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Frowning, I hold the phone away from my ear as I look at it.

“What, why? I haven’t done anything.”

“Man, I was joking, cool it. I’ll find out.”

“Thanks.” I cut off the phone and angrily throw it to the bed.

Maybe she’s feeling pressured or stressed. She does have exams coming up soon, and she’s bogged down with revision, her mum is always on her back... I’ll give her a little space; she’ll ring me back when she gets a chance.

Biting my nails down, I come to my own conclusion, at least it sounds good. Whether I can put my own theories into practice is another matter entirely.

Chapter Ten

Shelby

My knee bounces as I wait in the waiting room of the doctor's surgery. Addison sits next to me, flicking through a magazine, while we wait to be called. Addy and I got our registration mark this morning and bunked off for the rest of the day.

“You know Jax has been after you?” Addison says, breaking me from my thoughts.

“Yep, obviously. Over three days he’s left me voice messages, text messages, tagged me on Facebook and private messaged me. Oh, and rang me constantly. He did stop at one point but then started up again.”

“When are you going to talk to him, he needs to be told. You can’t keep acting like this around him.” Addy scolds me. Turning my head to the side, I prepare to answer my best friend.

“That’s the problem, do you think I want to do this. I can’t be around him because I’ll crumble. I’ll tell him about the baby, and I want to make sure first that the test was right. I need to know what the doctors say, then I’ll go and see him.”

“Shelby Andrews.”

The doctor calls me in, and I look to Addison. “Are you coming with me?”

“If you want me too.” I nod at her as I stand, then turn smiling at the doctor.

Addison follows me down the hall, I hold the door for her as I walk in.

“Hi.” I greet the doctor nervously as I take a seat.

“Hello, Shelby. What can I do for you today?”

“Erm,” I swallow, “I’ve got a problem…”

“Okay... How can I help?”

“First, I need to know you won’t ring my mum to let her know I’ve been here on my own.”

The relaxed face of the doctor calms me as she smiles at me.

“Shelby, everything you say to me is completely confidential. You’re sixteen now too so you can see me on your own whenever.”

“I thought that, but I wanted to make sure.”

“Okay so… take your time.” The doctor calms me enough to take a breath and smile before telling her my news.

“I did a pregnancy test the other day, and it came up positive.”

The doctor nods silently before taking out another one from a filing cabinet.

“So we’re too late for the morning after pill then.” She hands me a clear pot, “Can you do me a sample please?”

I come back with a tub half-filled and hand it over. She does exactly the same as we did with ours and we wait.

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