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Always Be My Baby	By : GetYourShineOn Category: -Misc Cartoons > Het - Male/Female Views: 2736 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Sharon turned around and saw a girl with a horrible fake tan and shoulder-length blonde hair that was tied in 2 pigtails. She wore a strapless green crop top and jeans that were so low, you knew her ass was gonna be exposed to the entire world if she bent over. She stood with a smirk on her face and her hand leaning against the locker next to Sharon's.
"Tess?" Sharon's voice squeaked.
"The one and only." Tess replied smugly.
"You're the one who made my doctor's note public... why?" Was all Sharon could ask.
Tess scoffed. "Bitch please! You really don't remember what happened freshmen year? That whole letter thing?"
Sharon froze as Tess's words rung in her head. She knew exactly what Tess was talking about. It was the email Sharon had written to Alden about how she didn't like the way he was hanging out with Tess all the time, who had clearly wanted to steal him away from Sharon. It was just supposed to be the kind of thing you would put in your diary. She never meant for anyone to see it. But at that time, she had been cursed with braces that interfered with electronic devices. Her braces had caused her computer to go crazy and accidentally post the email she was writing with no intention of sending onto the school website.
Out of frustration, Sharon had trashed both Tess and Brock pretty badly in the email. She then tried to remedy the situation by writing another email on the school website where she trashed herself, but Alden broke up with her anyway. But Alden and Brock both eventually forgave Sharon and the rest is history.
Of course, this all happened 3 years ago. Was Tess seriously still nursing a grudge over it? Of course, it really shouldn't have surprised Sharon that someone could hold a grudge for so long. After all, Nina held a grudge against Sharon for 7 years when she thought Sharon had ripped all the heads off her dolls.
Eventually, she did find out that her cousin Petra was actually the real culprit. When this was discovered, Nina tried to re-friend Sharon. But she was so controlling and tried to monopolize Sharon's time so that she couldn't hang out with her other friends. When Sharon had to ditch Nina at a spa to hang out with Maria, Brock, Connor and Alyson for a movie marathon she was supposed to host, that was the end of their rekindled friendship. Now Nina was holding another grudge against Sharon that had been going on for almost 3 years.
Looks like Tess and Nina had a lot in common. Guess it shouldn't have been a surprise since they were both on the same cheerleading squad. Tess already hated Sharon and Nina would've only made things worse.
"Look" Sharon started explaining. "I'm sorry my letter to Alden got posted on the school website, ok? And I'm sorry for all those nasty things I wrote about you in it. Now that I'm 3 years older, I realize how petty and immature of me it was. I was just feeling insecure about myself at the time and I guess trashing you was a way to try to feel better about myself. But I also never intended to publish that email onto the school website. That part was an accident. It was just something private that was never meant to be sent out. But you taking my doctor's note about my pregnancy and putting it on the school website? You did that on purpose. And I still can't figure out how you did it or even noticed my note out of all the papers that are laying around in there."
"Well, the secretary in that office is actually my mom. Were you aware of that?"
Sharon shook her head. "Can't say I was, no."
Tess went on. "Well, she is. So I went in there during my lunch period to visit her. She had to step out for a bit though and I didn't want to spend all of lunch in there. So I decided to write her a note letting her know I'd be home late after school today instead of waiting to tell her. When I was looking for a piece of paper to write it on, I happened to come across your note. Now I normally don't give a crap about all the paperwork in there. But I happened to catch your name and the word "pregnant" out of the corner of my eye. My interest was piqued, of course."
"Of course." Sharon said as she rolled her eyes.
"So when I saw that you were with child, I knew that this would be the perfect revenge! So I took your note and scanned it onto the school website, using my mom's computer and scanner. I also emailed it to a few people and sent it out on the messenger on MySpace. And it looks like everyone I sent it to has been sharing it as well."
"Why Tess?" Sharon asked once again. "Why did you want revenge so bad over something I did 3 years ago? I mean, Alden dumped me after my letter got published. I got my heart broken! Shouldn't that have been satisfying enough for you?"
Tess scoffed. "Not even close! First of all, Alden ended up taking your sorry ass back anyway. And second, did you know more than half the school took your side?"
Sharon shook her head. "No, I didn't..."
It was true. She really had no idea.
"Well, they did. I was the big, bad, slutty cheerleader who stole the nice guy away from the underdog with braces. Despite the fact that Alden didn't even want to date me after all that! Apparently, me trashing your locker was too extreme for him."
Sharon pointed her finger at Tess. "Hey, that part was your fault! I didn't make you do that. Alden was always the kind of guy who hated drama. That's why he didn't date girls like you and Nina. And it's why my letter ended up costing me my relationship with him. He took me back because he realized how much I matured during our breakup."
"And what about that email you wrote where you trashed yourself? Yeah, Alden told me you were the one behind that. But of course, nobody else in the school believed that. Because who would write those kinds of things about themselves? So again, I got blamed for doing it."
Again, this was all brand new information to Sharon.
"What did you expect me to do about that, Tess? Go around the whole school telling everyone I was the one who wrote all that stuff?"
"Too little, too late!" Tess shouted. "Now I just want you to know how it feels to have your whole reputation ruined the way you ruined mine!"
Sharon knew Tess had a reputation for being the school's biggest slut. But she had no idea that she was the reason for it. Sharon certainly never meant for that to happen. She almost felt bad. At least, she would've if Tess didn't just reveal her pregnancy to the entire school.
Tess continued. "Ever since your letter, I haven't been able to make friends with any girls besides my BFF Liane and Nina. Even with other cheerleaders. They're all too scared I'm gonna steal their boyfriends. And guys with girlfriends won't even look at me because they're afraid I'll destroy their relationships. Thanks to you, everyone thinks I'm a home wrecking whore. But now they all know that you're the real whore."
Sharon folded her arms across her chest and scowled. "Well I hope you enjoy relaxing at home when you're suspended. I'm pretty sure what you did to me counts as cyber bullying. So when I report it..."
"Go ahead and try!" Tess interrupted. "You have no proof! There are no cameras in the main office. And if you say anything, I'll just deny it all. It's your word against mine. My mom is good friends with everyone on staff, so they all adore me. Even the principal. Nobody will believe you if you tell them I did it."
Sharon just stood there in shock. Tess really had succeeded in ruining her reputation. Now all she would be remembered for in high school was wearing braces and getting pregnant. Her chances of being remembered for anything positive were gone. And there was nothing she could do about it.
"Goodbye, whore!" Tess said as she walked off. "Better get used to being called that!"
And Tess was right. For the rest of the week, the words "whore" and "slut" were thrown at Sharon every time she walked down the halls. She never thought she'd miss being called Braceface. But she officially did. At least as Braceface, she was still respected. But now? That was gone too.
It was so unfair since half of the kids calling her these names were sexually active themselves. And even had more experience than Sharon! It's just that she was unlucky enough to get pregnant the 1 time she did have sex.
What was even worse than the nicknames though, were the rumors being spread about her. A lot of her peers didn't realize Alden was the father of her baby because he wasn't alive to confirm it himself. So they had fun guessing "Who's the daddy?" as if she were some promiscuous character on a daytime soap opera. When promiscuous is the last thing she was!
There was even a rumor going around that she did the entire science club and any of them could be the baby's father. And following that rumor was another rumor that Connor was the father of her baby.
Apparently, the news of Connor and Alyson being on a break had spread throughout the school. And other kids were saying it was because Connor cheated on Alyson with Sharon and got her pregnant. That had to be the worst rumor she ever had spread about her in her life! Even worse than all the things Nina had said about her. Luckily, Alyson didn't believe it and knew Sharon would never do that to a friend. Or to any girl who had a boyfriend, really. She just wasn't that kind of girl.
She couldn't go anywhere in the school without being stared at. This was even worse than the time she had to wear headgear for 2 weeks. And at least that didn't last as long. She still had another 21 weeks of her pregnancy left and her stomach was only going to grow bigger. She couldn't imagine how much worse all the staring and pointing would get as she got closer and closer to her due date.
The only silver lining was that her due date was only about a week before her graduation date. That meant that she would (hopefully) never have to see most of these people again after having the baby.
She tried really hard not to let the other students see her cry. But it was so difficult to hold her tears back at times. Damn her pregnancy hormones! And herself, really. For being such a basket case in general.
Even Adam and Josh had gotten the email with Sharon's note, despite not even going to her school.
That weekend, she visited Dion 1 last time before he had to head back to New York for the start of his classes at FIT on Monday. He used to use the Home Ec room at Elkford High as his fashion design studio since nobody had been using it. But now that he was no longer a student there, he was using the basement of his family's house as his studio whenever he was in town visiting.
Sharon told Dion about what happened at school. She was hoping to get some sympathy from him.
"Well, I'll admit that sucks. But you're graduating in 5 months anyway, right?"
"Yeah, but..."
"So just don't let it get to you. Just walk right past anyone who says anything to you."
"It's not even that part that bothers me. I can deal with being called names. I've had that going on for years and am used to it. I can even handle being told I'm throwing my life away and hearing other students say I'm a terrible role model. I've even gotten used to the staring and pointing by now. But what I can't take is all the rumors about me. It's bad enough people think I slept around. Despite the fact that I only had sex once in my entire life. But I can't take the people in that school saying Connor cheated on Alyson with me and they're now on a break because it's Connor's baby I'm carrying. Dion, you know me. I would never, ever do that! Not even in a parallel universe. They're saying things about me that aren't even true! That's what I can't handle."
"Exactly! They're not true. You know it and your friends know it. That's the only thing that should matter to you. Didn't we already have this conversation when you first told me you were pregnant?"
Sharon sighed. "Look maybe this is hard for you to understand because you're a guy. You don't know what it's like to be a girl. Girls are so vicious. And me being pregnant has given them all ammunition! And thanks to Tess spreading my doctor's note through email, parents and teachers are now aware of my pregnancy. Adam graduated when you did and Josh doesn't even go to Elkford High yet. And even they got the email! Mrs. Clark spoke to me about my pregnancy shortly after it was exposed and now even the school guidance counselor is trying to make me schedule an appointment with her. You just don't know what any of this is like."
"I beg to differ." Dion disputed. "I may not be a girl. But that doesn't mean I don't know what it's like to be victim of a vicious rumor or to have people gossip about me."
Sharon looked up at Dion with curiosity and he sighed.
"Look, I think maybe it's time I tell you about what life was like for me before you and I met. I don't like to talk about it because it is rather painful. But I think you need to hear it right now."
Sharon nodded. "Ok, I'm listening."
"Well, I was openly gay by the time you met me. So you already knew my sexual orientation from day 1. But it wasn't always like that for me. There was a time when I was in the closet..."
Sharon nodded her head for him to continue.
"So I always felt like I was different my entire life. But it was only during my 1st year of high school that I finally realized I was gay. I felt ashamed at first. I thought there was something wrong with me. I just wanted to be like every other guy I knew. So I tried to force myself to like girls for about 2 years. I dated a lot of different girls, would kiss them and try to feel something. I even slept with 1 of them, but was thinking about a certain guy I had a crush on the whole time. She was drop dead gorgeous. But I felt nothing for her and didn't enjoy the sex at all. I felt terrible afterwards because I knew I used her just to try and convince myself and everyone else that I was straight. I fell into a deep depression. I just felt so miserable, I could barely get out of bed on most days..."
Sharon noticed the pained look on Dion's face. It was weird. She wasn't used to seeing him all vulnerable like this. He was always so confident and in control. She placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Dion..." She said in almost a whisper. "You don't have to continue. I don't want you to talk about it if it's gonna hurt you. I think I get the message."
"No, I want to talk about it." Dion said, then shook his head. "No, scratch that. I NEED to talk about this."
Sharon nodded her head as she continued to sit on the couch and listen. Dion had done so much for her since the day she met him. The least she could do was listen to him as he told her about this seemingly painful part of his life. After all, what were friends for?
"About a year before you met me, I decided to come out. First it was to my parents. It was a little hard for them to accept it in the beginning, but they eventually did. I realize I'm lucky to have such a supportive family, because not everybody does. Then I told my friends and pretty soon the entire school knew. I was teased mercilessly for it. I was called names I don't even want to repeat because I don't believe they belong in anyone's vocabulary. The guys didn't even want me in the locker room with them because they thought I was gonna watch them while they were changing. As if I was even attracted to those meatheads." Dion rolled his eyes.
Sharon internally laughed at the shade Dion was throwing. She was glad he could still be himself, even when the topic was serious.
"I got roped into sessions with the guidance counselor too. But the worst of all was a rumor going around that I was HIV positive. Just because I'm gay! That had to mean I had HIV, apparently."
Sharon rolled her eyes. "That is absolutely disgusting that they would say that about you. And I bet most of them were at just as much risk for contracting HIV as you. Maybe even more."
"Right? But you know what? It was worth going through all of that just to be out of the closet. I felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders and I could finally be myself. I eventually learned to stop caring what my peers thought about me and just walked right past them. I had to for the sake of my sanity. But I knew nothing they said to or about me could be worse than staying in the closet. I probably would've been suicidal if I continued to live that way. That's why I'm all about being yourself now."
"Wow..." Sharon responded in a breathy tone. "I had no idea you had such a dark past. I'm so sorry you had to go through all that."
Dion held up his hand. "It's fine. I'm a completely different person now. In fact, life has been great for me ever since I learned to ignore what my peers were saying about me. And I suggest you do the same."
"The difference between you and me is that your story is actually inspiring. You had to hide who you are for so long. And then one day, you finally had the courage to stop pretending. But me? I never meant to get pregnant. And while I might be excited about it now, having a baby in high school still isn't the kind of thing I would encourage. I just made a mistake and I'm trying to take responsibility for it."
"Well, I think the part about taking responsibility for your mistake could be inspiring. But I think you should really just focus on how you'll feel when you meet your baby for the first time instead of what anyone in school has to say. Just focus on the positive. And if nothing else, I think you can be inspiring for your own child."
"I hope so." Sharon said as she placed a hand on her baby bump. "This baby is already everything to me."
"Now you sound like a mom-to-be. And you've even got that pregnancy glow going on!"
"Really?"
"Yep. And I see you've still managed to be stylish." Dion said as he noted Sharon's black and white floral print maternity dress, gold necklace and flat black boots.
"Lauren took me shopping for maternity clothes after Christmas. I know I'm still not huge, but the time is coming soon. At 20 weeks, I'm officially halfway through my pregnancy."
"I think I'm gonna order a pizza. You want anything?"
Sharon put a hand over her stomach and smiled. "Yeah, the baby's hungry. Can I get pineapple, tomato and mushroom on mine?"
"All on the same slice?" Dion asked as he grimaced.
"I would normally think it's gross too. But for some reason, it sounds absolutely delicious to me right now."
Dion shrugged. "All right. Who am I to get between a pregnant woman and her cravings?"
As they waited for the pizza, Dion showed Sharon sketches of some of the designs he was working on and she showed him the pictures from her ultrasound. She promised to email him as soon as she found out the baby's gender.
On Monday, Helen picked Sharon up early from school for her appointment with Dr. Hart. She was going to find out the sex of the baby today and she couldn't be more excited!
Sharon laid back on the table while Dr. Hart lifted up her mint green maternity top, squirted the cold gel onto her growing belly and moved the wand over it. She turned the sound on and the room was filled with a loud thumping.
"Is that...?" Sharon started to ask.
"That's your baby's heartbeat." Dr. Hart confirmed.
"Wow..." Sharon was awestruck. She couldn't believe that was really how her baby's heart sounded. It was the most beautiful thing she ever heard.
"So we normally wouldn't do an ultrasound so soon after having just done one unless there was something wrong. But since you didn't have your 1st prenatal visit until you were well into your pregnancy..."
Sharon nodded. "I understand."
"You're only going to have 1 more sonogram after this and that will be at 36 weeks. That one will be to check on your baby's growth. Do you want to learn the gender of your baby today?"
Sharon looked at Helen, as if asking her if she should.
"It's up to you, sweetie. I always wanted to know as soon as possible."
Sharon then nodded her head. "Ok, tell me."
Aaaand you'll have to read the next chapter to find out if it's a boy or a girl (and yes, I already have it planned out)! You can have fun guessing in the meantime! Was anyone surprised Tess was the one behind putting Sharon's doctor's note on the school website? Who knew she was still nursing a grudge over the letter Sharon wrote in Dear Alden? It was still extremely petty of Tess to expose Sharon's pregnancy the way she did though. Hope all my readers enjoyed this chapter! Feel free to let me know what you think of the direction this story is going.
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