Drama Queen by La Jill Hunt Read Free Book Online Page B

He looked over at Kayla again and went into the bathroom. She could hear him mumbling through the door, lying about where he was and who he was with. Knowing that this had been a mistake because she still had feelings for him, she quickly got dressed and left him without saying a word.
    Now here she was facing a situation she never thought she’d have to face. They were no longer together and the night they shared had just been one of physical pleasure, not emotional. She threw the white plastic entity in the trash and went back to bed, too depressed to think about her next move.
    Somehow, Kayla made it to work by seven o’clock Monday morning. She knew she looked a horrid mess with her hair barely wrapped the night before and not a drop of makeup on other than a little foundation, but she had to get to school early and talk with the principal, Mrs. Warren. Kayla dreaded telling the woman that she needed the day off, because it was a well-known fact throughout the staff that unless you were dead, Mrs. Warren expected you to be at work—no exceptions. It was one of the few things Kayla hated about her job.
    â€œMrs. Warren. I need the day off,” Kayla told her.
    â€œWhat seems to be the problem, Ms. Hopkins?” she asked.
    â€œI think I have the flu. As a matter of fact, I was sick all weekend. I really need to go to the doctor and maybe take a few days off,” Kayla pleaded.
    â€œMs. Hopkins, you know we are extremely short staffed and subs are hard to come by these days. Why don’t you at least get started this morning and then we’ll see how you feel. Get your class settled and I will work on finding someone to cover your class this afternoon,” she told Kayla. Kayla dragged herself to her classroom and Yvonne stopped in to see how she was doing.
    â€œYou look like death warmed over. You still don’t feel well, huh?” She placed a cup of hot tea on Kayla’s desk.
    â€œThanks, Von. No. I’m trying to go to the doctor this afternoon, but Mrs. Warren swears she can’t find a sub for me. Go figure, but she can go and get her hair done every Friday morning with no problem.” Kayla stirred the hot liquid.
    â€œI can cover for you today. No one has anything scheduled in the library, so I don’t think that would be a big deal,” Yvonne suggested.
    â€œThanks, Von. Can you go and tell her?” Kayla greeted her students half-heartedly as they entered the classroom. Once Yvonne had cleared with Mrs. Warren that she would cover for Kayla and her students were settled, Kayla went home.
    I need to make an appointment with Dr. Bray as soon as possible,” Kayla told the receptionist at her doctor’s office.
    â€œI’ll be happy to see what we have available. Name?”
    â€œKayla Hopkins.”
    â€œOkay, Ms. Hopkins, let’s see. She has a cancellation at ten-fifteen. Can you make it then?” she asked.
    â€œYeah. That’s fine,” Kayla mumbled.
    â€œTen-fifteen it is. And what is the nature of your visit?”
    â€œI think I failed a pregnancy test,” Kayla told her.
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    Sitting in the examination room, she waited for the doctor, trying not to throw up. I have finally done it. I have ruined my life. My dad is gonna have a heart attack. How am I gonna have a baby and work two jobs? What am I gonna do? What is Geno gonna say when he finds out he’s gonna be a father? Me and Geno are having a baby. This can not be happening to me.
    â€œKayla, Kayla, Kayla. How you doing, girl?” Karen was her usual chipper self. She had been Kayla’s doctor since her junior year of college and she always made her feel comfortable.
    â€œHey, Karen. I’m not doing all that great. I failed a home pregnancy test.” Kayla sighed.
    â€œYou failed an office pregnancy test, too, sweetie. But let’s not look at it as failing. I know many women who would love to have these positive results.” She