Chapter 10: Chapter 10

Chapter Ten: Finding Out and Confessing

Nyla

Looking at the clear blue test I had in my hand, I saw the words pregnant printed on the screen. Sighing, I close the toilet lid and sat on it; with my face buried in my hands, I started crying my eyes out. What was I going to do? I’m twenty-four years old and pregnant and the person whom I’m pregnant by doesn’t even know and I’m scared to tell him. I’m afraid of what he might say. Hearing a knock at the door, I heard one of my co-workers’ voices asking if I was okay because I have been in there for quite some time now.

“I'm okay,” I shouted back before I quickly exited the stall and went to wash my hands and my face. Placing the test in my bag, I quickly exited the bathroom and went straight to my office to get some work done. I was gathering information on the game that happened last night between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors had beaten the Knicks by four points. It was a pretty intense game, and I was gathering all the papers with the necessary information when I stopped and started staring blankly at the words and the piles of paper that were scattered over my desk. I had completely drifted off to a different world. My mind was still lodged on this pregnancy and Kyle.

How was I going to tell Kyle? How would he react? All those questions bombarded my brain and had made me fail to notice that my co-worker and also a great friend of mine Brandon, was standing at the door. He had to shout my name for me to come out of my daze. Looking up at him, I started smiling. He was a very handsome man, that had a great body and his muscles were well defined and toned. He had eyes that sparkled, and a smile so bright that it could dazzle you.

“Are you okay Nyla? You had completely spaced out,” he asked, his deep voice laced with concern.

“Yes,” I replied while giving him a fake smile.

“Bullshit,” he responded while walking straight into my office. Sighing, I knew he could see right through me. We had been friends since I started working here and he and we had clicked great. He also had a crush on me and he was very straightforward with it and he showed it a lot. I, on the other hand, had liked him sexually, but that feeling had surpassed when I had met Kyle.

“So are you going to tell me what happened or are you going to keep it bottled up inside?”

Taking a deep breath, I told him everything and when I finished, I couldn't read the expression on his face because it was void of any. Silence fell and loomed in the air, setting an awkward feeling between us. Finally, he cleared his throat, then said, “you should tell Kyle everything, and if he doesn't want the baby you can come to me and I will take care of both you and your unborn child.

His words had made me blushed a deep red.

“I couldn’t possibly ask you to do such a thing. I will talk to him, though, and if he doesn’t want to be a part of the baby’s life, then I will try to manage on my own.” Smiling at me with his perfect pearly whites, he gently placed his large hand over my mine rubbing it. It was a sign of him silently telling me that I was doing the right thing.

Changing the topic, we talked a little about different stuff and joked around before he said he had to leave, but not before he wished me luck with everything working out great. Getting some courage, I finally picked up the office phone and dialed Kyle’s number.

“Kyle I am coming by today; will you be there or would I have to wait for you?”

“I’m home actually, so you can stop by. I missed you.”

“I missed you too,” I replied nervously in the phone.

“Is everything okay Nyla?”

“Yes, everything is fine. See you later.” I replied before I hung up. Going back to my job I finished writing the paper and left at exactly eight pm.

***

Reaching his home, I rang the doorbell and waited. Drawing my coat closer around me, I blocked out the harsh New York air that was biting at my skin. Opening the door a few seconds later was a smiling Kyle, who was half-naked and wet from the shower he just took. Droplets of water were glistening on his torso and all I could think about was my tongue on his body licking away every drop. I am such a horn-ball; could I not see this man without me thinking about having sex with him? Coming out of my naughty thoughts, I stepped into the hall and closed the door behind me. Standing in front of me, the both of us now facing each other, I could hear my heart beating very fast and loudly in my chest that even the persons in China could hear it.

“Nyla is everything okay, you look worried?”

“Kyle, I have something to tell you, but I don't know how you will take it,” my voice came out low.

“Nyla just spit it out already! I can handle anything except you being pregnant because I can't handle a child right now.” He chuckled. There it was, those words that had made my whole world shatter in a million pieces in just one split second.

“Nyla are you pregnant?” He asked after he saw that my face had a sad look after he made the joke. Nodding my head yes, I waited for his reply, but none came.

“Kyle, can you speak to me please?”

“Nyla, did you do this to trap me huh? Did you think that just because I'm rich I was going to father a child that is not mine?” He yelled at me.

“What the hell do you mean by trapping you?! I don't want your money, Kyle! I never did and to think you think so low of me is very comical. I wasn't the one who didn't put a condom on, and what do you mean by you’re not going to father a child that is not yours? What are you trying to imply that I had sex with someone else?” I angrily asked.

“That’s exactly what I am saying, Nyla. If you were having sex with only me, you would have signed the contract already and I thought you were on the pill.”

“I haven’t had sex in over a year so excuse me if I didn’t see a reason to be on birth control and you just gave me the contract yesterday. Was I supposed to sign it and give it back to you at the same time without reading it first?” I angrily yelled at him.

“I don’t want that child!”

“What the hell you mean by you don't want our baby? You know what, fuck you, Kyle! I hate you! I hate you and I never want to see you again. You are the worst person I ever met!” Going into my bag, I took out the envelope that had the contract inside and threw it at him. I had it up this morning to read over at work, but I didn’t get the time. It was still unsigned. Going back inside my bag, I also took out the pregnancy test and his key and threw them at him

“Goodbye, Ky-” My words were cut off by someone clearing their throat.

“Kyle, why are there so much yelling and noise in this house?” The voice asked.

Whipping my head in the direction of the front door where the voice came from, I saw a beautiful woman that was the spitting image of Kyle and a young lady who resembles Kyle but no as much as the mom. They were both standing in the doorway staring at us. I had seen pictures of them in his room.

It was his mom and sister.

“Hello, nice to meet you,” I said while holding my hand towards the mother who shook it warmly before I turned to his sister and shook her hand.

“Hello,” they both responded simultaneously.

“Who are you to my son and why were you guys arguing?” His mother asked.

“I’m his s-”

“She’s my girlfriend,” Kyle cut me off. Turning towards him, I could see his eyes were begging me not to say what I was going to him and that he was putting the pregnancy test inside the envelope.

Rolling my eyes at him, I turned back to his mother and said. “We were just arguing; you know the usual relationship arguments- where couples argue over things that happened and not planned.”

“He is just like his dad,” his mom said in disgust.

Ignoring the comment, I said, “I have to go and it was nice to meet you–?”

“I’m Emily and that’s my daughter Emma.” Smiling at them warmly, I bid them goodnight before walking outside of his house.