Chapter 1
1.2 Based on a True Story: Always Be My Baby
“I have something to tell you.” Rachel said as she sat on the tan sectional. She looked over at her best friend Stephanie sitting on the love seat holding her niece. Her niece was crying over the sound of a soap opera playing on the flat screen TV as she tried to bottle feed her. The sunlight shone through the dark colored curtains dimly lighting the living room. The room smelled of vanilla scented candles and formula.
“What is it?” Stephanie Asked as her niece stopped crying and began to drink from her bottle. Rachel began to twiddle her thumbs and look down at her hands. “You are scaring me, what’s wrong?” Stephanie asked nervously. Rachel took a deep breath.
“I’m pregnant.” Rachel said.
Rachel was only eighteen years old. She had just started at a community college a few months ago but had already quit and got a job. School just wasn’t for her and she knew it. She had barely graduated from high school because she skipped so much but her mother insisted that she do something with her life. Rachel was a grade A fuck up and this situation was no different from every other time she had done something silly in the heat of the moment and had to live with the dire consequences.
“What, are you serious?” Stephanie asked shocked.
“Yes I’m serious.” She replied.
“You lying by who?” Stephanie asked.
“Adam.” Rachel replied.
Stephanie scrunched up her face is distain. “Really?” she asked stunned.
“I know.” Rachel said as she shook her head.
Adam Highmore was a basketball player at the community college that Rachel once attended and he wasn’t even one of the good ones. He was a six foot six asshole and the only reason he even slept with him was to make the basketball player she really liked jealous. Boy, did that plan back fire. Now Rachel was pregnant by a boy she barely knew who was a certifiable jerk.
“Have you told your mom?” Stephanie asked.
“I haven’t told anyone just you.” Rachel replied. “You the one rule my mom always gave me was to not get pregnant and now I’m pregnant by a complete stranger.” She said. “I even started putting ketchup on pads on throwing them in the trash in bathroom so she wouldn’t get suspicious.” She added.
Stephanie started to giggle. “I don’t think that’s going to work.” She said.
“I know, ketchup looks nothing like blood.” Rachel said franticly. “I’m so afraid to tell her though and the was the best I could think of at the moment.” She said.
“Well are you sure?’” Stephanie asked as she began to burp her niece.
“Yes, I was spotting and my period didn’t come on so I took a test and it was positive.” She said annoyed.
“You only took one test?” Stephanie asked.
“Yeah those things are expensive.” Rachel said.
“You have to take another one just to be sure, you can get them at the dollar store.” She said.
“Really?” Rachel asked confused.
“Yeah come on just let me lay her down and tell my sister I’m leaving.” Stephanie said as she started walking to the back of the house.
“I can’t believe this is happening.” Rachel whispered.
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