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Hannah couldn't help but watch Aspen's expression rotate between stress, worry, and trying to calm himself. She wanted to ask him what he was thinking, what he wanted to do about the situation, and whether or not he thought their friendship would last through this... dilemma. Elise didn't help the situation, coming up to him and saying that it was important that they talk. What could be more important than this? Hannah thought. Even as Aspen said he had other matters to attend to, she couldn't help but wonder what she could have to say to him. It was more than clear that Elise had an unbridled crush on him...one that Hannah didn't much like. She wished that she had the courage to speak up and tell her to back off, and to stop treating her like she wasn't standing right next to the two.

Leading her by the wrist, Aspen took her outside of the school. Hannah didn't care to look back at Elise as they walked down the hall, she knew she was wearing that classic shocked scowl on her face. When they reached the first step of the entrance, he stopped. Hannah took a seat, her bottom on one step and her feet on the lower one. She wrapped her arms around her legs, bringing them close to her stomach. "I think that might be best," she agreed when he suggested he tell his parents alone. She'd grown to really care about his parents, they were like a second set to her. However, they loved their boy dearly, and had...extreme personalities. Hannah knew that her parents would simply regard her as another teenage statistic and tell her all about how she's ruined her life and any chance of a future. At least Aspen's parents could see through it enough to try to look for positives. His mother would, anyway.

Hannah felt her eyes grow hot again, but she looked up at the sky until the new tears faded away before falling down. She wouldn't break down and cry again. Not until she was home alone in her room. "What best way to tell them? We both know there isn't one. 'Hey, Mom, I'm with child!'" She snorted, the result of a laugh that didn't turn out so cutely. She then looked around to make sure no one was around, and thankfully they weren't. She looked down at the concrete beside her, watching a little black ant walk around in search of food. Hannah zoned out while watching it move, but her thoughts came out making sense. "I guess we could tell them different plans first. Whatever they want to hear. Whether I stay living at home or move in with you," she knew it was bold to say, but at this point she only wanted to break the news as carefully as she could. "Whether I give it up for adoption or keep it. What we're going to do as far as jobs go... stuff like that."

Knowing Hannah's parents, this would be a big surprise to them. Hannah had never done anything rebellious in her life, and all of her friends were outcasts until Aspen joined this new crowd. This wouldn't exactly be something they expected, which will only make them more upset. Looking away from the little black ant, she watched cars fly by on the busy road outside of the school's limits. "What am I supposed to tell them when I don't even know what we're doing yet? I mean I know we need jobs and a plan but what about school and..." Hannah cut herself off, realizing she was rambling. She sighed heavily, suddenly getting irritated now about Elise instead of earlier. "Why didn't you ask about what Elise wanted to tell you?" You two are so close and all...