The young girl squatted over the school girl’s toilet and with shaking hands opened the plastic wrapper and pulled out a pregnancy test kit.

Taking a deep breath, she prayed silently “Please God, please…one line only….one line only…please.” One line equal not pregnant and two lines equal pregnant. The girl knew her whole world would change based on the outcome of the pregnancy stick.

She held the tube shape pregnancy stick between her spread legs and urinated slowly. Once she was done, the young girl pulled the toilet seat down and gently lay the pregnancy stick flat on top of the toilet seat. She squeezed her eyes tight and counted to one thousand.

“Nine hundred and ninety-nine…and one thousand…” the girl whispered. Reluctantly she opened her eyes and picked the pregnancy stick up.

The young girl felt blood drained from her body, she was suddenly limp as if all the bones in her body melted. She couldn’t stand, her heart was pounding like thunder and the only thought that passed through her brain was… PREGNANT…SEVENTEEN years old and pregnant!

Somebody knocked on the door and shouted,

“SANDARA! What are you doing in there? I need to pee!”

“Dara!”

Dara managed to open the door and the two girls stared at each other.

“You look like you’re sick…what happen?” Bom asked suddenly concern. Dara shook her head wordlessly; she was still too numb from shock. Bom cocked her head at her friend suspiciou