It's been about two weeks and Danny and I have been going at it like jackrabbits, having sex any time the moment arises. We're currently in the back of his car and making out while waiting for everyone to get to Beth and Brian's. He starts to move his hand up my shirt when there's a knock on the window, which makes me shriek and hit my head on the seat behind me.
I turn to the window and glared at the culprit, who happens to be Brian, surprise surprise. I open the door and get out, continuing to glare.
"Again?!? Brian, how much do you value your life," I ask him, my eyes narrowed.
He gives me a nervous laugh and runs to the front door. I roll my eyes and mutter, "Idiot."
Everyone laughs and we head inside to work on homework. After about an hour of working, I start to get feel tired.
"You okay Anna," Ariel asks me, putting her hand on my shoulder. I jump from the sudden contact because I was starting to fall asleep.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just tired," I say with a huge yawn.
"How about you go up to my room and take a nap," Beth suggests. "We'll come to get you when we're ready to eat."
"Okay, I'm done with homework anyway," I say, getting up with another yawn.
I get into Beth's bed and fall asleep immediately.
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I hear voices, which wakes me up.
"I don't think we should wake her. She's been really tired lately," I hear Danny say.
"I wonder if she's getting sick," Jerrico says.
I groan and roll over, seeing everyone looking at me like a bunch of weirdos.
"Good morning sunshine," Brian says, extra chipper. I don't know why but his mood irritates me.
"Everyone out! Let me sleep," I yell.
They all jump and I immediately feel bad.
"I'm sorry guys, I've just been feeling a bit off lately," I get up and pulls us into a group hug.
"It's cool girl, we've all been there," Beth says pulling away. "Are you hungry?"
I nod and we head down to the kitchen to eat. I eat more than half the first pizza and everyone looks at me like I have a second head.
"What," I say feeling self-conscious.
"You've been eating a lot more lately," Brian says cautiously.
"Are you calling me fat," I yell and then I burst into tears.
Everyone starts panicking and fussing over me.
"Sorry guys, I think I'm PMSing," I tell them once I calm down.
We go back to laughing and having a good time, but I can tell they're still a bit apprehensive.
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The rest of the week goes by and I've been sleeping and eating a lot. During lunch, I get pizza and a burger, and when I get home I do my homework, eat, and then go straight to bed. I don't do much over the weekend except eat and sleep. I can tell that everyone is starting to get concerned.
"Guys, I'm fine," I tell them as we're walking down the hallway Monday morning.
"You haven't been yourself the last few days babe," Danny says with concern.
"I promise, I'm fine. I think I might be coming down with something," I tell them.
"Maybe you should stay home until you're feeling better," Ariel suggests.
"I can't miss school, it's senior year and I want to go out strong," I tell her with a shake of my head.
"If you start to feel worse, I'm telling your parents," Beth warns.
I give her a hug for being so caring and everyone else joins, making me laugh.
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"Claira is so afraid of you. She sees you and immediately runs the other way," Jerrico says with a laugh.
I roll my eyes and lead them into the kitchen, where my mom is making dinner. I take in a big whiff and then clamp a hand over my mouth and run to the bathroom. I then proceed to throw my guts up.
I feel a hand rubbing my back and another holding my hair back. When I have nothing else coming up and I'm just dry-heaving, I sit up and Danny hands me a bottle of water. I take it, rinse my mouth out, and then spit the water into the toilet. I then take a big gulp of water and lean back against the sink cabinets. I flush the toilet and then get up to brush my teeth.
"Let's get you into bed," Danny tells me, putting his hand on my back, and guiding me to my room.
"I think I might have a stomach bug," I croak out.
"I'll go get your mom," he tells me, leaning down and kisses the top of my head. "I love you."
"I love you," I mumble back.
I must have fallen asleep because when I wake up it is pitch black outside. I check the time and see that it's nine forty-five PM. I groan and get up to go to the kitchen to find some food. When I walk in I see my mom sitting at the table. She turns when she hears me approaching.
"Hi baby," she says, holding her arms out. I immediately walk into her arms and put my head on her shoulder.
"My life hurts," I tell her. She laughs and rubs my back saying, "You'll be fine sweetie. Do you want some chicken noodle soup and crackers?"
"Yes please."
She gets up and heats me up some soup.
"You feeling any better," she asks me after I finish the soup and crackers.
"A little."
"Go on back up to bed. You're not going to school tomorrow."
"Yes ma'am."
She gives me a kiss on the cheek and gives me a little nudge in the direction of the stairs.
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I end up missing the next few days of school, but I'm feeling a lot better on Thursday.
Danny picks me up and we chat about what I missed while I was out. We're laughing about something when a sharp pain goes through my stomach and I feel like I'm going to throw up.
"Pull over," I tell him.
He immediately pulls over and I hop out and dry-heave on the side of the road.
"That's it! I'm taking you to the hospital," he says when we get back into the car.
I just nod my head and he heads over to the hospital. He helps me out of the car and into the hospital, heading to the front desk.
"How can I help you," the nurse at the desk asks.
"Hi, my girlfriend has been throwing up and having bad stomach pain since Monday," he tells the nurse while I put my head on the desk.
"Poor thing, I just need a little information and we'll get you in to see a doctor," she says while giving me a sympathetic smile.
I tell her all the information she needs and she hands me a few papers to fill out, telling me to give them to the doctor when I'm called back.
We're finally called back and the doctor comes in and asks a bunch of questions.
"Last question honey, have you been sexually active," she asks.
I turn red but answer her. "Yes we have been, but I've been on birth control since the fifteenth and we had sex for the first time on the eighteenth," I tell her honestly.
"Birth control is most effective within five days of starting your period, it might not have had time to take effect," she tells me, which makes my heart stop.
"Oh God, I think I'm gonna be sick," Danny says, turning green.
I glare at him, "You better not."
"I'm gonna have you go pee in this cup and then there will be a slot in the bathroom for you to put it in," she tells me.
I give her a nod and then I go on autopilot. I do what I gotta do and then go back to the room. I grab Danny's hand as soon as I sit down and we wait ten minutes before the doctor comes back.
"We did two tests and it looks like you are in fact pregnant," whatever she says after that goes in one ear and out the other. I look back up and she is gone.
"Our parents are going to kill us," Danny says, looking pale, and then he adds, "Oh my God! Your dad is actually going to kill me!"
I just sit there in complete disbelief.