Shaun
"Your girlfriend called. She wanted to talk to you," Jason said.
I pushed past him and grabbed the phone. I punched in the correct numbers and Serena picked up on the first ring. She sounded as if she'd been crying.
"Are te alone?" she asked.
"Yes," I glanced at Jason's retreating form. He was going to pallacanestro, basket practice.
"It's important," she said, hesitantly.
"You can tell me," I said, patiently.
"God, I'm scared," she whispered.
"Of what?"
Suddenly, she screamed into the phone.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"It's moving," she whispered again, sounding panicked.
"What is, Serena?" I probably sounded confused.
"I'm pregnant!" she screamed, sounding tortured.
I froze. I was pretty sure I wasn't breathing.
"Shaun?" she said, sounding terrified. "Are te mad at me?"
"I'm not." How could I be? You're the best thing that's ever happened to me. It's my fault. I'm the one who ruined your future.
"I want an abortion. No one will ever know. It's better that way." She hung up.
I was left unable to move, staring at the cracks in the wall.
Like so many broken dreams.
"Your girlfriend called. She wanted to talk to you," Jason said.
I pushed past him and grabbed the phone. I punched in the correct numbers and Serena picked up on the first ring. She sounded as if she'd been crying.
"Are te alone?" she asked.
"Yes," I glanced at Jason's retreating form. He was going to pallacanestro, basket practice.
"It's important," she said, hesitantly.
"You can tell me," I said, patiently.
"God, I'm scared," she whispered.
"Of what?"
Suddenly, she screamed into the phone.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"It's moving," she whispered again, sounding panicked.
"What is, Serena?" I probably sounded confused.
"I'm pregnant!" she screamed, sounding tortured.
I froze. I was pretty sure I wasn't breathing.
"Shaun?" she said, sounding terrified. "Are te mad at me?"
"I'm not." How could I be? You're the best thing that's ever happened to me. It's my fault. I'm the one who ruined your future.
"I want an abortion. No one will ever know. It's better that way." She hung up.
I was left unable to move, staring at the cracks in the wall.
Like so many broken dreams.