Chapter 2
Pt. 2
"Pregnant" was the only word heard when Maria's physical had been finished. The pale man just sat and looked at the results.
"I am shocked and upset with you Ms. Star" scolded the pale man, whose face seemed only colder and paler in the strange examining room lights. "They wouldn't let me administer birth control to teenagers, they said it would be a bad idea, but now look what is going to happen." he continued.
"I never meant for this to happen" sobbed Maria Star, the oldest of the girls on the mission. "This never should of happened, I lost my head, my life is ruined". She was bawling now, getting more and more upset as the idea of giving birth sunk in on her.
"Silence Maria, everything will be fine." The man snapped back, the cold confidence in his voice hushed the sobbing girl. "We have enough life support now that Francis is dead, we can support another crew member. Plus, we could use another helping hand around here." he followed.
"Can I break the news to the other crew members?" asked Maria. The tears in her eyes were done pouring, and just sat in suspension on her cheek. Waiting to either drip off, or be wiped away. She opened her mouth slightly to say something, but couldn't muster the might.
"I assume you want the father to know before everyone else. That will be fine, as long as I don't have to say anything to anyone. I am a scientist, not a guidance councilor." The pale man had guessed correctly, Maria thought about the names they'd call her, the whispers in the mess hall, the utter shock and disbelief of everyone on the ship.
The pale man made a note in his paperwork and simply left the cool examining room. Maria simply cried, not that she was sad she was going to be a mother, but about raising a child in this terrible black abyss, when she was nothing but a child herself.
About a half an hour later, Maria had gained her composure and decided to tell the father of her child. She was going to call him out of his quarters and just tell him without any delay. That was the plan of course, plans of this nature rarely go through as intended.
"I love you" blasted out of Maria's mouth the moment she was confronted with the face that had been lingering in her mind for the past three months. He was shocked and looked dumbfounded. "Do you remember that night we had, together after Francis died?" was all she could ask to break the silence.
"Of course, what's wrong? Are you pregnant?" He had seen enough teenage mellow dramas to know what was coming next. Although the scene in front of him was playing out like a bad TV show, he could see an opaque layer of glass separating him from Maria, and it seemed that a commercial break was not far off.
"No, of course not. You worry too much Topher" She boldly lied. Shot down the blatantly obvious question without any hesitation. A moment of awkward silence came about and Topher waited for a response, with a half confused half worried look on his face. "Actually, that was a lie. I, I don't know why I said that. I am pregnant, very pregnant. Well I guess I'm no more pregnant than any other woman three months in." She was rambling.
"It's ok Maria. Everything is going to be alright" He comforted her, but he could not comfort himself. The truth was, that was a lie too. He was completely stupefied and could hardly comfort her with a clear conscience. However, he knew he had to be there for her, regardless of how bleak he thought the future was. He hugged her and shut his eyes tight. Trying to block out the fierce reality.
"It's a boy, apparently. At least that's what the tests said." She paused. "And I want to name him Chael... is that alright?" She meekly spoke, almost muffled by their intimate embrace.
"Perfect" he uttered, as tears of joy and fear drizzled into his mouth. It was the last either of them would speak for the rest of the night.
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"Pregnant" was the only word heard when Maria's physical had been finished. The pale man just sat and looked at the results.
"I am shocked and upset with you Ms. Star" scolded the pale man, whose face seemed only colder and paler in the strange examining room lights. "They wouldn't let me administer birth control to teenagers, they said it would be a bad idea, but now look what is going to happen." he continued.
"I never meant for this to happen" sobbed Maria Star, the oldest of the girls on the mission. "This never should of happened, I lost my head, my life is ruined". She was bawling now, getting more and more upset as the idea of giving birth sunk in on her.
"Silence Maria, everything will be fine." The man snapped back, the cold confidence in his voice hushed the sobbing girl. "We have enough life support now that Francis is dead, we can support another crew member. Plus, we could use another helping hand around here." he followed.
"Can I break the news to the other crew members?" asked Maria. The tears in her eyes were done pouring, and just sat in suspension on her cheek. Waiting to either drip off, or be wiped away. She opened her mouth slightly to say something, but couldn't muster the might.
"I assume you want the father to know before everyone else. That will be fine, as long as I don't have to say anything to anyone. I am a scientist, not a guidance councilor." The pale man had guessed correctly, Maria thought about the names they'd call her, the whispers in the mess hall, the utter shock and disbelief of everyone on the ship.
The pale man made a note in his paperwork and simply left the cool examining room. Maria simply cried, not that she was sad she was going to be a mother, but about raising a child in this terrible black abyss, when she was nothing but a child herself.
About a half an hour later, Maria had gained her composure and decided to tell the father of her child. She was going to call him out of his quarters and just tell him without any delay. That was the plan of course, plans of this nature rarely go through as intended.
"I love you" blasted out of Maria's mouth the moment she was confronted with the face that had been lingering in her mind for the past three months. He was shocked and looked dumbfounded. "Do you remember that night we had, together after Francis died?" was all she could ask to break the silence.
"Of course, what's wrong? Are you pregnant?" He had seen enough teenage mellow dramas to know what was coming next. Although the scene in front of him was playing out like a bad TV show, he could see an opaque layer of glass separating him from Maria, and it seemed that a commercial break was not far off.
"No, of course not. You worry too much Topher" She boldly lied. Shot down the blatantly obvious question without any hesitation. A moment of awkward silence came about and Topher waited for a response, with a half confused half worried look on his face. "Actually, that was a lie. I, I don't know why I said that. I am pregnant, very pregnant. Well I guess I'm no more pregnant than any other woman three months in." She was rambling.
"It's ok Maria. Everything is going to be alright" He comforted her, but he could not comfort himself. The truth was, that was a lie too. He was completely stupefied and could hardly comfort her with a clear conscience. However, he knew he had to be there for her, regardless of how bleak he thought the future was. He hugged her and shut his eyes tight. Trying to block out the fierce reality.
"It's a boy, apparently. At least that's what the tests said." She paused. "And I want to name him Chael... is that alright?" She meekly spoke, almost muffled by their intimate embrace.
"Perfect" he uttered, as tears of joy and fear drizzled into his mouth. It was the last either of them would speak for the rest of the night.
Read more!
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