I looked over quickly to see it was Henry this time. He was in a black sleeves shirt and jeans.

"Hey. Glad I found you. Figured we could walk together to class." he said and I felt immediate comfort now that he was here. I nodded.

"I thought you were going to miss the first day of school." I said and he smirked.

"And miss this day with you? Nah." he said and we began walking ignoring the glances and whispers of the students around us. I looked him over some.

"Did you and your dad fight?" I asked and his face soured some.

"No. He mostly yelled and I just tuned him out." he replied and I just nodded and looked ahead. "You okay? You look a little pale?" I nodded.

"Just weird. I was hoping to see more of my friends today." I said and he nodded.

"Well you and your loser friends are growing up. This may be the final year you are all together. So just live it up. I have a feeling this year is going to be long and shitty." he replied and I just leaned in to him feeling the same. Should I even tell him about what happened. Would it make a difference? I sighed knowing I would have to. If one person knows then soon everyone will know. It's better he hear it from me then from the rumors around the school and on the streets.