1997 - Ontario, Canada
Roisin is now five months pregnant. She still hasn't told Siobhan. She's hiding her bump with baggy clothes and by covering it with a pillow when she's at home. Roisin started feeling the baby move around a month ago, and with each passing day she feels the baby moving more and more. It makes her so happy, but at the same time it makes her feel guilty. She feels bad about that way she has been treating Siobhan and for basically lying to her for the past few months, but at this point she's kept her pregnancy a secret for so long that she doesn't know how to tell Siobhan anymore.
'What if S gets mad at me?' Roisin thought, 'What if she's angry with me?'.
Logically Roisin knows that this is absolutely crazy and that Siobhan will probably be disappointed, but she wouldn't be mad or angry. Well maybe she would be for a little bit, but not for long. Roisin is just being...well not a teenager. She's pregnant and hormonal. She's basically all over the place. The only reason that Siobhan hasn't suspected anything is because Roisin is blaming her mood swings on her periods and because she's been lucky she hasn't had any weird food cravings.
One night when Roisin was having a particularly hard time sleeping because of her belly, she decided that enough was enough. It was time to tell Siobhan the truth. Roisin had heard some noise from downstairs and figured that Siobhan was probably still awake.
'Does that woman ever sleep?' Roisin thought as she headed downstairs.
"Mum?" Roisin called as she walked towards the kitchen.
Sometimes at night if she couldn't sleep, Siobhan would go to the kitchen and drink a cup of tea.
Roisin stood by the table, but she was still a good distance away to feel comfortable, "Mum, I need to talk to you about something. Well, actually I need to tell you something,"
"What is it, Chicken?" Siobhan wondered
Roisin took a breath, "I've been hiding something from you." She shuffled her feet nervously.
"Whatever it is, you can tell me."
"I...I'm five months pregnant." Roisin stuttered, "And I'm keeping him. I'm gonna raise my son."
Siobhan gave a nod, "Okay." What else was she was supposed to say. It's not like she could do anything about it at this point. She wished that Roisin would have come to her earlier, but you can't dwell on the past.
'Well that went better than I'd imagined.' Roisin thought. She smiled and hugged Siobhan, "Thanks for being so understanding, because I also want to tell you that I got a job and I'm dropping out of school." Then she turned around and headed upstairs before Siobhan could say another word.
Siobhan sighed as she ran a hand through her hair. She had not been expecting that bombshell. Not only was her fifteen year old daughter pregnant, but she was also dropping out of high school when she was only a sophomore.
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