Chapter 9- Could I Be?
It's Christmas Break (2 months after losing her virginity) and Stephanie was lying on her bed. She has been sick for weeks now and she doesn't know why. She thinks it maybe the stomach flu going around so she has been staying inside for a couple of days now.
Stephanie is lying down, when she hears a knock on the door. "Hey sweetie! Are you feeling any better?" says Linda as she walks in. "Not really." Replied Stephanie. "I have been throwing up all day and I feel like crap. Thanks for checking on me mom!" says Stephanie. "You welcome baby but your friends are downstairs asking to come see you. Do you want me to let them in?" asked Linda. "Yeah mom! Thanks!" says Stephanie as she sat up in her bed. A couple minutes later, she sees her friends Stacy and Maria walk in. "Hey guys, where's Trish?" asked Stephanie as she looked around her Trish. "She couldn't make it. She went out of town for Christmas Break." Replied Maria. "What's wrong with my best friend? I haven't seen you around in weeks. I missed my sis!" replied Stacy as she sat on the bed with Stephanie. "I know! I missed you both too! I just been puking all over the place!" said Stephanie as she rubbed her belly. "Poor thing! You caught that nasty stomach flu!" said Maria as she put her hand on Stephanie's forehead. "Yeah I think so! That's all I could think of why I have been feeling so icky." Says Stephanie." You are not sure it's the flu! Stephanie, how do you know it's the flu? It could be something dangerous, like a flesh eating virus! Oh My Gosh I don't want to lose you Stephanie!" says Stacy as she hugged Stephanie tightly. "It's not a flesh eating virus and it has to be the flu. That's why my period hasn't come on." Says Stephanie. "The flu doesn't keep your monthly friend from coming Stephanie. A baby does." Says Maria, while looking at Stephanie worried. "You don't think you are pregnant Steph? Do you?" replied Maria while sitting next to Stephanie. "No I am not pregnant ok so let's just get off that subject. I have the flu and that's all!" says Stephanie (trying to convince herself). "Well how long has it been since you had your last period?" asked Stacy as she looked at Steph. Stephanie got up from her bed and walked toward the calendar on the wall. As she flipped through it, she couldn't believe it. It's been months since she last had it. Tears started to fill up her eyes as she looked down. "This can't be happening!" says Stephanie to herself as he fell to the floor and started crying. "Stephanie what's wrong girl?" asks Stacy as she walked towards the calendar. When she saw how long it's been she sat down by Steph and cradled her. "Stephanie, it's ok. You might not be. You probably just forgot to mark the dates." Says Stacy as she tried to make Steph feel better." Maria came and sat down by Stephanie too. She rubbed her back as Stephanie cried. "I don't ever forget to mark the dates Stacy. I don't know how this could happen! We were safe! Always!" says Stephanie as she thought about her and Paul. "Well, was there a time when you weren't?" asked Maria. "No, I mean yes, but that couldn't have been when this happened." Says Stephanie not believing this was happening. "Well why not?" asked Stacy. "Because, it was our first time! It was a "in the moment" type thing. You can't get pregnant on your first time! You shouldn't be able to get pregnant on your first time! It isn't fair!" cried Stephanie. "I know it isn't fair Steph, but it happens. There is only one way to be sure!" says Stacy. "How is that?" cried Stephanie as she wiped her tears. "We take a pregnancy test! That way we will know if you are for sure!" says Stacy. "But how will I get pregnancy test? I am definitely not buying one! The cashier will look at me as a slut! I can't do it! I just can't!" cries Stephanie. "Well you have no choice Steph! What if you give me the money and I will buy it for you?" says Maria. "You would do that for me?" asked Stephanie. Maria nodded and Stephanie gave her a huge hug. "I love you so much! You are the best friend anyone could ever have!"Says Stephanie. "Ok, Ok! This is how we are going to do this. We are going to Wal-Mart right now. I will buy 3 pregnancy tests to make sure and then we will go into the bathroom there and you will take them. If all of them say yes, then we will go from there, and if they say no, then we will forget this conversation ever happened!" said Maria. All the girls nodded and they got ready to go. As they pulled up into the Wal-Mart parking lot, Stephanie felt sick again. She waited til Maria parked and then threw up. "Can this day get any worse?" asked Stephanie as all her friends looked between each other.
They all walked in Wal-Mart and Stephanie waited in the restroom. She occupied the big stall, so her friends could come in with her when she takes the test. Maria and Stacy walked down the pregnancy test aisle and picked up the best looking ones. They picked up First Response, Accu-Clear and a Bio Med one. They purchased it and then went into the restroom. They gave Stephanie the bag of tests and turned around while she took them. When she laid all of them down on the sink, they sat and waited til the time was up to check them. Stephanie kept pacing the floor. "Jesus Stephanie, can you just stay still! You are making me dizzy!" screamed Stacy. "I can't! I might be pregnant! PREGNANT! I can't handle a baby right now. I know Paul cant. He likes to party and have fun! Not stay home all day and sing Rock-A-Bye baby!" screamed Stephanie."Then maybe Paul should've thought of that when he was showing love with no glove. Paul is more experienced than you. He should've known better." Maria replied. A couple minutes later the time has come for them to check the test. Each grabbed one. "At the count of 3, we are going to check them! One, Two, Three!" says Stacy as they all check them. All of their faces fell as they saw the results. They all looked between each other to see if maybe the other had a negative test. When Stephanie noticed all her friends had the same results, she broke down. Her friends tried to comfort her, but it did no good. Stephanie was pregnant and no "It's going to be ok" is going to change that.
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