Clove fiddled with the lock at her apartment. She silently cursed herself for forgetting a umbrella. She was soaking wet, and hair-do that took so long to make was completely ruined. Limp black curls were hanging all around her face. The makeup that was supposed to make her look sultry was ruined partly because of the rain, partly because of her tears. What had see expected from Cato? He was poison, a toxin she needed to get out of her system. She cursed herself again for ever sleeping with him, and gave up on the lock. She collapsed in a puddle in front of the door. She didn't care what the neighbors thought, Clove just gave up and cried. Clove just sat there feeling stupid. What 19 year old manages to get herself pregnant? She felt like a character in one of her roommate and best friend Glimmer's stupid soap operas. This just brought forth a new wave of tears. Her apartment door opened and there stood Glimmer. Glimmer just took one look at the mess of her best friend on the doormat, pulled the girl to her feet and said,
"I know exactly what you need."
30 minuets later Clove had taken a nice hot shower and was now snuggled up in her favorite watching one of Glimmer's terrible soaps. In this episode the dashing lead played by Hollywood's hottest boy toy Finnick Odair was trying to find out who his brother's murderer was. It was a bit fluffy for Clove but her kept her mind of Cato.
Glimmer sat down next to Clove and handed her a big bowl of Cookie dough ice cream.
"Sweetie if you feel like talking about it, you know I'm here for you. Cato is just a jerk. I will help raise this baby, you won't be alone. Your my best friend clovekinz, I will support you. You are not going to have to do it alone."
"Thanks Glimmer."
"No problem, it's going to be so much fun having a baby around! I can't wait!"
I can said Clove to herself. She rubbed her tummy and thought of the baby growing inside of her. It was hard to think that in a couple of months there would be a new person in the world. Someone who was just hers. Somebody who would depend on her, someone who would never leave her.
"So I was thinking that before the baby comes we need a list," Glimmer said. Glimmer was a list making machine she made lists for everything.
"There's so much we need to do! We need to get a nursey ready, find a doctor, have a baby shower, buy diapers, get your medicine. Etc etc!"
You would think Glimmer was having the baby not me. Clove thought to herself.
"Glimmer relax, we have nine months,"
"Nine months will go by so fast though, before we know it we will have a little Clove running around! Baby names we need to figure out baby names! I should write all of this stuff down!" Glimmer scurried into the kitchen and got a pad of paper and a pencil.
"Oh I just can't wait to meet the little girl!"
Clove smirked. "What makes you think it's a girl? This is as much Catos as it is mine, there's a 50 percent chance of it being either gender."
"Pish Posh, it is going to be surrounded by girls, it's either going to be a girl or a very confused boy. "
Clove just smiled and rubbed her tummy. She wasnt showing yet, but her doctor said give it a couple of weeks and she would be a showing a little bit. At about six months she would be able to feel the baby kick for the first time. Clove knew that Cato should at least know how the baby was doing and at least stop by every now and then and visit. She wanted her son or daughter to know there dad. Clove had never known her parents, she had grown up in foster care bouncing between houses. It was something that had seriously messed Clove up. She didnt want her child growing up like that. Even though she was only 19 she would be able to support this baby she had some savings and a steady job, but even that wouldn't be able to pay for food for herself, rent, doctors bills, and the baby. Although she didnt want to admit it she need a little bit of help from Cato.
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