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Short stories: Romance

by Roberta Colby

Created on: July 03, 2009

She had just told her boyfriend of two years that she was two months pregnant with his child. She couldn't believe what he had responded. "Who knows who all you've slept with! This kid can't be mine, I used condoms." Tyler had screamed and kicked her out of his apartment."Of course its yours! I've never cheated on you in my life! God knows I haven't had offers!" She screamed back. She felt bad just springing this on him, but how could he think that she was cheating in him. She loved him. Or at least she thought she did before she saw him react like this. "Tyler, I would never cheat on you. I love you. And this kid is yours. Do you want a part of its life or not? If not fine, thats totally fine. I can do this by myself. I just thought you loved me too." She frowned and look at him."Its not mine and I want nothing to do with either of you. Get out!" He practically shoved her out the door.Tears started falling as Alice walked down the street. How was she going to do this by herself? She's sixteen and has no job. Her parents wouldn't ever accept her if she told them. She needed to find someone to help her. But she couldn't go to her parents. So instead of turning left onto the street she lived on she just kept walking. "How could I have let this happen? I knew we shouldn't have done anything!" She muttered to herself. She was looking down when she suddenly bumped into someone. She looked up. "Chris." She said in acknowledgment. "How have you been?" She was smiling. She dated Chris her eighth and ninth grade of school."Oh, Hey Alice. I've been good. How about yourself?" Chris asked in his deep voice.Alice didn't want to unload all of her problems on him, she knew that he'd listen but it wasn't his place. "I've been really good." She lied casually. She'd been doing that a lot lately."Good." He paused. "You look like you've been crying. Whats up?""Nothing." Why did he have to be so observant? "Just woman issues." She tried to laugh."You're tougher then that, Alice. You wanna grab a cup of coffee or something? Talk?" Chris offered."Um, Sure. I have nowhere else to be." She frowned. She didn't like the idea of telling him everything that she needed to talk about. But she knew that he'd listen and eventually pry it out of her. "Chris, you're really not going to be interested in any of my problems." She said."Of course I will be, Alice. And besides, I'm not going to force them out of you, if you wanna talk about it then I'm here if not then I've gotten to spend a couple

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