9 November 2012
Beth didn't answer. Was she still on the line?"
"Beth?"
"Sorry, I was thinking…"
"Beth, please!"
"You have my full attention!"
"What am I going to do!"
"Are you certain?"
"About what?"
"That you're pregnant, what else?"
"Yes… well, no!" I admitted sheepishly.
"Well, that's what you need to do!"
"Easy for you to say!" I grumbled.
"Hey! I'm only trying to help!"
"I know I'm sorry!"
"You need to get one of the pregnancy tests!"
"How can I do it without Ben know-" There was a bang on the door.
"Alice are you in there?" Shouted Ben.
"Yeah!"
"Are you alright?" Why did everyone keep asking that?
"Yes, Ben!"
I glanced down at my phone. I couldn't speak to Beth, not after what she'd said! I knew she was right but I couldn't bare to lay my hands in the fate of a £2 pregnancy test. Or should be euros? I hung up and slipped my phone into my pocket.
Ben was waiting for me outside the door. He smiled at me and dragged me out the hotel into the wonderful streets!
We spent the whole day shopping, which would have been great if I wasn't so sure I was pregnant. When we got back to the hotel I stayed with Ben in our room for a bit. After half an hour or so I told him I felt a bit stuffy. I told him I was going for a walk. He asked me if I wanted him to come but I said it was okay.
I was shaking as I stood outside the little corner shop! I knew I had to do this but it was so hard. A mum and an adorable baby strolled past. That's what made my mind up. I needed to know! I strolled into the shop oh-so-casually. The man at the counter didn't even look up. I looked at the milk trying to do the simple maths sums to distract me. It didn't work and eventually I walked over grabbed the pregnancy test and rushed to the counter before I could change my mind. The guy at the counter looked at me suspiciously which made me even more nervous! I gulped, paid then rushed out the store… all the way back to the hotel.
I stood outside my room with the test in my pocket preparing myself. I flew the door open and rushed into the toilet. I made sure I shut and locked the door behind me. I could hear Ben's footsteps.
"Al?" He asked, nervously.
"I'm okay, sorry I felt a bit sick but I'm fine now!" Shouted back.
"Do you need anything?" Aw, he sounded really worried!
"Could you get me a bottle of water?"
"Sure I'll run to the shop and buy a huge bottle!"
When I heard the door shut behind him I took the test out of it packaging.
I was standing in the middle of the main living area with my phone pressed to my ear and the pregnancy test in my other hand!
"Beth, is that you?"
"Yeah! So?"
"Beth it's negative! I'm not pregnant! Isn't that great?"
"Wow! That's amazing! Don't make me say: I told you so!"
"But you will anyway!" We both laughed. "I'm so glad I don't have to tell Ben!"
"Tell Ben what?" I turned round to see my boyfriend standing in doorway…
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