Chapter 37 Foresight

Hendrix POV After a few days of shock, I've sufficiently marinated in the news that I'm going to be a mother. It runs through my head over and over. I regret not taking the proper precautions, not preventing this from happening. But it happened, and I have to face the consequences. I'm only 18 years old, and I'm going to have a baby. How did it come to this? I know how bodies work. I'm not stupid. How did it not occur to me or Cedric that a baby could be made? Were we that blinded? I don't waste much time waiting around to find out, as soon as I'm over the distress, I'm back to my usual self, despite all of the throwing up. I invest myself fully in my waitressing, knowing that hard work will get me where I need to be. I need money. But I've already gone back to working full time, which means that I need a second job to make this work. Despite the fact that I hate the idea, I scroll through job opportunities in town. It's slim pickings