I grew up with my mother. She gave me the best life any teenage girl could've ever thought of. I was happy. Everything was going well...until I turned 16. Everything changed.
But I guess life didn't know there's one thing I can't do...is do well und...
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"Wah Mrs. Wright tell unnuh, Sasha-Gaye?"
Come to think of it, she didn't really tell me anything, she mostly spoke to Gio.
"Yes, you're pregnant,"
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God, please tell me say a joke Sasha-Gaye a make.
I burst out laughing, looking at her.
"Unnuh can come from wehh unnuh a hide, Sasha-Gaye, please to cut the camera," I laugh, holding my belly.
Rass, she a mad out!
"Shadz, a serious thing me a talk 'bout, me nahh joke." All now she no have a smile pan har face, she just a look pahh me like me a mad.
Annuh joke thing dhiss, Shadz.
"Sasha, tell me say a joke yahh make!" And that's when the tears starts flowing.
"Shadz, no bother wit' dat, it's going to be okay," She hugs me.
Wipe yuh tears and stop stress the girl! Memba she pregnant!
"Wah yuh mean okay, Sasha!? Me no ready fih this! I swear to Go—Mih ago kill him," Yeah man, mad she a mad out!
"Yahh edyat, Shadz!? Betta yuh just bawl and stop chat, yer? Gio a yuh man and seet deh, him a now yuh baby father, how the hell yuh go come and a chat 'bout kill?"
"But how him fih do dat, Sasha-Gaye!?" Wann smaddy cyah make a baby innuh, lady.
"Me understand how yuh feel, but things happen, and not ova my dead rass body yuh go dash weh no pickney, so yuh betta wipe the damn tears and be me best friend, the strong girl I know. No bother with the foolishness, Shadia," She hugs me tighter as I cry.
"But what am I going to do? Wah me go tell mommy?" Rass! Ashley!
"Yuh naafi rush nothing, I know—Gio will handle it. Sorry yuh did affi find out like this because this wasn't my news to tell.
Just look on the bright side, we can have babies together, they can be best friends like we are. We can match and do all a di good things dem," Fi real girl! Leggo the negativity! Think on the bright side.
"Sasha, I really want to but—I have exams soon and me not even ready fi dat much less fi a baby," The pressua!
"I'm not either, but look at me! We go study together, be the best versions of ourselves for our babies together, we're in this together, Shadia. Please stop crying," Dohh know how she one have so much tears.
Stop the cow bawling fi real, girl! It's going to be fine, trust me on this one.
