Drama Queen by La Jill Hunt Read Free Book Online

returning to her seat. Suddenly, she felt someone put his arms around her and whisper in her ear.
    â€œI knew you’d be here. Why didn’t you call me back?” the husky voice said.
    She tried not to smile, but could not help herself. “Because I knew you would give me some lie about not being here, so I figured why bother?” She turned and faced him.
    â€œCome on, Kayla. Why you wanna treat a brother like that?” Craig asked her.
    â€œGeno, I’m tired. I’ve had a long day and I don’t feel well,” she said.
    â€œYeah, you must really be sick, because my name is Craig, not Geno. Call me when you feel better.” He turned and walked away. Kayla could not believe she had called him Geno. She knew it was time for her to leave.
    â€œWhat’s wrong with him?” Yvonne asked. She knew Kayla talked to Craig every once in a while, but from what she saw across the room, it looked like Kayla had hurt his feelings.
    â€œI accidentally called him Geno,” Kayla said as she sat at the table and took a big gulp of her wine.
    â€œYou what?” Tia laughed out loud, causing Kayla to smile.
    â€œI called him Geno.”
    â€œOh, no you didn’t. What did he say?” Roni was tickled to death.
    â€œHe told me to call him when I could get his name right, basically,” Kayla said. She picked over her food, watched her girls dance and flirt, had a second glass of wine and decided to call it a night. As she stood up, she nearly lost her balance.
    â€œAre you all right, Kayla?” Yvonne reached out to grab her before she could fall. Roni took notice and rushed over to the table.
    â€œHow much did she have to drink?” Yvonne glared at Roni.
    â€œTwo glasses, and why are you rolling your eyes at me? It was your idea to meet here, if you recall. Kayla never gets lit,” Roni threw back at her.
    â€œI’m okay. Dang. I just got a little light headed. I’m fine.” Kayla regained her composure and gathered her purse.
    â€œI’m gonna drive you home,” Yvonne said and looked for her keys.
    â€œVon, I am fine. I told you I’m tired. I’ll call you and let you know when I get home.” Kayla hugged Yvonne and Roni and waved at Tia as she left. Her eyes met Craig’s as she watched him dance with another female on the dance floor. Good, let him find someone else to lie to for a change.

5
    As broke as she was, Kayla called in and didn’t go to work the next day. After a full week of teaching, she was too tired to even move. When Roni called, Kayla told her that she had the flu and assured her that she would be fine. She got up to get some water and a wave of nausea came over her. Grabbing the side of the toilet, she threw what felt like her entire insides up. Then she remembered she had missed her period. Hell, she had missed two periods. Beads of sweat began to form around her brow and she crawled back into bed. Please God, let me just have the flu.
    She slept until Sunday afternoon and somehow found the strength to make it to the drugstore and get a pregnancy test. She sat on the side of her bed and looked at the pink line, thinking that it must be wrong. There was no way that she could be pregnant. She had been on the pill for years, ever since her mother took her to the doctor when she turned fifteen and told her to take them “just in case.” Her mother. She was going to be so pissed. She and her father had worked so hard for her and Anjelica, giving them a good home. Her dad worked as a city bus driver for the past thirty years and her mother was a secretary. Both still worked hard. She had never even told them the truth about Anjelica and Geno. She didn’t want to cause conflict within the family, even though it wasn’t her fault. Kayla hated to disappoint her parents. Their respect was too important to her. But she knew that her having a baby would be a letdown for them, because she had let herself