Let's Just Make It(Book I)(Re-Editing)

•Chapter 11•

*March 1993*
Tuesday Evening
Houston, TX

"Uh uh, no! Hell no! No!" Dana believed the worse had been over in her pregnancy, and the rest of her time was going to be a breeze until her actual delivery day.

Carolyn had done a good job at making sure that she got plenty of rest. Now that she was no longer in school, all she did was stay at home, eat, piss, and sleep, in rotation.

Dana wasn't expected to pull out of school for a couple of weeks, but after that little scare, Carolyn didn't want to take any chances.

She immediately had her take a pregnancy leave with no plans of going back, doctor's orders. Dana felt more than relieved, she could actually get some peace of mind now and not have to worry about being questioned all the damn time.

Before she left, there'd been a few people around the school, that took notice of her growing stomach. At the snap of a finger, rumors started spreading and the school began to talk.

The last thing Dana needed was another jealous female to get up in her face asking her a million questions about her man's whereabouts. She was tired of it.

The only bad thing is, she wouldn't be ending the school year with Shanteah, like they promised each other they would.

She'd managed to make a whole lot of sacrifices just for this baby alone, but it was definitely worth it. She wouldn't be able to attend prom or walk across the stage, but she was also receiving the greatest gift of all.

She was definitely willing to give everything else up for her daughter, with no hesitation.

"Dana stop being such a damn baby and just drink the stuff." Kayla pushed, the little camcorder she had in her hand was pointed directly in Dana's face.

It was Dino's idea, since he wasn't able to do the doctor visits, he made sure that Kayla documented everything personally for him.

"Don't tell me what to do Kayla, and get that camera out my face," Dana shoved Kayla away from her, nearly knocking the camera out her hand.

"Listen Dana, try not to think too much about it, all you have to do is down it and it'll all be over." Carolyn assured Dana, while rubbing her lower back.

The little plastic cup in Dana's hand was filled with a liquefied sugary substance, that every pregnant woman was required to take to test their glucose levels.

Dana tried convincing her doctor that she was more than healthy, and wasn't at all prone to diabetes. Too bad it didn't work.

Taking this test was mandatory, there was no talking her way out of this one.

However, the longer she stared at the cup, the more difficult it became. She was seconds away from crying, the smell alone made her want to vomit.

After taking another much needed deep breath, Dana brung the cup back to her lips.

Soon as it hit her throat, she began to gag, "uh uh no! I can't do it! I can't!"

"But you're almost there! You're almost there!" Shanteah and Kayla shouted in unison.

"Keep going Dana," Shanteah encouraged.

"Just hold your nose and throw it back."

Shanteah knitted her eyebrows together in confusion, "what?! What the hell you think she drinking? Hennessy?"

Kayla shrugged, "it helped me when I did it."

Dana took Kayla's advice and pinched the bridge of her nose together, before trying it yet again.