The rumors had been flooding the hallways for days and I just didn't want to believe what I was hearing. She was my best friend, how could this be true? So many thoughts were running through my mind. Why had I not been there for her? Why had we fallen apart?
It was second period my sophomore year and some of my friends were talking. I couldn't take it anymore, I had to know the truth. I asked one of my close friends if the rumors were true and he admitted to me that they were. He told me that she had shown him her ultrasound a couple days before. 4 in 10 teenage girls will experience at least one pregnancy by age 20.# The news hit me like a ton of bricks. I just kept asking myself questions. What if I had been there for her, maybe this wouldn't be happening. I should have never stopped talking to her. We were so close and we just threw it all away.
As soon as he told me I went to the bathroom. I made sure that no one was around before I let my tears flow freely......
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