*Grammatical error should have been fixed.
"Dinner's great, Trudes," Alfie complimented as he stuffed a large amount of ziti pasta in his mouth, sauce dripping from the corners of his mouth. The majority of the house was gathered around the dining table, enjoying the delicious, Italian meal their housemother had made for them.
"Thank you," Trudy said, placing a bowl of fresh-baked rolls on the table. "But I'm still not going to clean your room for you." Hearing the expected news, Alfie sulked in his sat, pouting the best he could with a mouthful of pasta.
The front silently swung open. Nina stepped into the house, her eyes drooping low as she could barely keep her eyes open. Nina gently set the bags in her hand on the floor before shutting the door with her foot.
Glancing around the foyer, Nina notice the lights in the hallway were a lot dimmer than usual. She could clearly hear her housemates conversing in the dining room and thought about whether or not to introduce Isabelle to everyone tonight or in the morning. 'Well, everyone's already here,' Nina silently thought.
She looked down at the little girl in her arms. Isabelle's head rested on Nina's shoulder, her tiny arms wrapped around Nina's neck. The corners of Nina's mouth turned upward as she felt her heart warm at the sight of her daughter in her arms. She glanced in the direction of dining then back at Isabelle.
"Come on Isabelle," Nina said in a soft voice, "Let's go meet my friends." Nina headed down the hall and into the dining room where her housemates were currently laughing at something Patricia had said.
"Hey, guys!" Nina greeted her housemates, a broad smile plastered on her face. The laughter died down as they turned their attention toward the beaming dirty-blonde.
"I want to introduce you guys to someone," Nina continued, gazing at her daughter, whom was clutching tightly to the chest of her shirt.
"Izzy," Nina cooed at her shy daughter, "Meet my friends. Guys," she looked over her housemates. "Meet Isabelle... my daughter." Hearing Nina's last statement, Fabian immediately choked on his orange juice as Amber, Patricia, and Eddie's eyes widened to the size of saucers. Jerome silently raised his eyebrows as Joy's jaw dropped and Mara sat frozen in her seat.
Nina smiled nervously as she glanced around the table, waiting for someone to speak up, but the only sound heard was the ticking of the grandfather clock. After a few moments of anticipating silence, Amber spoke up.
"This... is your daughter?" she said slowly, processing what her friend had just told her. Nina nodded.
"Yeah," she answered quietly. The room fell silent once again before Joy said with a small smile, "Well, she's adorable."
"Yeah, she's really cute," Patricia added.
"Does she happen to be an alien?" Alfie pondered, fully recovered from shock.
"Alfie!" Patricia hissed as others around them gave him pointed looks. Nina looked over to her boyfriend, who sat, silently, playing with his food.
"Fabian?" Nina whispered. She noticed the brunette's hesitation before his eyes glanced up and locked with her's. Fabian threw his napkin down on the table and silently left the room. Tears threaten to fall down Nina's cheeks as she heard a door slam from the boys' corridor.
"So Nina has a daughter. That's... unexpected," Patricia said as she leaned against her headboard. Dinner had ended hours ago and Mara, Patricia, and Joy had spent the last hour handing out in their room. Joy lied in the neighboring bed, her stuffed bunny resting in the crook of her elbow.
"I know!" Joy agreed. "I would have never guessed that from her. The girl's got baggage."
"Hey, don't say that," Mara scolded her friend, giving the brunette a stern look. She set her book on top of her crisscrossed legs where she sat in the middle of her bed.
"Wha? It's true!" Joy argued towards Mara. "What guy wants to be in a relationship with a girl when they have such a huge responsibility? As much as I love Nina," she added, "a child changes a relationship completely." Silence echoed throughout the room as the girls thought over what Joy said.
"How do you think Fabian's taking it?" Mara, suddenly, asked.
"How do you think?" Patricia said, her grey eyes meeting Mara's. "The guy just found out that not only is his girlfriend not a virgin, but also has a kid on top of that."
"So not good," Joy stated obviously.
"Nina must be crushed," Mara mentioned, feeling bad for her housemate.
"She didn't give much of a warning though," Patricia spoke up. "I mean you were shocked and you barely speak to Nina," she said to Mara, "Imagine how Fabian felt."
"It's ten o' clock!" a voice boomed through door. "You have five minutes and then I want to hear a pin drop." Knowing the drill, Mara set her book on her nightstand as a tired Joy snuggled deeper into her bed, her duvet wrapped comfortable around her. Patricia slipped underneath her purple comforter just as the bright lit room turned dark, the only source of light found through the window.
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