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Amy POV
When I arrived at school the next day, Lauren and Madison were waiting at my locker. They didn't seem too happy.
"Hey guys." I said, hoping they weren't going to ask any questions.
"Amy, where were you yesterday?" Madison asked. "We waited for you at your locker every minute yesterday and you didn't come."
Please don't turn this into a soap opera, Madison.
"I w-wasn't f-feeling well, that's all." I lied.
"Amy, I'm not dumb." Laruen shot back. "You're stuttering and the only time you stutter is when you lie. I want the truth."
I couldn't tell the truth to them, though. They couldn't keep secrets to save their lives, especially Madison. She'd say a secret out loud and not even notice all the stares she would get.
"Sorry, I'm just a little nervous about something and I w-wasn't f-feeling w-well." I said. The more I lied, the worst my stuttering was.
"Amy, stop lying! Just tell us the truth." Lauren yelled, frustration in her tone.
"OK, fine. I didn't come yesterday because I needed the day off. A lot of things have been stressing me out and coming here yesterday wouldn't have helped much, so Ricky stayed with me." I said. I still couldn't tell them I was pregnant, not yet or else they would probably let my secret out.
"Finally, see how easy that was?" Lauren asked. "Now, what's been stressing you out?"
Crap, I was hoping she didn't ask me that. I couldn't say I was pregnant or anything like that. I guess I had to lie again. Just as I was starting to talk, the bell rang.
"I have to go." I said, and ran off to class.
"Something's not right here. She's hiding something and she's afraid to tell us." Madison said.
"She's mainly afraid to tell you, Madison." Lauren said and walked off to class.
When I got into my class, I saw Ricky. I immediately went over to him.
"Hi Amy." He said.
"Hi Ricky, listen Madison and Lauren are pounding me about why I wasn't here yesterday."
Ricky looked a little worried. "What'd you say?"
"I just said I was stressed out and I needed the day off from school." I told him.
"Oh, OK. They didn't ask about me, did they?" he asked, still a concerned look on his face.
"No, I don't think they care if you're gone."
I sat in all my classes for what seemed like forever before it was finally lunch. I decided to sit with Ricky, Adrienne, Grace, and Jack. If I sat with Lauren and Madison, they would pound me like this morning and drown me in questions before I finally gave in and told them I was pregnant. Too bad, that plan failed horribly.
They walked over to the table where we were eating and laughing about stuff.
"Amy, can we talk to you for a minute, please?" Madison requested.
The whole table just stared at her like she was an alien. Nobody really liked Madison at the table because they all made the mistake of telling her a juicy secret about themselves and it flowed from her mouth absentmindedly. Ricky especially hated her since she told the whole school his dad used to sexually abuse him. Whether she meant to tell your secrets or didn't mean to, none of them could stand her.
"Uh, sure." I said.
I walked over to the table I used to sit at and sat down across from Lauren and Madison.
"OK, so this morning you said you needed some time off from school yesterday because you were stressed out. Now, you didn't tell us why you were so stressed out though." Madison said. "Now, why are you stressed out?"
"Because I'm tired and helpless and thins haven't been going right at home." I said. That was part of the truth, but not the whole truth.
"OK, what's going on at home?" Madison asked.
"Nothing, just some stressful things I kind of don't want to talk about."
"Oh, OK. Are you going to eat lunch with us today?" Lauren asked.
"Actually, Ricky wanted me to sit with him today."
"Oh, then why don't you tell him to come over here and eat with us?" Madison asked.
I couldn't find a way to tell her that he couldn't stand her, so it just came out.
"Madison, you know he doesn't like you." I said, but I felt kind of bad.
"What are you talking about?" she asked.
"Ever since you let it slip that his dad sexually abused him, he couldn't stand you."
"How many times do I have to say that I'm sorry for that? It just came out, OK!" Madison yelled.
"Stop yelling, and that's why he's mad. It just came out and he doesn't know who told you but if he finds out, the person is going to get killed." I said. I glanced over at the table and noticed that everybody was staring at me.
"Listen, I'm going to go back to the table and I'll talk to you guys later." I walked away and sat back down next to Ricky.
"Amy, everything OK?" Adrienne asked.
"Yeah, listen can you guys keep a secret?" I trusted Adrienne, Grace, and Jack not to tell my secret.
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Jack asked.
I stared at Ricky trying to read his expression, but that wasn't easy.
"Tell them." he said.
"OK, you guys are the only ones who know. I haven't told Madison or Lauren this and I don't think I can. I'm pregnant." I said.
Adrienne and Jack looked awestruck.
"Oh my gosh Amy, that's great!" Grace said.
We all just stared at her.
"What are you talking about, Grace? She's only fifteen. It's great that she's having a baby, but not so great it's at this age." Adrienne said.
"I know, but sometimes you have to make the best of these situations. She's only fifteen, but she's having a baby. In a way, it's good and in another way, it's bad." Grace said.
Grace was right. It's bad that I'm fifteen but I'm having a baby, with Ricky and we're going to be a family.
"I guess." Adrienne said.
Jack still hadn't said anything. I don't think I should've told him.
"Jack, are you OK?" I asked.
He came back down to earth.
"Yeah, I am fine. Uh, congratulations Amy, I have to go."
Jack walked off, leaving the four of us at the table. Adrienne looked upset and Grace just looked happy and excited.
"Hey, Amy can I come over after school?" Adrienne asked.
"Uh, yeah sure." I said. I wondered what she wanted to talk about.
The rest of the day flew by. When I got home, I waited for Adrienne. I heard a knock at the door and it was her.
"Hey, come in." I opened the door and we went upstairs into my room. "So, what did you want to talk about?"
"Earlier, at lunch, when you told us." she reminded me.
"Oh, yeah." I knew she was going to talk about Ricky.
"I'm not saying I'm going to hate you or anything like that, I just want you to know that just because I dated Ricky and you're having his baby, we'll still be friends." she said.
I was a little confused at what she was talking about.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Well, usually if a situation like this happened, I would be the one hating you for taking my ex and having his baby, but that won't happen. I hope you guys actually live a happy life together." she said.
"Thanks Adrienne." I said.
"Well, I have to get going. I got a couple of things to do." Adrienne said.
"Alright." I walked her out and went back upstairs, but was snatched into Ashley's room. I didn't hear her come inside.
"What is going on?" she asked.
"What are you talking about?" I was hoping she hadn't heard Adrienne and I talking.
"Don't play dumb, you know what I'm talking about. Since when are you having Ricky's baby?"
I didn't know what to say to her. My tongue was caught in my throat. I tried talking, nothing came out.
"Well, are you going to explain your little situation?" she yelled.
"Ashley, uh,-"she cut me off.
"How come you didn't tell me?" she asked.
"Because, I just found out." I answered.
She looked confused. "What?" You could hear the anger in her voice.
"Yesterday, when I was in the bathroom,-"
"That's why you were taking so long, you could've told me Amy. What did you think I was going to do? Tell mom your secret? I wouldn't tell her that, it has nothing to do with me, you need to tell her."
"Ashley, that's the problem. I can't tell her that I'm pregnant. She'll kick me out and I don't have anywhere to go." I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes.
"No she won't Amy. If anything, she'll help you through this. Eventually, the guilt is going to eat you alive and you're going to come right out and say it."
Ashley was right, if I didn't say something soon, I might kill myself.
"If you don't tell her before Friday, I'm going to have to tell her." Ashley threatened.
"You just said you wouldn't say anything, Ashley!" I was furious.
"Not for long, in this situation I'm going to have to act like Madison and let it come out. You can't keep that big a secret from mom and for too long."
"I'm not telling dad."
"Why not? Just because they're getting a divorce doesn't mean that he shouldn't know what's going on in your life. You have to tell him!"
"Ashley, you don't understand. Mom would just be furious at me and Ricky, but dad would kill one of us. He already hates Ricky for sneaking in at night. This time, he wouldn't just call Ricky a piece of no good trash, he'd kill the no good piece of trash."
The tears started spilling over.
"Amy, you have to tell somebody and that somebody should be mom. Please, tell dad. I think he'd like to know that he was going to be a grandfather."
"OK, fine."
Ashley hugged me while I cried. We heard mom come inside, so I ran in the bathroom and washed my face. When I came out, I went downstairs and saw my mom making dinner.
"Hey Amy, how have you been feeling today?" she asked.
"Better than yesterday." I said.
"Oh, that's good."
I decided to change the subject. "Hey, you need any help cooking?" I asked.
"Sure, thanks." she said.
After we all ate, my mom went in her room and my dad watched TV in the living room. I went into Ashley's room and we talked for awhile. She finally talked me into telling my mom, it took a lot of threatening. I went downstairs and knocked on her door frame.
"Hey Amy, you OK?" she asked.
"No, I'm not." I told her.
She looked a little concerned, but I went on.
"Mom, we need to talk." I said. I could feel the blood pounding in my body. There was no going back, I had to tell her. No, I couldn't tell her.
"I love you so much mom." I said.
"I love you too Amy, but what's really up?"
I stared into space for awhile.
Stop staring into space and answer her question, Amy. She's going to start getting suspicious and then ask Ashley and she might bust and tell. SAY IT, SAY IT, AND SAY IT NOW! No, I can't tell her, she'll kick me out.
After arguing with myself, I finally decided to come out and tell. I started to feel tears in my eyes. This would be the last conversation I had with her in this house. I am going to be homeless, a homeless mother.
"Mom, I'm pregnant." I said, now sobbing.
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