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Previously on Teenage World:
"Everyone please welcome Warren Davis, Alexander Cruz, Oh yes, and Hayden Rosner." [Mrs.Darbus
"How dare you come here?! How can you stand here and talk to me like nothing's wrong?!" [Sharpay
This is going to be a lot harder than I thought. [Hayden
"Ryan! Would if I'm pregnant?!" [Gabriella
"Troy is going to dump me." [Gabriella
"We won't tell anyone. We'll pretend this night never happened, and hope that you're not pregnant." [Ryan
Gabriella handed Sharpay what she had been clutching in her other hand. Sharpay looked at it for a moment and let it fall to the floor.
"Gabriella, you're-you're-" [Sharpay
"Pregnant." [Gabriella
"Does Troy know?" [S
"I hope he never finds out." [G
"But, you have to tell him. If he's going to, if-if he's going to be a father-" [S
"He's not." Gabriella said faintly. [G
"What?! Gabriella, then who-?" [S
"Ryan." [G
To be continued . . .
SummerSummerSummer
Chapter 9: Unexpected, part 2
Monday, September 10th 2007
2:20 PM
Gabriella's bathroom
Sharpay couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"W-what did you say?" was the only thing she could manage.
Gabriella hadn't meant to tell Sharpay, or anyone, about what was happening. But she needed someone desperately to help her. She wasn't stupid, she knew she couldn't handle this on her own.
"Ryan. Ryan is the father." If she already said it once, she might as well say it again.
"H-how can you be so sure? Troy is your boyfriend. Couldn't he-"
"No! Troy can't be the father! Because he never touched me! Because I was too busy fucking your brother!" Gabriella finally snapped. "I-im sorry, I . . ." She couldn't stop the tears from falling.
Sharpay didn't know what to do, what to say, anything. Her mind was racing, trying to process everything she knew. Her heart was beating a million times per second, trying to decide what to do. She was truly stuck in limbo, and for a moment she even forgot how to breathe.
"H-how did this happen Gabriella?" she finally said.
Gabriella couldn't look at Sharpay. She was too ashamed. As hard as she thought, she couldn't find a way to put the words together. Anyway you looked at it, there was no excuse to what she did. She had a perfect relationship with the perfect guy, and yet she wanted more. She went as far as turning her best friend into her lover, not even considering the consequences. And here they were now-she was pregnant.
She remained silent for some time, not knowing where to start.
"I don't really know myself. The first time was at your party, we were both so drunk, I can barely remember what happened, but I know we had sex. Then I realized how much I needed Ryan in my life, as more than just my best friend, and I-I . . . convinced him to have an affair with me. And here are the results." Gabriella touched her stomach, knowing what was growing inside her.
Sharpay did the only thing she could do, she took Gabriella into her arms and tried to comfort her.
"Gabby, I can't excuse what you did, but I'm no one to judge you. I know that I've done a lot of bad things, but I'm trying to change. I can't imagine what you must be feeling right now, but whatever you decide to do, I'm here to help you."
Gabriella wrapped her own arms around Sharpay, and the two girls sat on the floor, embracing and crying their eyes out.
They remained that way for a while, but them Sharpay broke the silence.
"Come on Gabby, lets go to your room. I don't think you want to decide your future in the bathroom."
They both laughed for the first time after so much crying. Sharpay stood up and held out her hand to Gabriella, who gratefully accepted her help. They both left the bathroom and went into Gabriella's room to plan her future.
Monday, September 10th 2007
3:00 PM
Gabriella's room
"Does anyone else know Gabby?"
"Well you're the only one who knows about the baby, but Kelsi knows about me and Ry."
"Kelsi? I thought you would have told Taylor."
"Well, I wasn't going to tell anyone, but Kelsi caught us in the shower."
Sharpay raised an eyebrow. "The shower?"
"She didn't actually see us, but she knew I was with him. Anyway, she confronted me about it, and I didn't really have a choice."
"Oh. Are you going to tell her about the baby too?"
"Well, it's not like I can hide it forever. I'm going to start showing soon."
"Good point. But I really think you should tell Taylor, she'd like to know. She's your friend too, she can help, and right now we're going to need all the help we can get."
"You're right. I'll tell her tomorrow at school."
"Are you sure you want to come to school Gabby?"
"Yeah, I've missed enough school already. Anyway, I don't want my baby to think mommy's a quitter. Right baby?" she said to her stomach.
Sharpay smiled at Gabriella. Even with all the problems, she looked really happy. "So I take you're keeping it?"
Gabriella looked up at her. "I hadn't even-" She thought for a moment. An abortion? But quickly put it out of her mind. The idea of killing her baby frightened her. "I couldn't do it. Even though this baby wasn't planned, it doesn't give me the right to kill it. It's completely innocent. I want to have my baby."
Sharpay felt like crying again. "Wow Gabby. That's really brave. I don't know it I could go through with it."
Gabriella smiled. "Well let's hope you never have to find out."
Sharpay laughed. "Let's hope not."
((Ring))
"Oh that's probably my mom." Said Gabriella. "One sec."
Gabriella: Hello?
Ryan: Hey Gabby, it's Ryan.
Gabriella: Oh hey Ry. Could you hold on a sec?
Gabriella put her hand over the mouthpiece. "Oh my god it's Ryan! What do I do?!"
"Whoa Gabby, calm down! Just act natural, unless of course you plan on telling him over the phone-which I don't recommend by the way."
"Of course not! I'm not even sure if I want to tell him or not!"
"Gabby! You have to tell him! It's his baby too, and I know my brother, he'll help you."
"I know, but I'm scared."
It's not Ryan I'd be afraid of. If I was her I'd be more concerned about Troy . . . "I'm not sure it's Ryan you should be worried about."
Gabriella realized she meant Troy. "Oh my god! I completely forgot about Troy!"
"Oh god! Gabby breathe!" That was probably a bad idea. "Okay just talk to Ryan, you remember he's on the phone right?" Gabriella nodded. "Good, just worry about him for now, okay?"
"Okay." Gabriella said meekly.
Gabriella: Sorry about that.
Ryan: Are you okay?
Gabriella: Yeah, I'm fine. Totally.
Sharpay crossed her arms.
Gabriella: Well no. Not really. I mean I'm not sick if that's what your asking. Wait, what are you asking?
Sharpay suppressed the urge to crack up. She told Gabriella to act natural, but she was doing the complete opposite!
Ryan: Kay, I'll take that as a no . . .
Gabriella: Sorry, it's just-uh. Ry, we really need to talk-in person. Can you come over?
Ryan: Did Troy leave early?
Gabriella: Uh no, he didn't come today.
Ryan: Oh. Okay practice is over at 5:30, so I'll see you around then.
Gabriella: Ry?
Ryan: Yeah?
Gabriella: Could you come now?
Ryan: Now? Um I-
Gabriella: I know your team needs you, but this is really important. I wouldn't be asking otherwise.
(long silence)
Ryan: Okay. I'll be there in a bit.
Gabriella: Okay, bye.
Ryan: Bye.
"He's on his way. Now what?" Gabriella slumped into her bed.
"Well you do the obvious." Said Sharpay.
"Which is . . . ?"
"You tell him about the baby."
"I was afraid you'd say that."
"Well like you said it won't be a secret much longer. Plus either it's the baby or someone's been pigging out lately." she joked.
"Hey!" Gabriella laughed and whacked Sharpay with her pillow.
"I'm just kidding. You look great-as usual." Said Sharpay.
"Yeah, but look at you. You're so thin. Have you been losing weight?" Asked Gabriella.
"Of course not. It's probably just the shirt I'm wearing, it works wonders. Anyway, I'd better run before my brother gets here."
"Oh okay. I'll call you later then?"
"Yeah, good luck Gabby."
"Bye Shar, and thank you."
"Anytime."
Monday, September 10th 2007
4:03 PM
Gabriella's house
After Sharpay left, Gabriella decided to wait for Ryan outside. She pulled on a sweater and grabbed the test from the bathroom. She put it in her pocket and went to sit on her porch. What am I going to do?
Then finally after a few minutes she saw Ryan pull into her driveway. He got out of the car and met her in a warm sweet kiss.
"Hey what's wrong?" he sounded concerned.
"Can we take a walk?"
"Okay."
Ryan took her hand in his, and they started to walk towards the park. They walked in silence until the reached the park. Gabriella sat down at a bench near the play ground, and motioned for Ryan to sit with her.
"You should sit down."
"Gabriella what's going on? I'm starting to get really worried."
Gabriella got distracted by a little girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was running around the play structure and then down the slide where she was caught by her parents. The three of them looked so happy, the scene made Gabriella want to smile and cry.
"Gabby?" Ryan looked at what Gabriella was watching and smiled. "Cute kid."
Gabriella smiled, and looked into his eyes. "There's something you should see."
Gabriella took the test out of her pocket, and placed it in Ryan's hand. Ryan picked it up and looked at it for a moment. Then he looked up at Gabriella.
"Ryan, were having a baby. I'm pregnant."
To be continued . . .
SummerSummerSummer
A/N: I know this chapter wasn't too exciting, but don't worry there's plenty more drama to come. Review if you want to know what happens next :D Come on, you know you wanna. Lol
Hugs and kisses-Summer
XOXOXO
Next time on Teenage World: One down, one to go. What will be Ryan's reaction to the big news? Will he stand by her like he once promised, or run away like so many others? And how much longer will Troy be kept in the dark? All this and more in the next chapter of Teenage World!