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two lines.
two bright red lines.
the shivers and nerves were now stronger. he couldn’t believe it. he was carrying a life inside his own body. he doesn’t know how far along he is in his pregnancy… he wasn’t even fully ready for this especially he’s in high school. a junior at that. he’s too young to be a parent, but yet here he is. with a pregnancy test in his hand.
positive.
lord, he felt so scared to tell his parents. he knew they will be disappointed. he knew his career was now ruined. he doesn’t even know what to do anymore. he will be giving birth to a child during the beginning of senior year. the year that he was looking forward the most.
tears began to shed and small echos of his sobs began and never stopped. he was expecting a baby. a whole literal child. he didn’t have a job. no income to even support a baby financially. not to mention, the person who got him pregnant was a one night stand.
he felt so dumb and used.
he didn’t know what to do. which one thing he did the following morning was to tell the person who got him pregnant that they will have a child together.
“seungcheol, didn’t expect to see you here. seems like you are still thinking about me still, hm?” the older guy said.
“jeonghan, shut up. I’m only here because I have something to tell you, but can we talk in private?” seungcheol’s voice was soft but yet cautious.
silence was set between them before jeonghan broke the silence with an sigh. seungcheol crossed his arms and rolled his eyes. jeonghan walked in front and seungcheol followed. they went to an empty classroom.
students laughter, voices, and loud bangs echoed through the hallway to the dark empty classroom that seemed so dusty. chairs were scattered all over the room. old chalk was still on the green boards. jeonghan sat on the desk as seungcheol stood there.
“what do you want to talk about?”
seungcheol hesitated and then spoke, “remember our one night stand that we had.. at shua’s party?”
to seungcheol, he hated bringing up the one night stands because for him it felt embarrassing knowing what they did in those rooms, but for jeonghan it was more of a natural thing. he slept with many girls and was pretty known as the popular kid in their school.
girls were all over him. especially the guys who were interested in jeonghan would make it clear that they wanted jeonghan all to themselves. thinking about it made seungcheol shiver and shake his head to reality.
“yeah, what about it?”
that made seungcheol nearly choke jeonghan because what do you mean what about it. seungcheol glared at him and then grabbed the pregnancy test that was inside his hoodie pocket, and showed it to jeonghan.
seungcheol sighed and said, “i’m pregnant.”
jeonghan was surprised. he looked at seungcheol on the eyes to make sure he wasn’t lying. he looked at the pregnancy test that seungcheol had in his hand.
it was positive. very positive.
“you’re lying… that can’t be mines. i used a condom. i made sure of it.”
that made seungcheol upset. he only had slept with one person, and that was the person right in front of him.
“jeonghan, you’re the only person who i slept with. plus, a condom can easily tear—“
“that’s not mines. i don’t care but im not letting a child affect my future career. you must’ve slept with someone else and is carrying their child.”
“fuck you mean that this child isn’t yours. i haven’t slept with anyone. you took my virginity. we were drunk that night! i wouldn’t embarrass myself coming up to you and tell you im expecting your fucking kid, jeonghan.” it became so heated that they began to argue.
seungcheol felt ashamed and embarrassed. he didn’t think jeonghan was going to act this way. he felt tears forming as jeonghan continued to deny that he wasn’t expecting his child. how that child must not be his. they aren’t dating or had anything else besides sleeping together that night. tears began to fall. seungcheol felt so little. but he felt it coming… besides jeonghan always had called him ugly at first. never had any type of attraction towards him.
“abort it or something, shit is not my problem. im too damn fucking young to be a father, seungcheol.”
he couldn’t believe it. his tears were now continuously flowing down his cheeks. seungcheol looked down and gulped those sobs. he looked up and said, “how will i abort a child who is growing inside of me, jeonghan.. im young too! it takes two people to have a baby. I wasn’t the only one who was enjoying the heat of the moment. you kissed me and told me you loved me— how is it hard to explain that?”
the next words shattered seungcheol completely. seungcheol stood there in surprise, but the ache in his chest was stronger.
“I never loved you in the first place. I only slept with you because it was part of a dare. it was just a one night stand. don’t be too big on yourself believing i loved you. fuck no.”
silence came again. the sounds of people out in the hallway were now silent. the sounds of quiet hallway were the only sounds heard between them and all over the empty classroom. seungcheol looked to the side and felt so humiliated. he was right. he was being used all this time. but now he was bearing the consequences himself. a child was the only thing connecting them, but jeonghan didn’t want anything to do with him or the baby.
“im sorry i was dumb enough to think you loved me or had feelings for me at any point.” seungcheol looked at him with sadness in his eyes. “i knew it. yet i turned the blind eye because i finally felt loved for once. im pathetic to think you were going to be accepting or at least being helpful as im carrying this child. i would’ve been fine if you simply just wanted to be in the child’s life, or even help me out. I guess i was in a delusional state.” he looked down at the pregnancy test.
he softly spoke as his voice slightly cracked, “i will take care of the baby myself. i won’t come to you for anything..”
seungcheol sat there with tears still rolling down his face. he skipped his fourth period, he didn’t feel like being at school anymore. he was in the bathroom stall crying. he was now going to be expecting a child alone. everything alone. he only had his grandparents. they are too old and had already retired. they couldn’t help him. he has to now look for a job in order to bring his child forward. he didn’t even want to abort it. it has life inside of him.
if his parents were to be alive, they would’ve been disappointed. truly disappointed knowing he could’ve done better. he was raised by his grandparents after his parents had died in a car crash that he was also in. since the accident, he always had a weak knee. it wasn’t the same anymore. he didn’t have his parents to give him the best advice. he truly did not have anyone’s advice or support.
he was in lost of his mind until a loud bang echoed as someone had hit the door of the stall seungcheol was in.
“hyung, i know you are in there.”
it was mingyu. his best friend who he had fourth period with. mingyu knew seungcheol had a huge crush on jeonghan since middle school. mingyu was always the type of friend to cheer him up and have a sibling bond with. although, they fight most of the time. they still take care of each other when needed.
seungcheol wiped his tears and sniffles and opened the door of the stall. mingyu didn’t hesitate to hug him tightly. seungcheol had locked the door again and he began crying again. “gyu, he didn’t love me…” mingyu sighed and hugged him tighter. seungcheol loved mingyu’s hugs and he never let go as he needed the hug so badly. “it’s okay, don’t worry. just move on and try to focus on yourself,” mingyu softly spoke as he patted seungcheol’s back.
“the thing is that im pregnant, gyu. i don’t have anyone to help me. my grandparents are too old to help me around with a little one beside me. they will be disappointed in me, gyu… what should i do?” seungcheol sobbed even harder. mingyu was surprised but never let go of seungcheol, instead he was a bit more careful of his belly.
“cheol, you will be a wonderful mama, hm? don’t listen to that asshole. he is just crazy, okay? im here for you. i will be by your side to help you raise the baby. my parents won’t hesitate to help you out, cheol. you are important as well with that baby in your belly. your career is not ruined,” mingyu softly whispered. his hand was shaking, but yet patted his back even firmer.
“you will be a wonderful parent. you are blessed… don’t you dare let that asshole belittle yourself. you are way braver and stronger than him, seungcheol.”
jeonghan was in class and he sat there zoning out at remembering what seungcheol had told him. the teachers loud voice began to remain as a background noise. his thoughts were loud. he had gotten seungcheol pregnant… he didn’t mean to say those words to seungcheol. seungcheol didn’t need to hear those words that came out from his own mouth right now. he’s literally expecting his child.. the child they made that night, but he was going to be set to graduate this year. he had just gotten his scholarship for basketball.
his hard work would be ruined in that instant if he tells his parents he had gotten seungcheol pregnant. he would have to sacrifice his career for a child. he would become a father at the age of 18. seungcheol was 17 soon to turn 18 in a couple months. he is a senior as seungcheol is a junior. his parents would be upset knowing how big his family is. his parents were going to set an arrangement for him to get married and earn his inheritance. now everything was in risk.
his life, career, and future marriage.
he was now a teen dad.
he knew it was wrong of him to say those words to seungcheol, but yet it was the truth. he had only slept with seungcheol for a dare. he knew he had stolen his virginity. he knew seungcheol been had feelings for him. he felt bad, but now they were both dealing with a situation.. consequences.
he didn’t know what to do, but he would have to tell his parents.
jeonghan went home and his parents welcomed him like usual. his father was in the living room as his mother was in the kitchen making food. jeonghan sighed and took off his shoes as he walked to his room to put his bag down.
“hannie! come out of your room. we have to talk you!” his mother yelled.
he came out of the room and sat across from his father. both of his parents were sitting together, and his father was the first one to break the silence, “you are getting married to sowon. her family has already accepted the proposal. so, you will get married right after your scholarship ends,” his father coldly spoke. his mother softly smiled, “sowon is such a beautiful woman. she will be a perfect wife for you jeonghan. to carry the yoon family forward! we had already set a date for the two of you to talk to each other and get to know each other better!” she said with such an exciting tone yet still soft.
“im can’t get married..”
his parents were surprised. especially his mothers smile faded that instantly, and asked, “why not?”
jeonghan’s guilt settled. he knew his parents would be so mad and upset. after setting everything up, their hard work went to waste. silence was very big between his parents and jeonghan. he didn’t even know how far along seungcheol was. he doesn’t even think seungcheol had went to get checked out.
“answer the question, son.” his father said.
“i got someone pregnant..”