The Best Mistake: Original Novel

Chapter 3: "Critical Condition"

   I tried to open my eyes but they were shut too tight. I tried blinking them and that's when my eyes finally started to open. I rubbed my eyes and saw that I was in a hospital. I looked around and saw no one in here. What the hell happened? I tried to sit up but when I did, my stomach started to hurt badly.

I placed my hands on my stomach and started to get teary. I remember now, someone hit my car and it rolled over! "Please be okay baby." I cried to myself. I hope nothing happen to it, I had just started to get used to the idea of a baby inside me, no this can't be happening.

The sound of a light knock came from my door; I turned my head and saw it opening. It was my mother. She had red teary eyes. I looked at her confused for a second, and then I remember of course she would be crying, her daughter was in an accident and I could have died. "Oh Hun, you had us all worried for a second." She breathes out.

I gave her the best smile I could. She walked up to my side and sat down in the chair looking down. "Mom, what's wrong?" She shook her head and held my hand in hers. "Arden's girlfriend called the hospital, she saved your life. She saw your car on the side of the road with you and Ana in the car passed out."

"Mom, where is she? Is she okay?" My mom stood up and looked me in my eye. "Ariel Hun, she wasn't wearing a seat belt, right now she is in critical condition, nothing serious but she still is in critical condition." I felt the eyes in my face fall down my face. "Oh no, this is my entire fault, if I didn't answer the phone, Ana would be perfectly fine right now and we wouldn't be here with her fighting for her life!"

"No, Ariel don't think like that! She isn't going to die. Like I said before she is just having some major cuts and bruises but she will be alright, don't blame whatever happens to her on you. Don't worry; just be glad you're alive." She brought me to a big nice warming hug. I hugged her back and wanted to stay like that forever.

"Mom, did anyone come for me?" She stopped hugging me and nod her head. "Yes, there all in the waiting room, I told them to wait till you woke but really I wanted to speak to you alone for a couple of seconds." Oh no.

I raised my eyebrows and nod my head. "I think I already know what you're going to say, so just say it, I lost it, I know I did." I cried into my hands. My mother shhh'd me and patted my back. "Ariel everything is going to be alright, why didn't you tell me?" I pulled my eyes away from my hands and looked up at her.

"I was scared to what your reaction may have been, I didn't want you to be mad at me and I didn't want you nor Brandon or father to look down at me for a mistake that I've made." She shook her head slowly and I saw a tear fall down her face. "Honey, you shouldn't even think like that. No matter what you know your father and I will always be here for you. That's what family is for. Of course, I would have been mad, but then I would have gotten used to it, it's not every day your average 17-year-old daughter gets pregnant." She chuckled.

"But still, I am always here for you, your father is always here for you and also your brother. I don't ever want you to feel like you can't tell us anything because in reality you can. Honey I accept that you are going to have a baby, I will be there every step of the way for you just like how my mom was there for me, even though I had Brandon at the age 20." She laughed.

I laughed with her. "So, are you telling me that I didn't lose my baby?" She shook her head. "No, you didn't, I looked over your test and you're about a month already in your pregnancy. And I know Arden's the father. Brandon and your father know as well." I looked down on the cover sheet slightly embarrassed that my whole family knows I am knocked up.

"And let me tell you this, Brandon was on the edge of killing Arden. It was a funny and amusing sight but your father had to stop it, regardless of what we do, Arden is always going to be my first grandchild's father. He has been demanding to come in here and see you, but I figured you probably didn't want to see him. You know his parents are here as well?"