June 29th, 2022
Two Days Later
Ayariah Chanel Jackson-Anthony
After almost four hours of doing Eryss hair, I was finally finished. She had been throwing up all morning, so it took longer than it usually would to do her hair. It was almost 2pm. We literally had to move from my room to my bathroom to get her hair done. I'm starting to think she's pregnant, but she claim she not pregnant and not going to take a test. So of course, I told Trin and Yonna to bring one, but they think it's for me.
"Hey bitches" Yonna came into my room.
"Hey" Eryss mumbled.
"Here's your test" Trin handed me the pregnancy test.
"I already told you, it's not for me"
"Then who else would it be-" Yonna paused and looked towards Eryss. "Oh my god. Jo said he was shooting that shit up"
"I'm not taking it cause I'm not pregnant" Eyrss shrugged.
"You a lie, my bathroom smell like vomit. Take the test" I pushed Eryss in the bathroom.
"I hate it here"
"Too bad, take it" I pulled the stick out the box and handed it to her.
"Y'all gone watch?"
"We already know what that pussy looking like" Trin shrugged and sat on the sink.
"Nice and pretty, now piss on the stick" Yonna closed the bathroom door.
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"What it say?" I turned my timer off.
The silence in the room is loud. So loud that I already know the answer. Looking toward Eyrss, as she stood at the bathroom door, I could see the tear falling down her face. I sat up and glanced over at Yonna.
Yonna got up from my beanbag and took the stick from Eyrss. The second she looked at it, she covered her mouth and looked up at me. She walked slowly to me and held it out for me to read it. The two lines clear on the stick showing pregnant.
"Can somebody speak what the fuck" Trin snatched it from Yonna.
"Oh shit"
"You going to keep it?" I asked Eryss.
"I don't know" she mumbled.
"Are you gonna tell him?" Yonna asked.
"I don't know" she wiped her face.
"Would you get an abortion?" Trin asked,
"I Don't Know" she raised her voice.
"Okay bring it down, cause I ain't get you pregnant" Trin spoke harshly.
"You right, but I don't know Trinity. Y'all asking question after question and I don't fucking know okay" Eryss voice cracked as she started crying.
Leaning against the headboard, I took a deep breath. I feel bad for Eryss because I know she's not ready for a baby. Although she's financially stable and can afford a baby, she still isn't ready. Both mentally and physically where she is in life. She's still in college and been working her ass off none stop. The four of us don't believe in abortions, but at this point where we are in life none of us need a baby right now. Even though we have each other and can help each other, a baby is the last thing we need. Especially with what we trying to do with our lives.
