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didnât have a signal. From what Danielle could tell, it seemed as if Sticks had bought the story. He didnât ask as many questions as he normally did, which set her at ease. Sticks told her to be ready in two hours because he was coming to get her.
Danielle hung up from Sticks and rushed into her bathroom. She looked around to make sure her mother was busy counting the money from Maria. When she was sure her mother was good and distracted, she closed the door, ripped her pants down, and took a piss in a cup. Before she could even think about getting dressed to see Sticks, she had to have a question answered. She needed to be one hundred percent sure.
The last few days had been hard on Danielle. She was throwing up the second she woke up, a sure sign of pregnancy. She tried to ignore it, but the feeling didnât seem to be going away. Danielle nervously stared down at the little white dipstick and waited, her heart beating like horse hoofs at the Kentucky Derby.
When the two lines showed up so quickly, she thought she was reading it wrong. She retrieved the box out of the garbage and read the back for the twentieth time. âTwo pink lines mean pregnant,â she said out loud. She grabbed the hair at both sides of her head and shook her head from side to side in disbelief. She and Sticks had been having unprotected sex, but heâd made her feel so damn good, she never worried about the consequences.
What the hell am I going to do now? she thought. Danielle put her back up against the bathroom door; slid down to the floor, and cried her eyes out. There was no way a baby would fit into her life right now. Besides, she didnât know what Sticks would think or say.
For the next two hours Danielle was walking around like a zombie, and before she knew it, Sticks was blowing up her phone again. She pulled herself together and went outside to meet him. Her motherâs warnings as she left the house fell on deaf ears. Danielle was too distracted to even hear her. Her legs felt like they were made of melted butter as she walked to Sticksâ car. She wasnât dressed like her usual sexy self, and by the look on his face, Sticks took immediate notice. She tried to smile to hide the fact that something was wrong, but her smile still appeared forced and fake.
âHey, baby. I missed you,â she sang as she slid into the passenger seat of the car.
Sticks was unmoved and unnervingly short with her. Danielle took notice too. Her mind started going crazy with wild thoughts. M aybe he knows Iâm pregnant, she thought as butterflies danced in her stomach. She willed herself to stay calm.
âYo, where you been?â Sticks asked out of the blue. He wanted to test her, to see if she would tell him a lie to his face. Loyalty was everything to him. He kept trying to give Danielle the benefit of the doubt. He really did love her, but being a snitch was unacceptable in his book, no matter who the person was. Even if it was his mama.
âI-I told you. I was at the mall with Veronica. You know how those fuckinâ dead zones are up in that raggedy-ass mall. No signal.â Danielle, unable to look Sticks in the eyes for fear she would burst out crying because of her secret, lowered her head and eyes. She knew it was his baby, but she was afraid he wouldnât take the news so well. She was scared he would accuse her of trying to trap him, and then he would leave her, or worse, beat her down like he had done twice before.
This bitch canât even look me in my eye. She is lying to my fuckinâ face. I should murk her ass right here , Sticks thought to himself as he flexed his jaw. He hated when people lied to him, but what made this worse was, he truly loved this girl. He was seriously considering marrying her. Now he had no choice but to put an end to their relationship, and her life. Their relationship was now business, and no one fucked with his business. He had to think of something real
Danielle hung up from Sticks and rushed into her bathroom. She looked around to make sure her mother was busy counting the money from Maria. When she was sure her mother was good and distracted, she closed the door, ripped her pants down, and took a piss in a cup. Before she could even think about getting dressed to see Sticks, she had to have a question answered. She needed to be one hundred percent sure.
The last few days had been hard on Danielle. She was throwing up the second she woke up, a sure sign of pregnancy. She tried to ignore it, but the feeling didnât seem to be going away. Danielle nervously stared down at the little white dipstick and waited, her heart beating like horse hoofs at the Kentucky Derby.
When the two lines showed up so quickly, she thought she was reading it wrong. She retrieved the box out of the garbage and read the back for the twentieth time. âTwo pink lines mean pregnant,â she said out loud. She grabbed the hair at both sides of her head and shook her head from side to side in disbelief. She and Sticks had been having unprotected sex, but heâd made her feel so damn good, she never worried about the consequences.
What the hell am I going to do now? she thought. Danielle put her back up against the bathroom door; slid down to the floor, and cried her eyes out. There was no way a baby would fit into her life right now. Besides, she didnât know what Sticks would think or say.
For the next two hours Danielle was walking around like a zombie, and before she knew it, Sticks was blowing up her phone again. She pulled herself together and went outside to meet him. Her motherâs warnings as she left the house fell on deaf ears. Danielle was too distracted to even hear her. Her legs felt like they were made of melted butter as she walked to Sticksâ car. She wasnât dressed like her usual sexy self, and by the look on his face, Sticks took immediate notice. She tried to smile to hide the fact that something was wrong, but her smile still appeared forced and fake.
âHey, baby. I missed you,â she sang as she slid into the passenger seat of the car.
Sticks was unmoved and unnervingly short with her. Danielle took notice too. Her mind started going crazy with wild thoughts. M aybe he knows Iâm pregnant, she thought as butterflies danced in her stomach. She willed herself to stay calm.
âYo, where you been?â Sticks asked out of the blue. He wanted to test her, to see if she would tell him a lie to his face. Loyalty was everything to him. He kept trying to give Danielle the benefit of the doubt. He really did love her, but being a snitch was unacceptable in his book, no matter who the person was. Even if it was his mama.
âI-I told you. I was at the mall with Veronica. You know how those fuckinâ dead zones are up in that raggedy-ass mall. No signal.â Danielle, unable to look Sticks in the eyes for fear she would burst out crying because of her secret, lowered her head and eyes. She knew it was his baby, but she was afraid he wouldnât take the news so well. She was scared he would accuse her of trying to trap him, and then he would leave her, or worse, beat her down like he had done twice before.
This bitch canât even look me in my eye. She is lying to my fuckinâ face. I should murk her ass right here , Sticks thought to himself as he flexed his jaw. He hated when people lied to him, but what made this worse was, he truly loved this girl. He was seriously considering marrying her. Now he had no choice but to put an end to their relationship, and her life. Their relationship was now business, and no one fucked with his business. He had to think of something real
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