Chapter 8

Ashlee goes to the doctor and learns she is five weeks pregnant.

I’m sitting in the doctor’s office by myself. Tyler is waiting for me in the waiting room. I’m pretty sure Tyler is still embarrassed by me telling the front desk I was having a medical emergency.

 

I know it wasn’t right but when the lady at the desk asked me what the emergency was I told her I thought I was having a miscarriage… Funny when the only problem is I took a test and got a pregnant result.

It could be wrong though, tests can be wrong.

 

My thoughts soon got interrupted when my doctor walked in. She started to look at my chart and was frowning.

 

“That’s funny; it doesn’t even mention a pregnancy on your chart.” She starts.

 

I bit my lip.

 

“I don’t think I’m having a miscarriage.” I say quietly.

 

“Oh-.” She starts.

 

“I went to the drug store like half an hour ago and took a pregnancy test there.” I begin.

 

She’s nodding.

 

“And it was positive.”

 

“Alright Ashlee I’m going to take a look at you.”

 

I lied on the table as the doctor started to examine me. It was uncomfortable and I felt exposed and young…I’m so young.

 

Before I know it the examination is over, an exam that I’d rather fail then pass. I passed though, Oh I passed with flying colors.

 

I learn that Dallas and I most likely made our baby on August sixteenth, and that I am just about five weeks in my pregnancy. The baby that is growing inside me already has a heart. My doctor told me I can no longer drink alcohol, or beverages with caffeine in them. I also learn that I need monthly doctor visits for prenatal care. She tells me that my b***s are going to get even sorer then they already are, the nausea I have been experiencing will most likely increase, I’m going to be physically exhausted and I’m going to start peeing more often.

My doctor started me up on prenatal vitamins and tells me that my due date is May ninth.

 

It’s happening so fast, my head is spinning. For five weeks I have had a baby inside me and I just find out now! The only thing that is comforting me out of this is I am not showing. Not yet anyway.

I walked into the waiting room where Tyler was sitting with my head down. Tyler looked up at me from her magazine.

 

“So?” she asks me.

 

I lift up my hand. “Five, Tyler. I’m five weeks pregnant.”

 

“So it’s real then?”

 

I nod. “Yeah, it’s more real then real.”

 

She put her magazine down and stood up. “Come on Ashlee let’s just get you home.”

 

I nod. I can’t even speak my throat feels so tight. All I can think about is what are my parents going to say and what is Dallas going to say, and what are the cheerleaders going to say?

 

Tyler grabs me by the hand and leads me out to her car my stomach is flipping repeatedly in my stomach, its butterflies…

 

No- not butterflies! I pulled away from Tyler so quick and let it all go right in the middle of the parking lot. She stepped back disgusted as I retched my guts out.