Sixteen and Pregnant (AU,M/L,TEEN) Part 5 - 6/27/14 [WIP]
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:39 am
Title:Sixteen and Pregnant
Author : Destinydreamer
Summary: Liz has to deal with trials of being sixteen and pregnant.
rating : teen
couples: ML
My baby’s daddy is a whole other issue. Once I told him I was pregnant, he hasn’t really talked to me since. He just ignores me and won’t even look at me or even give me the time of day. I’m beginning to think having this baby is a big mistake. Maybe I should just give it up for adoption. So many decisions and I have no clue how to make one of them. My life is falling apart right in front of me. I wasn’t even paying attention to what I was doing right then and bumped right into someone. My books went flying out of my arms and onto the floor. “Oh, God, I’m so sorry,” I said as I reached down to pick everything up.
“It’s…okay. Don’t, I can see you’re in fragile shape there,” the voice said and I looked at him curiously and then at my protruding belly.
“Oh. Yeah,” I said, straightening myself up.
“I’m Max Evans. I just moved here,” he said, handing me my books.
“Hi, I’m Liz Parker,” I said before we shook hands.
“Short for Elizabeth?” Max asked.
“Yes. But I prefer Liz,” I replied honestly.
“So when are you due?” he asks looking at my belly.
“October,” I said.
“Wow. Halloween baby,” he said. I laughed. Wow. That’s the first time I’ve laughed in months.
“We’ll see,” I said and just seconds later the bell rang, signaling that classes were beginning.
“Well, I better find my first class. It was nice meeting you,” he said with a wave as he headed on down the hall.
I waddled along down the hall and hoping that I made it to class on time. I don’t know how much longer I can take going to school. It’s getting harder to and harder on me as I get closer to my due date. I entered my class and of course people have to look at me because I’m basically the only pregnant girl in the entire school population. “I heard that the baby’s daddy won’t have anything to with her,” I heard Tess Harding whisper to Pam Troy.
“Well, I heard she doesn’t even know who the daddy is. What a whore,” Pam said and they both laughed.
Out of nowhere, Maria stepped up and sat down between Pam and Tess. “Oh! Are we gossiping? I love good gossip! Oh! You will never believe what I heard about your boyfriend, Pam. I heard he has been doing a little something, something in the eraser room and it obviously isn’t with you, Pam. And, Tess…oh, Tess; you won’t believe what I’ve heard about you. I can’t believe you would do that to your own best friend behind her back! Gee, what kind of a friend are you? And, of all places, you did it in the eraser room? Wow! Who’s the whore now?” They both looked at Maria once she was finished and then Pam looked at Tess now unsure what to believe. She then rolled her eyes at Tess and turned around in her seat and faced the front of the class.
“Thank you,” I said softly to Maria.
“Anytime, girlfriend,” she replied as she took her regular seat.
At lunchtime, I didn’t want to deal with the stares from all the other students, so I decided to sit outside. Maria tracked me down easily and with her was the new guy, Max Evans. “Hey, Liz, this is…” she started to say but I finished the sentence for her.
“Max. We met,” I said with a smile.
“Oh. Cool,” Maria said as Max sat down across from me at the table.
“Yeah. We bumped into each other in the hall before classes,” he said, still looking at me. He was practically staring at me and it was starting to make me feel uncomfortable.
“So, um, Max, tell me…where are you from? And what brings you to lovely Roswell, New Mexico?” Maria asked.
“Well, I’m from California originally. I came here because my mother thought it was time for a change so she upped and moved us here. She is trying to start her own business,” Max replied. I looked up at him. California? Wow, I would have never thought that was where he was from in a million years.
“Oh. That’s cool. Liz’s parents own their café and we should take you there sometime. So it’s just you and your mom?” Maria continued. She liked asking all the personal questions.
“Yeah. My parents are separated and my dad moved to New York to run his law firm. I don’t really speak to him much,” he replied, hanging his head. The way he talked and looked, there obviously was more to his story than what he was telling us. Maybe he is hiding skeletons in his closet.
“Do you have any brothers or sisters?” Maria asked.
“I have one sister and she just started here with me. Her name is Isabel and she is a senior. She is finishing up her senior year here,” he replied.
“Cool,” Maria said as she took a dip out of her yogurt. I dipped my French fries in ketchup and stuffed them in my mouth but I missed my mouth completely and the French fries landed all down the front of me.
“Nice,” I muttered to myself. Max handed me a napkin.
“Eating for two isn’t easy,” he said as he took a bite of his sandwich.
“Yeah, I know. Don’t remind me,” I said, trying to wipe myself up.
“So has the baby’s daddy said anything to you?” Maria asked, turning her attention to me.
I sighed heavily. “Maria…at this point I could care less. It’s obvious he doesn’t want to be around so he has made his decision,” I said, taking a sip of my apple juice.
“Yeah. That he has, and the decision to run. I heard that the asshole is leaving town. His parents are sending him to some kind of boarding school out of state. He has been telling everyone that he isn’t the father,” Maria said. God! This day just keeps getting better and better now, doesn’t it? Suddenly I didn’t feel like eating. I pushed my food away and quickly stood up and stomped off. “Liz!” Maria was trying to run after me. But I needed some space and I needed to be alone. What am I going to do now? I can’t take care of this baby, alone and by myself. God, if running away was so easy, why didn’t I think of that? I went into the bathroom and found an empty stall and sat on the toilet and just cried. I settled down when I heard a group of girls come into the bathroom.
“Did you hear that Kyle is going to boarding school?” One girl said.
“Yeah, it’s a shame. It’s a real shame that Liz Parker goes around telling everyone he is the daddy when she has been with at least two other guys before Kyle. She doesn’t even know who the daddy is,” another girl says. They were all laughing at me. God! I just want these walls in this stall to tighten up and just squeeze me until I can’t breathe.
“Don’t you think you’re being a little harsh to this girl?” Another girl said. Why was this girl sticking up for me?
“What do you know, Isabel? You haven’t even been to this school but one day,” the other girl replied.
“She is pregnant. What if it were you? Would you want people saying things like that about you? People make mistakes, but you don’t have to be so mean to her. She has a heart, you know,” Isabel replies.
Isabel? As in Isabel, Max’s sister? I listened closely. Was she crazy? She really wouldn’t want to be on these girls’ bad side. “Wow. Look at you standing up for the pathetic loser who was stupid enough to think she ever meant anything to Kyle,” the first girl said. It sounded like they had all puckered their lips from applying lip gloss before they turned on their heels and walked out.
“What a bitch,” Isabel muttered. I watched Isabel through the crack of the door as she fixed her hair. She must have seen me in the mirror looking from the stall. “You can come out.” I slowly stepped out
“Thanks,” I said softly in gratitude.
“I kind of know what you’re going through and I hate girls who are such bitches like that,” she said. She straightened her hair one more time and turned towards me. “Just take care of yourself, okay?” Isabel then turned on her heels and walked out.
When I got home, I went straight to my room, where I threw my book-bag on my bed. I went to my closet and tried to find some clean clothes. There was a soft knock on the door. “Come in,” I said as I pulled on a clean, baggy shirt as my mother walked in.
“Lizzie, Kyle left this for you,” she said. She handed me an envelope with my name on it.
“Thanks,” I said as I took it from her.
“Lizzie, we need to sit down and figure out what we’re going to do,” she said.
I sighed. Now? And what’s with this we? There was only me in this situation now. “We? Don’t you mean I? I mean, don’t you mean me?” I said, turning towards her.
“Honey, you’re sixteen years old. You’re going to need help. You can’t do this on your own. And we don’t make enough money from the diner to help you. Your dad and I have come to an agreement and we think you should go to Florida and live with your aunt,” Mom told me.
What? Is she crazy? I’m not going to Florida to live with my aunt! “I’m not going to Florida and you can’t make me,” I said defiantly.
Mom sighs. “Just sleep on it, Liz. Florida might be the best thing for you right now,” Mom said as she stepped out of my room.
I clutched the envelope so hard in my hand it nearly hurt. Finally when I unclenched my fist, I unrolled the envelope. I tore it open and in it was a handwritten note.
Dear Liz,
You’ve probably heard by now that I’m on my way to boarding school. I just wanted to tell you that I really did care about you. But I can’t be a father to your child. My father insisted that he do this. So, enclosed is a check for you and the baby.
Kyle
I unwrinkled the check and examined the amount. So this is how it is? Buy me off and then skip town? Wow. I stuffed the note and the check into my nightstand drawer. I curled up on the bed and just cried softly. I don’t need this. I don’t need any of this. I wish I could go back in time and just stop myself from having sex. Maybe even stop Kyle from pushing me into it when he knew I wasn’t ready and we hadn’t even been dating that long. He knew just the right words to say and boom! He got what he wanted. He gets the ticket out and I get stuck with the situation of being sixteen…and pregnant.
Author : Destinydreamer
Summary: Liz has to deal with trials of being sixteen and pregnant.
rating : teen
couples: ML
Part One
*Liz*
I didn’t really think this kind of thing would happen to me. I didn’t think I would even a percentage of girls who would be dropping out of high school because they were sixteen and pregnant. Now, here I am; boy have I lowered my standards. I should be the next teen mom on MTV. God…being a mom at sixteen; never in my wildest dreams would I think I’d be doing this. I’m so scared I can’t even think straight. My parents are very disappointed in me. I can see it every time they look at me. My father won’t even speak to me. He has my mom speak for him if he needs to talk to me. Maria has really been the only one there for me. My mom sets up the doctor’s appointments for me because I’m still on her insurance and Maria takes me to the appointments. I’m waiting for the day my parents tell me to leave the house and go live with my baby’s daddy.My baby’s daddy is a whole other issue. Once I told him I was pregnant, he hasn’t really talked to me since. He just ignores me and won’t even look at me or even give me the time of day. I’m beginning to think having this baby is a big mistake. Maybe I should just give it up for adoption. So many decisions and I have no clue how to make one of them. My life is falling apart right in front of me. I wasn’t even paying attention to what I was doing right then and bumped right into someone. My books went flying out of my arms and onto the floor. “Oh, God, I’m so sorry,” I said as I reached down to pick everything up.
“It’s…okay. Don’t, I can see you’re in fragile shape there,” the voice said and I looked at him curiously and then at my protruding belly.
“Oh. Yeah,” I said, straightening myself up.
“I’m Max Evans. I just moved here,” he said, handing me my books.
“Hi, I’m Liz Parker,” I said before we shook hands.
“Short for Elizabeth?” Max asked.
“Yes. But I prefer Liz,” I replied honestly.
“So when are you due?” he asks looking at my belly.
“October,” I said.
“Wow. Halloween baby,” he said. I laughed. Wow. That’s the first time I’ve laughed in months.
“We’ll see,” I said and just seconds later the bell rang, signaling that classes were beginning.
“Well, I better find my first class. It was nice meeting you,” he said with a wave as he headed on down the hall.
I waddled along down the hall and hoping that I made it to class on time. I don’t know how much longer I can take going to school. It’s getting harder to and harder on me as I get closer to my due date. I entered my class and of course people have to look at me because I’m basically the only pregnant girl in the entire school population. “I heard that the baby’s daddy won’t have anything to with her,” I heard Tess Harding whisper to Pam Troy.
“Well, I heard she doesn’t even know who the daddy is. What a whore,” Pam said and they both laughed.
Out of nowhere, Maria stepped up and sat down between Pam and Tess. “Oh! Are we gossiping? I love good gossip! Oh! You will never believe what I heard about your boyfriend, Pam. I heard he has been doing a little something, something in the eraser room and it obviously isn’t with you, Pam. And, Tess…oh, Tess; you won’t believe what I’ve heard about you. I can’t believe you would do that to your own best friend behind her back! Gee, what kind of a friend are you? And, of all places, you did it in the eraser room? Wow! Who’s the whore now?” They both looked at Maria once she was finished and then Pam looked at Tess now unsure what to believe. She then rolled her eyes at Tess and turned around in her seat and faced the front of the class.
“Thank you,” I said softly to Maria.
“Anytime, girlfriend,” she replied as she took her regular seat.
At lunchtime, I didn’t want to deal with the stares from all the other students, so I decided to sit outside. Maria tracked me down easily and with her was the new guy, Max Evans. “Hey, Liz, this is…” she started to say but I finished the sentence for her.
“Max. We met,” I said with a smile.
“Oh. Cool,” Maria said as Max sat down across from me at the table.
“Yeah. We bumped into each other in the hall before classes,” he said, still looking at me. He was practically staring at me and it was starting to make me feel uncomfortable.
“So, um, Max, tell me…where are you from? And what brings you to lovely Roswell, New Mexico?” Maria asked.
“Well, I’m from California originally. I came here because my mother thought it was time for a change so she upped and moved us here. She is trying to start her own business,” Max replied. I looked up at him. California? Wow, I would have never thought that was where he was from in a million years.
“Oh. That’s cool. Liz’s parents own their café and we should take you there sometime. So it’s just you and your mom?” Maria continued. She liked asking all the personal questions.
“Yeah. My parents are separated and my dad moved to New York to run his law firm. I don’t really speak to him much,” he replied, hanging his head. The way he talked and looked, there obviously was more to his story than what he was telling us. Maybe he is hiding skeletons in his closet.
“Do you have any brothers or sisters?” Maria asked.
“I have one sister and she just started here with me. Her name is Isabel and she is a senior. She is finishing up her senior year here,” he replied.
“Cool,” Maria said as she took a dip out of her yogurt. I dipped my French fries in ketchup and stuffed them in my mouth but I missed my mouth completely and the French fries landed all down the front of me.
“Nice,” I muttered to myself. Max handed me a napkin.
“Eating for two isn’t easy,” he said as he took a bite of his sandwich.
“Yeah, I know. Don’t remind me,” I said, trying to wipe myself up.
“So has the baby’s daddy said anything to you?” Maria asked, turning her attention to me.
I sighed heavily. “Maria…at this point I could care less. It’s obvious he doesn’t want to be around so he has made his decision,” I said, taking a sip of my apple juice.
“Yeah. That he has, and the decision to run. I heard that the asshole is leaving town. His parents are sending him to some kind of boarding school out of state. He has been telling everyone that he isn’t the father,” Maria said. God! This day just keeps getting better and better now, doesn’t it? Suddenly I didn’t feel like eating. I pushed my food away and quickly stood up and stomped off. “Liz!” Maria was trying to run after me. But I needed some space and I needed to be alone. What am I going to do now? I can’t take care of this baby, alone and by myself. God, if running away was so easy, why didn’t I think of that? I went into the bathroom and found an empty stall and sat on the toilet and just cried. I settled down when I heard a group of girls come into the bathroom.
“Did you hear that Kyle is going to boarding school?” One girl said.
“Yeah, it’s a shame. It’s a real shame that Liz Parker goes around telling everyone he is the daddy when she has been with at least two other guys before Kyle. She doesn’t even know who the daddy is,” another girl says. They were all laughing at me. God! I just want these walls in this stall to tighten up and just squeeze me until I can’t breathe.
“Don’t you think you’re being a little harsh to this girl?” Another girl said. Why was this girl sticking up for me?
“What do you know, Isabel? You haven’t even been to this school but one day,” the other girl replied.
“She is pregnant. What if it were you? Would you want people saying things like that about you? People make mistakes, but you don’t have to be so mean to her. She has a heart, you know,” Isabel replies.
Isabel? As in Isabel, Max’s sister? I listened closely. Was she crazy? She really wouldn’t want to be on these girls’ bad side. “Wow. Look at you standing up for the pathetic loser who was stupid enough to think she ever meant anything to Kyle,” the first girl said. It sounded like they had all puckered their lips from applying lip gloss before they turned on their heels and walked out.
“What a bitch,” Isabel muttered. I watched Isabel through the crack of the door as she fixed her hair. She must have seen me in the mirror looking from the stall. “You can come out.” I slowly stepped out
“Thanks,” I said softly in gratitude.
“I kind of know what you’re going through and I hate girls who are such bitches like that,” she said. She straightened her hair one more time and turned towards me. “Just take care of yourself, okay?” Isabel then turned on her heels and walked out.
When I got home, I went straight to my room, where I threw my book-bag on my bed. I went to my closet and tried to find some clean clothes. There was a soft knock on the door. “Come in,” I said as I pulled on a clean, baggy shirt as my mother walked in.
“Lizzie, Kyle left this for you,” she said. She handed me an envelope with my name on it.
“Thanks,” I said as I took it from her.
“Lizzie, we need to sit down and figure out what we’re going to do,” she said.
I sighed. Now? And what’s with this we? There was only me in this situation now. “We? Don’t you mean I? I mean, don’t you mean me?” I said, turning towards her.
“Honey, you’re sixteen years old. You’re going to need help. You can’t do this on your own. And we don’t make enough money from the diner to help you. Your dad and I have come to an agreement and we think you should go to Florida and live with your aunt,” Mom told me.
What? Is she crazy? I’m not going to Florida to live with my aunt! “I’m not going to Florida and you can’t make me,” I said defiantly.
Mom sighs. “Just sleep on it, Liz. Florida might be the best thing for you right now,” Mom said as she stepped out of my room.
I clutched the envelope so hard in my hand it nearly hurt. Finally when I unclenched my fist, I unrolled the envelope. I tore it open and in it was a handwritten note.
Dear Liz,
You’ve probably heard by now that I’m on my way to boarding school. I just wanted to tell you that I really did care about you. But I can’t be a father to your child. My father insisted that he do this. So, enclosed is a check for you and the baby.
Kyle
I unwrinkled the check and examined the amount. So this is how it is? Buy me off and then skip town? Wow. I stuffed the note and the check into my nightstand drawer. I curled up on the bed and just cried softly. I don’t need this. I don’t need any of this. I wish I could go back in time and just stop myself from having sex. Maybe even stop Kyle from pushing me into it when he knew I wasn’t ready and we hadn’t even been dating that long. He knew just the right words to say and boom! He got what he wanted. He gets the ticket out and I get stuck with the situation of being sixteen…and pregnant.