Short Story: Pregnancy test
By: Yarrow

"Will you sneak out to meet me?" he asked in a soft and soothing tone.
"I told you I can't. Ever since the incident my mother watches me like a hawk. I'm sorry." I softly whispered in the phone praying no one heard me... especially my mother.
My best friend had been in a predicament and I offered to help by volunteering to buy her the pregnancy test. I was confident I could do it because I'm not the one pregnant and there was a new clerk. I entered the store and went straight for the test. I needed to get it over and done with but I had to get the best one. I picked up one and was reading it to see whether it was accurate and if it would actually work when Mrs. Kent, my nosy neighbour came and stood right next to me. I wanted to die of embarrassment... literally. I knew that old bat would tell and my mother would kill me! She looked at me with disbelief. She nodded politely and gave me a vicious smile and left. I put the one I had back and picked up another. The people who passed kept giving me a nasty look. I wanted to shove my middle finger up in the air for them but I knew better.

I couldn't take it anymore. I just grabbed a test and rushed out, not minding my business when I bumped into my worst nightmare- my mother. She gave me the same look as the other customers only difference being that she was blue mad and could beat me to a pulse, right there in the store. I could barely stand. I thought my legs would give way underneath me and I didn't dare look her in the eyes. My mother went on and on until the clock behind me caught her eyes. She was going to be late for work but she still argued and made me put it back and leave the store. We waited for the bus together. I prayed she got on first and she did. Thank God! The minute the bus was out of sight I ran back and bought the test and ran all the way to my best friend's house.
"Here," I said out of breathe. She took it and entered the bathroom.
"I love you but DON'T EVER EXPECT ME TO DO THAT AGAIN!!" I screamed as I got a glass of water and waited patiently for the test results.

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