Baby's Daddy

assignments while you wait for the bell." Kiersey

olate wine hair and black eyes. She might only be sixteen and a sophomore, but she had the reasoning

de of red. A black American girl with the mirth and lively bubble o

" The leggy girl asked,

yton." She produced a smi

rnoon," the other girl added, pouting her l

ew, Kiersey th

houlder. "Really, I'm okay, Autumn. And the baby

more. "Are you sure? Yo

tumn had been coming to pay her a visit that day and she had forgotten to cover up her marks. Peyton had been with her that day and she had had to make them pr

behind and go somewhere to leave in fear forever. Rocco might have his anger episod

Autumn's persistent offer. She could run

urs of the morning. The hospital number had called repeatedly, but she had ignored them. Waking up late a few hours later, she hurriedly prepared for work, hiding her physical an

s L

t. "Yeah?" She smiled at Autumn and Pey

ask more, but they went back to

ng they could do to help her. She tightened t

eping the baby was the best thing. School was closing in a few minutes, and by the time she got back home, he'd be back and would have changed his

he question came up from a more pessimis

invisible noose of fear tightened around her. W

to repress the cry of frustrated ago

you'll get thr

he put on her happy front a

, tired and hungry from a whole day of keeping up a fa

l this emotionally tasking activity wasn't good for the baby. It would be an irony if she wo

ybe it was time to start that prenatal class. A

elf a chilled bottle of water. She sighed as she finished the contents of the bottle

ing. All those worries fearing Rocco's decision. Rocco was nowhere to be found, she hadn't se

stomach to feed the baby and herself and to gain her energy back. A dish of leftover spaghet

knew anything about the stages and new symptoms— she had never been pregnant befo

going to come back up in a rush. Her nausea now applied to meals. Most foods didn't entice her anymore and she found herself craving for l

om to change out of her work clothes. When the

a feeling that something was odd. Kiersey frowned and looke

was the bathroom door. Rocco's beanbag chair t

hey had been robbed before she remembered only Roc

ying on the wine duvet. Breathing heavily, she mad

own on the ground with a bump.

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