It was very early the next morning when Chantel woke up to the familiar feeling of the morning sickness. Her stomach was hurting a lot, and she felt very nauseous. She felt dizzy and weak. She wanted to get out of bed, but she was too weak to do so. She turned to her side, where a small table stood by her bed and picked her watch. It was 5 in the morning which meant the others will be awake soon.
She laid there for a while, then slowly got out of her bed. She sat on the side, with her legs touching the ground, when suddenly she felt like vomiting. She did not have enough time to go out, so she brought out the small pail she had under the bed and started vomiting. This action kind of woke up Adiepena, who walked slowly towards her.
"Chantel, do you still feel sick?" she asked, rubbing Chantel's back.
Chantel nodded. She just continued to empty the contents of her stomach till she no longer felt like vomiting. She suddenly covered the pail with its cover and put it down on the cold floor.
"Do you want me to escort you to pour it out? That way you can go and get your bath," Adiepena offered.
"Thank you." Chantel was still feeling weak and Adiepena noticed she could barely stand, so she held her waist to support her. They both slowly walked out, as Chantel held the pail in her hand. They both walked downstairs and Chantel poured out the contents of the paid into the gutter behind the dormitory.
Adiepena ran to the pipe and cleaned the pail then went upstairs to get Chantel's bathing supplies. She came downstairs and found Chantel seated on a big stone, by the pipe stand.
"Come, let me take you to the bathroom." Adiepena said and held her up. Adiepena had her bathing supplies with her as well so that she and Chantel could use the bathroom at the same time before all the girls woke up. It had always been crazy every morning at the bathroom, especially when most of the girls were up. During that time, it was difficult to get into the bathroom alone. And even if you were fortunate enough to get in, you will have to share the place with a about ten other girls do nothing than to gossip.
So bathing early was the best choice for Adiepena and Chantel. Both girls were finally done and walked back to their room, clothes wrapped around them. Chantel felt a lot better after she had taken her bath and was able to walk on her own. When they got back to their room, the other girls, including Cynthia were up. She looked quite surprised when she saw both Chantel and Adiepena coming from the door way.
"Where were you girls? I have been looking for you." Cynthia said.
"Chantel was feeling sick again, so I helped her go downstairs to take her bath and I used that chance to have mine too." Adiepena explained.
"But, why didn't you wake me up? I would have gone with you girls. I can't believe I actually overslept. Now, I will have to share the bathroom with all those girls who can't keep their mouths shut. You know how hard it can be sometimes to even get into that bathroom with so many girls around." Cynthia complained.
"I am sorry I did not wake you, I was worried about Chantel."She said as she got changed into her school clothes.
Cynthia walked over to Chantel who was seated on her bed. She looked a bit pale and her lips looked cracked.
"You don't look well, Chantel. Are you okay?" she asked her friend worriedly.
"Yes, I feel better now, thank you." Chantel replied weakly.
Cynthia sat beside her on the bed. "Listen, Chantel. I want to ask you something and I want you to be honest with me."
"Okay. What do you want to know?"
"What really happened between you and Kevin at the party?"
Chantel's eyes went wide with shock. She had not expected anyone to ask her about her night with Kevin, not even Cynthia. She did not know what to tell her friend. She knew Cynthia would not blame her for having sex with Kevin, yet she was so afraid to tell her. So, she decided to feign ignorance.
"I don't know what you are talking about."
"You know, there are rumors going on in school already that you might be pregnant. I don't know how this started, but people have started noticing how you are getting paler and paler. Some things about you have changed too. So tell me, did anything happen between you and Kevin?"
Chantel sighed. Cynthia was just looking out for her and here she was, making it look like nothing really happened. When is she fooling even?
"Rumors? About me getting pregnant? How is that possible? I-I am not pregnant," Chantel defended herself.
"Okay, if you say so. Anyway, what time are you going to the infirmary to get the test the nurse ran on you?" Cynthia asked her. Adiepena had finished dressing up and joined them on the bed.
"I will be there during break. Will you girls like to come with me? I already feel nervous and I don't think I will be able to go there on my own."
"Sure," both girls said in unison.
Chantel dressed up too. And sat back on her bed. Cynthia wanted to go to class with them so she begged them to wait for her.
During break, the girls were all seated this time around at the nurses office waiting for her. The nurse, an older woman came back into the room with a white envelope in her hand, which complimented the white long dress she wore. She sat back down on her desk and opened the envelope. Her demeanor changed a bit when she read the contents of the letter but went back quickly to how it was before.
"So, I have your results in my hand. And I have to tell you, miss Chantel that, you are pregnant."
Chantel felt like cold water had been poured on her. The room fell into a deep silence as everyone was so shocked to say what was on their minds.