"The room is spinning," May felt something cool hit her back. "Where am I?" She thought. "May?" she heard and echoed voice. "May?" a different voice
"MAY!" Her eyes shot open, she stared at Solidad and Drew. It took her a second to realize that she was still in the bathroom, only now she was sitting against the wall. It took her another second to remember what had caused her to pass out.
"May, I'm going to ask you again; Are you pregnant?" Solidad asked
"I-I don't know," with that, May started to cry
"Oh honey, its ok. It's not the end of the world if you are." Solidad said, trying to comfort May
May cries even harder but manages to make out "No, you don't understand" in between her cries
"Sol," Drew said.
Solidad turned and looked at him. Drew glanced at May as if her was asking for her permission, she gave him a weak nod.
Hey guys! sorry for the delay, here's the next chapter...
"Sol, May was raped." Drew said in a low voice
Solidad was shocked by the new information. "Wait here." She said getting up. "I'm going to go get a test."
When Solidad left the bathroom, Drew turned and sat down next to May on the floor. "So, are you ok?" He asked, not really knowing what to say
She cried silently for a moment before actually answering. "What if I am pregnant? What's going to happen?"
"Well, the choice is yours, I'll support whatever you choose," Drew said pulling her into a hug. "And Harley will pay for what he's done."
"I don't know what I'll do. I'm just really really scared." May said, laying her head on Drew's chest
"Oh May," he pulls her into a tighter hug. "Things will find a way to work out in the end and I will always be here for you." he kisses her on top of her head before adding "because I love you"
"I love you too" May mumbled quietly into his chest but he heard it.
They stayed in their position a bit longer before Solidad walked back with a test. "Here. Take it when you're ready" Solidad said, handing the test to May
Drew helped May stand up. He could see her hand shaking when she push open a stall door and walked in. He knew he had to keep a brave face for May, but in reality, he was shaking in the inside. He really didn't know what he was going to do if that test May just took came back positive, or really, he didn't know what he was going to do to Harley. Drew did plan to stick to his words about supporting May in whatever decision she made because he really does love her. Right now, it seems like their future outcome lies within that stick.
A moment later, they heard the toilet flush. May walked out and without making eye contact with either Solidad or Drew, placed the stick next to the sink. "We have to wait a bit" She said before leaning against the wall and staring at the stalls
"May" Solidad said minutes later after looking at the test
May took a moment before slowly turning her head to Solidad to hear the results
"It's Negative." Solidad said turning the test so that May could see the minus sign
May and Drew both breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank God" Drew heard May say under her breath.
"So… do you still want to see the contest?" Drew asked
"Yeah, I do. I need something to get my mind off of all this." May said before wiping her tears away and then went to wash her face in the sink.
Solidad watched as Drew walked over to May to help her gather herself together. She thinks about how much Drew has changed from when she first met him. How much he cares for May. "Well Drew, it looks like May is no longer 'just your rival'." She smiled to herself at that thought as she sees him gently brushing May's hair with his fingers. "You really grew to care for this girl." She thought
But then she remembered the statement Drew made earlier about May having been raped by someone. And from the looks of it, it seemed like they knew who.
"Hey Sol, you coming?" Drew asked her as he held the bathroom door open for her. She replied yes and walked out after Drew.
Solidad wondered if it was someone she knew, but she figured it wasn't her place to ask. So without a word, she follows them about to the spectator's area.
They arrived just in time to see Harley get his appeals score; a 29.5.
"Wow, that's a high score." May said, tensing up a bit.
"Hey, relax, everythings going to be fine." Drew said grabbing a hold of May's hand. She relaxed a bit.
Solidad witnessed the exchange between the two, but turned back to the crowd to watch the next contestant. But then something crossed her mind that made her gasp; the exchange Solidad had with Harley a few months back:
"Hey Soly dear!" Solidad heard from behind as a pair of arms wrapped around her waist
"Oh hey, Harley." She said playfully pushing him away
"You seem to be in a good mood. How was your last contest? Sorry I wasn't able to go"
"Oh I lost to that May in the final round." He said dramatically wiping away invisible tears. "But that's ok, I got even with her, so everything's fine now." Harley said with a smirk before laughing
Solidad felt a pit in her stomach. When Harley told her he had gotten even, she had figured he had a rematch with her or pulled a harmless prank. She didn't want to believe it, but it made sense. The way Harley was unusually happy after a contest loss and the way May and Drew had been reacting around Harley's presence. She remembers Drew saying May was raped. "No…this was all a coincidence. This can't be right." Solidad thought. She tried to push it out of her mind but it kept coming back.
Soon, the last contestant left the stage and Vivian announced that they were going to take a break to let the judges talk.
"Um I'm gonna go get a drink." May said as so soon as the break started
"Ok, want me to come with you?" Drew asked
"No, I'll be ok."
Drew watched May as she went but then he felt Solidad tug his arm. He turned his attention towards her.
"Hey, I have to ask you; did Harley do anything to May?" Solidad asked carefully
"Hm? What would you think that?" Drew replied taken aback by Solidad's question
"Look, I'm not oblivious. I noticed how shaken May was when Harley showed up earlier today and how she tensed up when she saw his appeals score. Plus I saw how you comforted her, so I know you know something." Solidad said looking Drew in the eye. He stared back speechless
"Please I need to know if my good friend Harley is capable of doing something this evil."
"Wh-What do you mean?" Drew replied, unsure of where this was going
Solidad closed her eyes, took a breath before looking at Drew with sad pleading eyes, "I need to know if Harley was the one who raped May"
Drew was shocked that Solidad figured it out so quickly that it was Harley, but before he could say anything, May came back. They silently decided to drop the convo and focused back on the competition that was about to start soon.
That's all for now! So yeah, May's not pregnant with Harley's child, I don't want to think about how the rest of the story would go if that was the case. Anyways, sorry for taking so long to update, my summer seems to be a lot busier than I originally thought. So the updates may be less frequent, but I'm trying my best. See you in the next update!