Who Is Pregnant With My Child?
Known Old Man

I don't know why I thought that John came to date me.

'No, that can't happen! Remember Adel, you're pregnant. There wouldn't be a man who would date a pregnant woman like you.'

"Oh, I just stopped by to see how you're doing." Said John. "I think all these things are a little difficult for you right now." Further.

I sat down at the end of my bed and John followed me to sit beside me.

I laughed and said, "yes, I think you're right. Young pregnant women can't walk in the park freely." Say it pitifully.

"Maybe it's not all that hard. You never know." Reply John.

"Yeah, go and see what I wrote on the computer and you can say that again." Decide me.

John did it. He stood up and walked over to my desk and he sat down at the computer and started reading what I was writing there.

I thought that he would pass through every page of it. But then again, he surprised me. He sat down and read every list I made. He even asked me a few questions.

When he finished, he approached and sat back down on the bed, this time closer than the last time. But stay a safe distance from me. Somehow he put his hand on my ankle and smiled at me.

"Wow..." He said before looking at me.

I just looked at him curiously.

"You know that for someone I don't know, where I met him about 10 years ago and someone I don't even know where he lives, you look very attractive." Said John.

I'm speechless. He just looked at me. He looked as if he was trying to find out about something, something very important from me. He took the bed where he was lying.

"Come and rest and I'll tell you in the morning." John suddenly closed his eyes.

It was a strange request from someone completely foreign to me. If only someone else had done this to me, I would have shouted very loudly or I would have beaten them with a baseball bat.

For some reason when John did it, everything seemed normal and made me feel safe.

"I wouldn't touch you if that's what you're worried about right now." John said in his sleep.

I'm starting to feel tired. I decided to lie down. I felt so comfortable when I was with John there and started to fall asleep. I felt like I was actually sleeping in John's arms with my head in his arms. Everything felt so perfect and warm.

...****************...

Her morning.....

I turned my head to look at John who was still asleep. Then I looked at the door where I saw my parents, my sister, and Olivia. They were all standing at the door.

Their faces showed extremely angry expressions. I pinched John's stomach to wake him up.

"Dam." I heard John's words.

"Yes fucking." Saying too.

Today will be an interesting day. When everyone left my room I looked at John and started laughing, not laughing. I laughed so hysterically.

"Oh my God, look how fucked up my life is." I said while laughing loudly.

John looked at me seriously. I don't blame him for what happened. I have lost everything. I looked towards the window that opened there where my mind had gone out and gone far away.

"Hey just calm down." John said, but I kept laughing.

"Calm down, you're gonna make yourself sick, Adel." Say John again.

But I kept laughing. I kept laughing as he walked closer to me and shook my body. I kept laughing as he put his hand on my shoulder. I couldn't laugh anymore when he suddenly kissed me. I was completely unprepared and just stood up as her lips began to softly kiss my lips.

I finally returned to my consciousness only when she withdrew herself.

I stood there, looking up at him like I was feeling a huge headache.

'Oh my God, it was the best kiss I've ever had.'

"Look." John looked satisfied now. "You can finally stop laughing."

He looked at me confidently and walked out of the room at the same time he left me.

My mouth was still open trying to digest what had just happened, where she had just kissed me.

'Oh my God...'

Suddenly....

"Adela Dwitara Lolata.... Get down now." It was Mama's voice that could be heard screaming from downstairs.

I dragged my feet downstairs. I don't want to hear what Mama will say.

'Oh my God, I will tell both my parents that I am pregnant today.'

Maybe I should say it. It will all make everything seem more runny.

"Adela...." Said the mother I just heard calling my long name.

She pointed to the sofa next to John and Olivia. Mama was standing near me looking at me with eyes full of anger.

"Now you don't know what to say with what you saw this morning. There are some things that Mama's not happy about what you're doing Adel.

First, let's start with the fact that Mama came home and found you with a man 3 years older than you on the same bed. That's totally unacceptable." Mama said in a loud voice.

I tried to say something, but Mama interrupted me so I wouldn't talk.

"No Adel, let Mama talk. The second is, Mama heard from people that you're not coming home anymore. For that matter, from now on you should go home at five o'clock every afternoon. Come out after that hour, then you'll make Papa and Mama mad. You're only 17. Mama expects better things from you.

After all Mama had heard the bad rumors that made Papa and Mama so embarrassed. Somehow the rumor says you look like you're buying a pregnancy test and it's been very widespread." Mama said at length.

I was also at that time. How does anyone know about it? I'm really very careful about doing it.

There were only two people who knew that I was pregnant - Olivia and John.

"Mama...." My speech.

"What's Adel...??" Shouting Mama. "Are you satisfied with how many problems you've created?"

"No, it's not Ma. I'm sorry. Please believe me. There's something I want to say to Mama about..." I stopped talking, not sure how to say the next thing.

I looked up to John and Olivia to support me. Olivia looked at me as if she was angry. John smiled strangely. I'll talk to him later. Everything that had happened in the room had become a little strange between the two of us.

"Whatis that? Mama doesn't have all day Mama's late for the meeting so can you say...."

"PREGNANT....!!!" My screams instantly made Mama speechless.

Mama looked straight at me and then her gaze looked towards my stomach which began to enlarge during these two and a half months.

"What???" Mama said with a face that looked so pale.

I guess I shouldn't have shouted. Sure enough, that's how it is every time I always say about my pregnancy to everyone. John seemed to stand leading Mama to the sofa and make Mama sit down. While Olivia went to get a wet towel and a cup of tea for Mama.

"Damn it, how could you be pregnant?" Whisper Mom with an upset face.

All this doesn't feel good. Mama never cursed. Never at all. Looks like it's going to be a long day. I looked to the bright side. Mama didn't kick me out of the house, but she didn't seem to be remembered.

Seriate....