Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA’s POV : 

I pushed the stall door open and my friends were waiting on the other side.

They stared at me in nervous anticipation.

"Well, what is it?"Tiff asked cautiously.

"What does it say?" Carrie followed.

"I'm..."I couldn't bring myself to say the words out loud.

But one look at my face and my friends knew the answer.

"Shit,"Carrie muttered under her breath.

"Let me see,"Tiff said and she took the stick from my hand.

She saw the result and muttered, "Shit,"

"Are you sure you did it right? Maybe you need to take it again,"Carrie said.

"That's the second one,"I shook my head weakly, 

"The first one’s inside the box," Tiff shook the box violently and the other stick fell out.

She went to the floor to grab it and she let out a defeated sigh when she read the result.

"Guys...what am I gonna do?"I croaked and tears trickled down my face.

"Oh, Em..."Carrie was at loss for words.

She just stepped towards me and pulled me into a hug.

I had no more energy left in me.

All I could do was lay my head on her shoulder and cried some more.

"Hey, these things can be wrong, right?"

Tiff argued, looking around the box for more explanation.

"99 percent accuracy.It can be wrong!"

"What are you trying to say, Tiff?"

Carrie asked as she caressed my hair.

"We should go to the clinic and get another test done.Nick's older sister works at the clinic downtown, maybe we can go there?"

"Emma, do you wanna go?"

Carrie asked as she tilted my face up.

"We'll go with you?"

At this point, I didn’t know what else to do.I didn’t have the energy to disagree with anything they say.And since Tiff and Carrie were convinced that I should do it, I conceded.Meekly, I nodded my head.

The next thing I knew, we were at the waiting room in this small clinic downtown, filling up papers on why I was there.

Tiff and Carrie were my rock.

Carrie helped me with the paperwork and Tiff held my hand the entire time.

Tiff would give deadly glares at anyone who would look at me and try to figure out what was wrong with me.

After filling out paperwork and waiting for about an hour, I was finally allowed to see Dr.

Clara Webster, Nick’s older sister.

According to Tiff, Nick had three older sisters and Clara was the oldest and smartest.She graduated from med school at the age of 24.

At 25 years of age, Dr.Carla was now doing her residency at this clinic.

She was wearing these thick glasses and her hair was neatly tied in a ponytail.

She was kind and all, but she was always serious.

She didn't let Tiff and Carrie inside the examination room, but she assured them that I would be fine.Dr.Carla took one look at my chart and she immediately knew what was up.

She checked my pulse and my breathing and everything, and throughout it all she was just stoic and quiet.

me that she needed to collect a

cup and handed

waiting room again,

Carrie were still there and they

chips, sugary drinks, candy bars, and a

the result to come, so I sat with my friends and

stomach was able to take them

sad as that might sound, the snacks were probably the highlight

so of waiting, I was

body got all stiff

Carrie smiled reassuringly and nodded at

and I walked back into the room, repeating the same

seat,"Dr.Clara instructed

went

you are pregnant,"she stated

all that

around my eyes

hours

to deny the fact that

that there was still a chance I

said the words out loud, it was as clear

was no way out

Emma.I realize this is not the answer you were looking

I...I can’t have a baby," I stammered

"You're not even going to think about keeping it? There are other options,

shook

for a while and let out a deep

don't do that here," She handed me a box

my cheeks and I wiped

early stages of the pregnancy, perhaps around four weeks.You're also over sixteen years of age, so you can deal with this on your own without your parents present, if you want to.Though there’s nothing else I can do for you here, I can

"Yes, please,"I nodded.

and I sat in my car in the clinic’s parking

result and they went dead

as Carrie held her head down and

gonna do?"Tiff spoke

I have to get rid of it,"my eyes

this world will bring too much pain and suffering to many other people.Maybe it’s selfish, but I can’t let my parents down, I can’t let lan down, and I can't let myself down.I have

that I had made my decision.I grabbed my phone

and punched in

are you doing?"Carrie

Parenthood to set an appointment,"my fingers were typing furiously and my other hand was holding onto the brochure so tight, I

as she

took the

no way!"I trashed my head back to the leather seat and more tears trickled down my face.I thought I was done crying,

"I know, we know,"

continuing, "But, this is a big decision, it's not something you can

about it, Car, this is the only

in frustration and I tried to reach for my

someone you need to talk

up my mind about it, lan deserved to

seat and let

slowly offered my phone back to me and

is it? You

me as he saw me enter

his arms and I looked up at him, and suddenly I

a speech all planned out while I was in the car on the way over here, but now

narrowed his eyes and

he asked again, "What is it, Emma?

"lan,"

know where and how to

"I'm sorry,"

looked at me,

sorry, I’m..."I couldn’t say that

"What, Emma?"he pressed on

"You're what?"

"I'm...pregnant,"I said finally.

out like a

eyes darkened and

and

"I..."

speak but the tears pooling in my

was practically yelling at me at

down my face as I nodded

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