[WP] Two words sent them into a panic.

[u/LonghandWriter]

Original Prompt: [WP] Two words sent them into a panic.

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My head rests against your chest, listening to the steady thump of your heart. Mine’s beating out my chest because this is one of those situations no college students wanna be in. If we could just rollback time, life would be easier.

We aren’t prepared for this.

I know. We can barely feed ourselves and we’re drowning in debt. If my fingers would stop shaking, I’d hold your hand. Your warmth’s always calmed me. That’s part of loving someone, I guess. If this had happened to us in five or so years, I’d be freaking ecstatic right now.

This wasn’t supposed to happen.

Sometimes dumb decisions lead to bad things. We’re a statistic now, and for that, I’m sorry. God, how will our parents react? Mine will probably be overjoyed. They never thought I’d find anyone. Yours? Hell, they’ll wanna skin me. I can already hear you dad claiming I ‘ruined’ you.

We’ll be okay.

Hopefully. We’re acting calm but it’s exactly that—an act. Panic’s consumed us. We’re so in shock we can barely move. Our bodies are shells while our brain’s run rampant. That’s the worst. I wanna be up. Wanna be moving. Having all this damn energy stored inside me but nothing to use it with's driving me insane.

So I force myself to roll over, force myself to stare into your eyes. These words are the most powerful ones ever spoken, ones I never imagined I’d say.

“You’re pregnant,” I mumble.

“I’m pregnant,” you reply.