Unexpected News
Angel awoke, and looked at the clock. I read 05:05, and she already felt that sickening feeling she'd been feeling lately. She looked across at Tally, whose house she had stayed the night. She padded across the landing, to the toilet. She switched on the taps, to drown out the noise, as she was violently sick. She rested against the bath, sobbing. She placed her hands over her stomach, feeling the slight bump. She had felt like this for 3 months now. She still hadn't told him, not that he would mind she was sure of that. She knew now, that she couldn't hide it from him. In just over 4 months time he would know anyway. Everyone would know. Her Mom. Her Dad. Tania. Stuart. The thought made her sick once more. She heard a slight tapping at the door, and Tally entered.
'You OK chuck?' She looked concerned at her friend. Angel nodded, and got up to wash her face.
'No you ain't? I've been your friend for so long, I know when you're lying.' Tally told her, walking towards her, to put an arm around her friend's shoulders.
'Leave it hey?' She tried to shrug her friend's arm off.
'Tell me what's wrong. You haven't been right since you broke up with Jamie and it's now April. What's wrong? Are you depressed? I mean when you broke up with Jamie you were happy- I mean that's not right is it? Then in January you start looking ill, in February you got all moody and miserable, and it's been down hill since then. I want to help, please tell me what's wrong?' She looked at Angel, with pleading eyes, she watched as a tear slid down her friends face.
'I've gotta go.' Angel marched towards the bedroom, and started getting changed.
'Angel, what you doing? It's quarter past five in the morning. You can't leave.'
'Yes, I can.' She started throwing stuff in her bag, and headed towards the door. 'Move, and keep quiet. You'll wake your parents up.'
'Then don't go. Stay. I can help. You know I can.' She tried to grip her friends arms. Angel looked and saw tears trickling form Tally's blue eyes.
'I'm sorry.' She said and walked down the stairs and out of the house.
She knew where she was going without even thinking about it. She got out her phone and dialed the number. 'I need to see you. Now. Usual place.' She hung up. She knew it was now or never.
She waited outside the shed for him. There were already people wondering around despite the time of day. She saw him walking towards her. He noticed instantly the worry on her face.
'Babe, what's up?' he tried to put his arm around his girlfriend, trying to comfort him.
'I'm…' She faulted and started to cry.
'Hey. We'll cope whatever it is, we'll cope.' She looked into his eyes and saw he was telling the truth.
'I'm… I'm having… We're having…' The words failed her. So she took his hand and placed it on her stomach, and said 'The pill after my birthday didn't work. It was the only time.' She sobbed, and he pulled her close and kissed the top of her head. He knew instantly what she was trying to tell him. He hadn't expected this. Other things had entered her head when she called, but not this A part of him panicked, but when he saw her face, his decision was clear. He would stand by her no matter what. Even against his own Father. H loved her and that was all that mattered.
'We'll get through this. I promise.'
'You can't promise that. What about our families. They hate each other. They'll go mad. I can't blame Jamie he'll know, cos we didn't. Then they'll think I'm a slag, well my Dad would.' She sobbed even harder.
'No he won't. I won't let him. We'll cope. I take it your about 5 months?' His mind was working over time, digesting the news. She nodded. She wasn't sure but it fitted.
'You hid it that long, we can hide it some more, then when the time is right we'll run away. Just the three of us.' He clutched her hand, and pulled her head to look at him.
'I'm not sure. Is it the only way?' She saw his face.
'Well we could tell our family.' She shook her head. That was definitely out of the question. 'We've got no choice. Have you seen a doctor yet?' Again she shook her head. 'Well we'll go later. It's all right we'll go somewhere, where we're not known. But we need to know how it is.' She nodded. She knew he was right, but it didn't mean she wanted to hear it.
Later that night as she lay in bed, she pulled the picture from under her pillow, and studied it. It was amazing. Tyler agreed. His face when he saw it on the screen. Its tiny hands waving. Kicking its tiny legs. In just 18 weeks they would meet the tiny bundle of joy, she held a picture of. She stroked her stomach gently. She'd been lucky, she was hardly showing and yet it was still healthy. So her family didn't have to know straight away. She leant down and kissed her slightly swollen stomach. From the moment she had seen her baby, she knew that no one would come between her and Tyler and she would do anything to protect him or their unborn child from anyone. Even their own families.