Back with another chapter! :) I hope you'll like it. Credits to "Slow Me Down" By Emmy Rossum.
Stella's Apartment
When I got to her door, I took off my shoes so I would not make any noise and took out the key.
When I went inside, there was no sign of Stella so I tiptoe to my bathroom because I was feeling sick due to the hangover.
I look into the medicine cabinet and found Pepto-Bismol. I took it and waited until I felt better. I decided to run because I had so many thoughts running though my mind so I got dressed for running.
I grabbed my I-pod and turned on the music, running from Stella's apartment to Madison Square Park. After an hour in the Madison Square Park, I ran back to Stella's apartment. As I ran, the last song came up and it matched exactly how I felt about everything lately:
"Rushing and racing
and running in circles
Moving so fast, I'm forgetting my purpose
Blur of the traffic is sending me spinning
Getting nowhere
My head and my heart are colliding, chaotic
Pace of the world
I just wish I could stop it
Try to appear like I've got it together
falling apart
Save me
Somebody take my hand, and lead me
Slow me down
Don't let love pass me by
Just show me how
'Cause I'm ready to fall
Slow me down
Don't let me live a lie
Before my life flies by
I need you to slow me down
Sometimes I fear that I might disappear
In the blur of fast forward I falter again
Forgetting to breathe, I need to sleep
getting nowhere
All that I've missed I see in the reflection
Passed me while I wasn't paying attention
Tired of rushing, racing and running
falling apart
Tell me
Oh won't you take my hand and lead me
Slow me down
Don't let love pass me by
Just show me how
'Cause I'm ready to fall
Slow me down
Don't let me live a lie
Before my life flies by
I need you to slow me down
Just show me
slow me down, slow me down
The noise of the world is getting me caught up
Chasing the clock and I wish I could stop it
Just need to breathe, somebody please
Slow me down"
The song ended just as I arrived at Stella's door. I was panting heavily when I walked in and Stella was surprised to see me.
"Hey, where have you—"Stella starts to ask me a question but she stopped because she saw my new haircut.
"You cut your hair… and you dyed your hair!"
I laugh at her reaction. "Why? You don't like it?"
"Oh, no. It is very different of you. I like it."
I giggle then thanked her.
"Now, back to the subject. Where were you last night? I was concerned about you." Stella says as she sat down on her couch.
I took a deep breath and took off my I-pod off my arm.
"I had girls' night last night and had little bit too much of drink so I slept over at a friend's house." Part of it was true but I did not want to tell her that I had slept with Flack due to the fear that she might freak out.
"Oh. But why did you not call me? I was worried."
"Oh Stella. I am sorry but you were working on a late shift and I did not want to bother you. Now, I'm going to hit the shower."
Before she could say anything, I went to the bathroom and shut the door.
When I finished with the shower, I begin to dry my hair with the hair dryer. I was almost finished when Stella knocked on the door.
"I'm almost done!"
"No, I don't need the bathroom. Your old landlord is on the phone and he wants to talk to you."
I was surprised that he called me so I opened the door and Stella handed me the phone.
"Thanks, Stella. Hello?" I said into the phone.
"Hello, Isabella. This is Mr. Johnson."
"Yes, Mr. Johnson. I was surprised to hear that you called me. By the way, how did you get this number?"
"Oh, I remembered your friend so I called her to look for you… and you just happened to be here." Mr. Johnson chuckled. "Now, the reason I called was because your apartment has become available again and it's the same price."
"Oh, that's great!" I silently jump in joy.
"So you do want the apartment?"
"Yes, I do. I have been looking for a place to live and no luck. So I am so glad you called about that!"
"You can move in this Saturday."
I thought to myself, "Two days from today."
"Mr. Johnson, that sounds great. I will have to call the movers to take my furniture out of the storage but thank you so much for calling me. I appreciate it. "
"No problem, Miss Whitney. See you on Saturday."
"You too. Bye."
I hung up the phone and started to jump in the air excitedly.
"Whoa, what is going on?" Stella asked, laughing at me.
"That was Mr. Johnson. My old apartment has become available again so I am moving back! Whoo!"
I jumped again.
"Oh, really? Well, I'll miss having you around here."
"Stella, I don't think you'll miss my miserable self." I say jokily and we laughed together.
"Well, it's the first time I've seen you smile since Mac."
"Yeah… I just realized that now."
Stella hugged me and whispered into my ear.
"I wish you a lot of good luck and happiness."
I smiled silently and whispered back. "Thanks, Stella."
Two weeks later
Sunday, April 25, 2011
My 29th birthday was on the 20th but I could not celebrate it until today. I met Stella and Lindsay for my birthday lunch.
"I can't believe that you are twenty-nine years old today!" Stella says to me as she pours me a glass of champagne.
"Ugh, please don't remind me. I still feel like I am twenty-five years old."
"I agree. When I had turned eighteen years old, I felt like I was still 16 years old." Lindsay said.
I giggled with Lindsay and Stella.
"Now, how is my Lucy bug?" I asked Lindsay.
"She is doing great. My baby is turning one next month."
"I can still remember it when she was born. Ugh, babies grow so fast."
"I agree. " Lindsay said.
I stood up and was about to walk away when Stella said something.
"Where are you going again?"
"What do you think? Bathroom."
"Now, this is the fourth time that you're going to bathroom again."
"I can't help it; I just got to go pee."
I went to the bathroom and came back to the sight of Lindsay and Stella in a serious discussion. They stopped talking when I came back.
"Hey, what's the secret?" I teased, sitting down.
"I was just telling Stella how I kept going to the bathroom when I was pregnant with Lucy. I mean, it just remind of that."
I started to laugh until I realize that they were serious.
"You guys, there is no way that I'm pregnant. At all."
"But last week, you told me that you thought you had twenty-four hours stomach flu. I mean first, you were sick and now you have to go to the bathroom every ten minutes. I mean that fits the pregnancy symptoms." Lindsay said.
I cleared my throat. "Well, I still don't think I'm pregnant. Thank you for your concern, Lindsay."
"I'm just saying, you know."
We moved on from the subject and discussed about other things.
When I came back from the lunch, Lindsay's pregnancy topic was still on my mind.
"Oh, damn it. I'll just buy the pregnancy test to prove Lindsay wrong." I said to myself aloud.
I took my wallet out and walked outside next door to the drug store.
I brought two pregnancy tests just in case the first test does not work.
I came back and did not take the tests right away because I got distracted doing something.
By the time I was able to get ready for the test, it was already dark outside.
When I turned on my bathroom light, it went out.
"Damn it."
I went into to get the little stool and the new bulb.
I put the stool under the light and put the new bulb down.
I stood on the stool trying to unscrew the broken bulb.
Somehow, I lost my footing and fell down on my foot, twisting my ankle.
"OW!" I shouted from the pain in my ankle.
"Oh god." I whispered.
I try to walk but my ankle hurts so bad that I sat down and looked at my ankle.
It looks swollen. I reached my phone and dialed the number.
"This is Hawkes."
"Hey, Hawkes."
"Hey! How are you?"
"Not so good. I fell down and I think I sprained my ankle. Can you come over to look at my ankle? Or take me to the doctor?"
"No, I'll come by and take look at it. Just stay right there and don't move okay?"
"Okay, thanks."
"See ya."
I lay down on the couch and kept my ankle up with ice on it.
I heard knocking on the door and shouted to Hawkes to come in.
Hawkes came in with his first aid bag.
"Okay, please sit up with your ankle on the pillow."
I did what he said and he examined my ankle with his hands.
"Stop, stop, stop. It hurts!" I hissed from pain.
"Sorry. Luckily, it is not broken. What I am going to do is to put the ace wrap on it and you need to put ice on it every twenty minutes. "
I nodded and he wrapped my ankle.
"Now, what happened?"
Hawkes made himself comfortable on the couch next to me.
"I was trying to change the light bulb in the bathroom and I just lost my balance."
"Well, let me change the light bulb for you."
"Aw, you would? Thanks."
He changed the light bulb for me.
"Now, is there anything else you need before I leave?"
"Yeah, I need your help to walk me to the bathroom. I need to use it."
He helped me up and walked me to the bathroom. I shut the door and limped to the counter where the tests are.
I took one out and peed on the stick.
I put the test down on the counter and washed my hands while I waited for the results.
It felt like five hours while I was waiting.
When it was time for the results, I picked it up nervously and took a deep breath.
I looked at it and gasped softly.
The two lines came up on the test.
"It's positive…" I whispered.
Two knocks on the door. "Hey, is everything okay?" Hawkes asked behind the door.
"Yeah, everything is fine. I'm coming." I said, throwing away the test.
Hawkes helped me to the couch and offered me the medicine, which I declined.
"I can deal with pain. I just don't like to take a pill, that's all."
"Okay, call me in the morning."
I nodded and he left.
I started to cry softly because I am pregnant and Flack may be the father of my baby.
Holy Sh**! She could be pregnant with Flack's baby! or is it? :D Please leave a review! Thanks again!