Biting down on my bottom lip, I stifled the scream threatening to sneak out. Sam was inspecting the wound on my stomach, and it hurt like a bitch. India seemed to be breaking out of her zombie-like-state, and was actually paying attention to her surroundings. Moses sat a few feet away, staring at the ground in thought. Brewis was sat behind me, leaning against the table with the small alien on it. And Pest...well, he was right next to me. As hard as I tried to hold them in, tears continued to make their way down my cheeks. Hi-Hatz was dead, I knew that much, and I couldn't be happier.
"Wish I'd never chased after that thing. Wish we'd never murked you. Wish I never took that white off Hi-Hatz. Wish I'd just gone home, and played FIFA like Biggz said" Moses said regretfully.
"Anyone got skins?" Pest asked randomly.
"No" Sam sighed, ripping a long strip away from my jumper.
"Bare weed, and no skins. This is my worst nightmare" he said, his head thudding back against the wall.
"Ditto" I groaned. I cried out as Sam pressed the cloth against my wound.
"Is she gonna be okay?" India asked hopefully. Sam sighed.
"The bullet didn't hit any major organs. But if we don't get her to a hospital soon..." she paused, shaking her head.
"Is my sister gonna die?" India asked.
"Just make sure to keep pressure on that" Sam instructed before leaning back against the wall. Soon enough I felt another pressure on my wound. Gasping loudly, I once again bit down on my lip.
"Listen yeah, we never knew you lived in the block. If we knew you, we wouldn't have stepped you" Moses said, his head tilted towards us.
"What it would've been okay to mug me if I didn't live here? Is that how it works?" Sam asked, slight anger to her tone.
"Boy you is touchy, he's tryna apologise to you man" Pest said, shaking his head. Rolling her eyes, Sam sighed.
"Do you have a jumper or something? To support her head?" she asked, glancing at everyone in the room.
"Use this" Pest sighed, taking off his jacket. He handed it to Sam, who folded it into a pillow and slid it underneath my head. With the extra lift I was able to see everyone a little better, being on the floor wasn't exactly comfortable.
"Tex, the thing that I need to tell you" India said nervously. She took my hand in her free one, lacing our fingers together "I'm pregnant" she admitted. My eyes widened slightly.
"You're pregnant?" Sam asked, her tone full of surprise and disbelief.
"Yeah, two weeks tomorrow. I shagged Dennis and we didn't use anything, I panicked and symptoms started showing up. Then two days ago I chugged down most of the alcohol in the flat. I woke up the next morning with a killer headache and no memory of the night before. Anyway, I went to take a piss and I found a test on the bathroom sink...it was positive. I guess I took a test while I was drunk, I can't believe someone actually sold that thing to me in that state" she explained, shaking her head in thought. Tears continuously flowed down my cheeks, as I realised the mistake she'd made.
"India, I have something to tell you" I said shakily. All heads, minus Moses, turned to face me.
"What do you mean?" she asked, her eyes narrowed in confusion.
"The test wasn't yours, it was mine" I admitted, taking a deep breath. As soon as those words left my mouth, the whole room fell into silence. The only sounds I could hear were heavy breathing and the odd shoe scuffling along the floor.
"Wait...I...what?...I mean, how?" she asked, shaking her head with wide eyes. Groaning, I fidgeted at the discomfort my wound was causing...it really hurt.
"Well, usually when a guy and girl get together..." I started, feeling very nervous about this.
"Cut the bullshit" India snapped, cutting me off.
"I finished Pest around two weeks ago, but I never once thought I'd be preggered. Anyway I started puking, in the morning, the afternoon, sometimes during the night. So while you were sleeping in from your drink-party-for-one, I took a test. Mum and Dad were at work, so I had the whole place to myself. Did you know that those tests cost about £8.00?" I asked, chuckling to myself.
"Tex" she sighed impatiently.
"You usually sleep until one in the afternoon on a normal day, how was I supposed to know you'd actually wake up at 10:00? I was watching TV while I waited for the thing to settle. Then when my time was up, I looked for the test, but it wasn't there. I practically trashed that toilet, but I couldn't find it. So I didn't know if I was pregnant or not, and I didn't have enough money to buy another test" I explained, shaking my head.
"And you didn't think to tell me why?" she asked angrily.
"I wanted to be sure before I did anything, or told anyone. The puking carried on but I just though it was something I ate, sure a little feeling in the back of my mind told me otherwise but I ignored it. I mean...I'm 15 years old! I didn't want to believe it!" I exclaimed, wincing as the pain in my stomach increased.
"But, I mean...why was I getting symptoms?" India asked, shaking her head in confusion.
"Well, you say you panicked right?" Sam asked. India nodded "Well, sometimes a persons body produces false symptoms. No one knows why it happens but I've seen some women come to the Hospital because of it. So you're brain was tricking you into thinking that you were pregnant because you were stressing so much over it. It's not your fault, you didn't know" she explained. India nodded, staring at the floor in thought.
"Tex?" Pest asked. Inwardly sighing, I turned my head to face him.
"Yeah?" I asked hesitatingly. Biting his lip in thought, he shuffled around until he could lean down towards me.
"You're pregers?" he asked, raising his eyebrows. Sighing, I shook my head.
"Not anymore, not after Hi-Hatz..." I paused, holding back a sob. My left hand rested on my stomach, rubbing the bare skin soothingly "I'd be lucky if I survive the night. Let alone the baby" I sighed, looking back up at him.
"Tex, if you thought you were up-the-duff you shoulda told me" he said, shaking his head.
"We were fighting remember? We didn't even talk to each other after I finished you. Heck I hadn't seen you until tonight!" I exclaimed. He shrugged.
"Fightin' or not, I would've been there. You know how much I 'ated my dad for leavin' mum alone wiv me, I mean look how it turned out. I woulda been there for everythin', anytime" he replied.
"I know" I sighed.
Leaning down, he gently pressed his lips against mine. My eyes instantly closed, allowing my body to go along with it. He quickly slid his tongue in, rubbing it against my own, before pulling back. Sighing in content, I rested my bloody hand on the back of his neck "You're still my Mrs" he smirked. Giggling, I quickly leaned up and pecked his lips again. As we pulled back, his eyes flickered up, soon raising curiously "Moses, you're jacket's gone rave" he remarked. Turning my head back, I found Moses with neon blue splatters over his jacket and cap.
"It's glowing in the UV light. Maybe it's some kind of pheromone" Brewis said in thought.
"Maybe it's a what now?" Pest asked, very confused.
"It's an eco hormone that triggers a social response in members of the same species. Maybe that's a female, and the others are male, and that stuff is what's attracting them" Brewis said.
"They're smelling us" Sam said in realisation. Nodding, Brewis rose to his feet.
"They fell through the sky, yeah?. Well maybe they drift through space on solar winds, and whatever planet they land on first the female leaves a trail for the males to follow, find it, breed etc. Like bees, like beetles, like moths" he explained.
"Some fucking funny looking moth" Moses remarked.
"Yeah, well whatever it is you're covered in it and it seems to be peaking the interest of a rather hostile alien species. I'm just saying that if you took those clothes off, they wouldn't know that you were there or we were here" Brewis suggested.
"You fancy him or somethin'? You tryna get him naked?" Pest asked. I rolled my eyes.
"No, I'm trying to save your life. And an answer to your question earlier" Brews crouched down behind me, digging through the plastic bag he'd brought with him. He soon pulled out some skins and handed them to Pest.
"Oh thank fuck!" Pest exclaimed, sighing in relief. Brewis nodded, sitting back down against the table "Brov I swear, I will never cuss you again" Pest said, holding his fist out to Brewis. The posh lad nodded, fist bumping Pest.
"Yo Brewis. Everyone that touched this thing got murked yah know. Dennis, Jerome, Tonks, them feds when they tried to touch me. Everyone who had that scent on them. So if they follow the smell on that then, maybe I can lead 'em" Moses said, staring at the alien.
"Lead them where?" India asked, finally finding her voice.
"Somewhere I can blow dem up. I killed that fing, I brought them in the block. I've gotta finish what I started" Moses replied, turning his head to face us. I sighed nervously.