I grab the test and look down...

"Positive"

I look up at myself and all I can do is sob. This is it. My life is over.

A few hours earlier...

"Ava," Pony speaks as he runs outside of his house.

I turn around my hair flipping behind me, "oh Ponyboy."

"Avery!" He yells as he rushes down the stairs pulling me into a hug.

I push him off me angrily, "get away from me!"

He shakes his head, "I can't stay away from you Ava."

"Well you're gonna have to!" I yell fighting back tears.

He looks at me, "Ava, Cherry means nothing to me."

"It didn't look like that!" I yell at him

He grabs my hand and it's like electric beating through my veins, "Ava, I'm sorry.I don't care about Cherry, I only want you."

I know I made a mistake too and my mistake was was with his best friend, but it was just to get back at him. He's the one who started this, I just stole some ammo and fired right back. I shouldn't feel bad, but as I look at Ponyboy, hurt standing in front of me telling me how much he loves me, I do. My heart aches, "Ponyboy..."

He smiles weakly, "Avery?"

"I al-" I sigh as I fold choosing not to say anything, "I also-I can't find the words."

"Just talk, you'll find them, I'll even wait," he smiles as he sits down.

"I also think Cherry meant nothing to you," I decide on those words, praying they make me look less stupid.

He smiles, "so you forgive me?"

"I forgive you!" I smile.

He nods, "lets go inside then."

I do as he says and follows him inside, "is there anybody else home?"

He shakes his head and throws me onto the couch ans starts to tickle me, "nope, it's just us for now."

"Ponyboy!" I shriek as he tickles me.

He smiles down at me, "yes Avery Rose Masons."

"Get away from me!" I chuckle.

He stairs into my eyes and smiles, "what do you want me to be doing?"

Butterflies erupt in my stomach, "oh I don't know...leaving me alone"

"Maybe some of this," he smirks as he grabs my cheek and leans in.

I close my eyes and our lips are right about to touch as my stomach flips. My eyes shoot open and I jump back running into the bathroom. I don't even have time to slam the door before I'm hunched over throwing up in the toilet.

Ponyboy rushes into the bathroom, "Avery!"

Tears roll down my face as he pulls my hair out of my face. He rubs my back soothingly, "you're okay Ava."

I sit up and put my head in my hands sighing, "this is so embarrassing."

"Why?" He chuckles.

I look at him as I throw my hair on a loose bun, "well we were about to kiss and then...this."

He shrugs, "hey, at least you wanted to kiss me, that was what I was afraid."

"That's because most people don't puke before they kiss somebody," I remind him. "Well I shouldn't say before, because once they do it's kind of end game."

He shrugs, "maybe another time."

"I guess," I shrug. "I should go home."

He shrugs, "I'll see ya soon."

"At school whenever I'm better," I say as I get up.

He pulls me in for a hug, "even after that, you're still the prettiest girl I've ever seen."

"Thanks," I bite my lip as I blush.

***

As I walk inside my stomach growls, "that's weird."

I shrug as I make myself food...a lot. No matter how much I eat I'm not full. I look at myself in the mirror and that's when it hits me, "oh my god! I'm fat!"

My eyes go wide and I run to the bathroom grabbing a scale. I look down to see, 123. "How?" I mutter. I was only 115 last week. "Oh my god! No! This can NOT be happening! This is NOT happening! No! I refuse to believe this."

I grab my purse and run to the DX as I look in I pray it's not Sodapop or Steve at the cash register and to my relief it's their co-worker. I rush inside grabbing something I never thought I'd be grabbing at 15, a pregnancy test. The guy gives me a funny look, "that'll one dollar and thirteen cents."

"Thanks!" I yell as I throw down money, stuff the test in my purse and run into the bathroom. I sit down and pee on the stick feeling awkward and embarrassed. How could this of happened to me?

The box says I have to wait five minutes. Those were the longest five minutes of life. It felt like years. Well that was until...

I grab the test and look down...

"Positive."

I look at myself in the mirror and all I can do is sob. My life is over...

I am so sorry, that this chapter is super short. It is just a filler. The next one will be better and I can NOT wait to start writing it. It may be up before tonight, but I make no promises, they'll 100% be up very close. Stay gold. Do it for Johnny!
-Beth